What Three Independent Reviews of the ZEPRT Study Found Friends of the Rail & Trail reviewed the RTC's Zero Emission Passenger Rail and Trail study carefully. Then, to make sure we were reading it correctly, we reviewed the analysis of two independent expert teams as well. All three reviews reached the same conclusion: the ZEPRT cost estimates are not a reflection of what passenger rail in Santa Cruz County actually costs. They are a reflection of what the RTC leadership dire

by Friends of the Rail and Trail Here in Santa Cruz County, we are all living with a transportation system that doesn't work. People want to be able to go south in the evening. People want to be able to go north in the morning. As things are today, it's a very unpleasant situation. Everyone has felt the pain of getting stuck in our terrible rush-hour traffic. And widening the highway won't help. In fact, the Regional Transportation Commission's own studies predicted that in

The hybrid trail-with-rail model is truly a win-win-win because it protects the vital trail grant funds, stays true to the will of the voters and strongly positions our community for future funding to support rail transit.

Two civil engineers, both registered Professional Engineers (P.E.) with the State of California, review an Excel spreadsheet of capital costs created for SCCRTC