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Santa Cruz County Rail & Trail Election Guide - Candidate Survey

We’ve been going over design best practices, grant requirements, and demographic and transportation data to make sure the new rail service w

California and the Federal Govenment have recently increased the amount of funding available for rail projects. Let's take a look.

Over the next four weeks, the Santa Cruz Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) is taking public comment on the first draft of rail...

Santa Cruz Friends of the Rail & Trail presenting the first-ever Rail & Trailblazer awards to Grace Blakeslee and Andy Schiffrin.

Stay updated with the latest Rail Trail construction updates. More than 14 additional miles of the rail trail are expected to be...

More than 50 local transportation advocates rallied in front of the Santa Cruz County Government Center on Wednesday to call on county

After simmering beneath the surface for months, one of Santa Cruz County’s most hotly debated issues was recently brought back

2023 has been an exciting year because we were able to do something we've wanted to do for a long time: successfully advocate for public...

Updated 8/7/2023 by Friends of the Rail & Trail The 2024 Supervisorial Election presents both a risk and an opportunity for any Rail and...

We were fortunate to have a chance to talk with artist Jenni Ward and learn about the planned installation of her artwork on the Westside...

We are thrilled to share that Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties have been awarded three state grants to advance our regional sustainable...

In 2022, after the citizens defeated an anti-transit ballot measure calling for ripping out out the tracks, Santa Cruz County moved...

Alternative Scenarios in EIRs Many folks have been wondering why there is still discussion of the ‘interim trail’ in the Draft...

We’re so excited to announce that the latest Coastal Rail Trail grant applications have been a huge success. Both the City of Santa Cruz...

Moving Forward with Rail Planning Thanks to community support for expanding our transportation system to include both a trail AND...

A quick guide to the rail design process that Santa Cruz County will take over the next few years.

On June 7 2022, the Santa Cruz County electorate came together with an outpouring of support for keeping the current plan to have both...

In 2002, over 20 years ago, the Santa Cruz County Friends of the Rail & Trail was established with the mission of manifesting a paved...