Just the Facts - FAQ's about the Rail Trail and Rail Service
We did the research so you don't have to. Fact checking claims made by Greenway and Trail Now about the Rail & Trail.
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May 9, 20233 min read
Art on the Rail Trail
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...
Jul 10, 20224 min read
NO on D Election Landslide: Next Steps for Rail & Trail
On June 7 2022, the Santa Cruz County electorate came together with an outpouring of support for keeping the current plan to have both...
Jan 26, 20222 min read
SLV Fire Officials Respond to RTC: Oppose Forced Abandonment of the Felton Branch Line
Dear Supervisor McPherson and members of the SCCRTC: We write you today to urge you not to proceed with any efforts to abandon freight...
Aug 3, 20218 min read
Case Against Greenway in Santa Cruz. Or… DO NOT SUPPORT THE GREENWAY FRAUD!
Jim Weller, expert land title consultant, sent the following report about Rail and Trail and Greenway to a few outlets including...
Nov 19, 20203 min read
A Rail Transit and Trail Vision for our Community’s Future
by Joseph Haenlein, Aurelio Gonzales, Greg Larson, Faina Segal, John Caletti, Gina Cole, and Sally Arnold, Board Chair of Friends of...
Oct 19, 20203 min read
Where Trail Only Advocates are Wrong
By Jim Weller The original published Santa Cruz Sentinel Op-Ed can be found here. Re: the Oct. 15 op-ed by Craig Wilson. Craig, now...
Sep 4, 20203 min read
Local Actions Matter in Battle with Climate Change
By Felipe Hernandez The original published Pajaronian Op-Ed can be found here. We face a sobering reality. For those of us who came of...
Sep 2, 20203 min read
Major Decision
Letter to the editor by Santa Cruz City Councilmember Donna Meyers, Watsonville City Councilmember Felipe Hernandez, Watsonville...
Aug 31, 20203 min read
The Future of Santa Cruz
By Sally Arnold The original published Growing Up in Santa Cruz article can be found here. Clean, Quiet, Modern Rail Can Connect...
Feb 8, 20203 min read
Exploring Options of Rail Corridor
By Ross Clark The original published Santa Cruz Sentinel article can be found here. Walt Disney doesn’t get enough credit for being an...
Apr 20, 20166 min read
Retain the Rail
By the Santa Cruz Chamber of Commerce The original published Chamber of Commerce article can be found here. The vision that motivated...
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