Transit Group Pushes Supervisors on Rail Trail
More than 50 local transportation advocates rallied in front of the Santa Cruz County Government Center on Wednesday to call on county
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Mar 317 min read
State Grant Hangs in the Balance with Rail Trail Segments in Limbo
After simmering beneath the surface for months, one of Santa Cruz County’s most hotly debated issues was recently brought back
Mar 13, 20229 min read
Bay Area Transit Org Issues Scathing Greenway Statement
TRANSDEF: County Analysis Fails to Address Greenway Harms The Transportation Solutions Defense and Education Fund, known as TRANSDEF, is...
Feb 10, 20222 min read
Santa Cruz City Council Opposes Abandoning Freight Lines
Good Times By Aiyana Moya The Santa Cruz City Council unanimously voted to oppose the potential abandoning of freight service on the...
Feb 10, 20227 min read
The ‘Rail Trail’ Movement, Explained—and What it Means For Rail in Santa Cruz County
California Local By Jonathan Vankin Sometime in 1865, 15 years after Santa Cruz became one of California’s original 27 counties, a group...
Feb 9, 20226 min read
Schiffrin: Freight Abandonment Could Kill Rail for Good
Transcript by California Local Andy Schiffrin, who served for 40 years as an administrative analyst for the Santa Cruz County Board of...
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...
Jan 24, 20224 min read
Roaring Camp’s Future in Question: Transportation Commission Considers Forced Abandonment
SLV Post By Jayme Ackemann In January, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that thanks to surplus budget revenues and a massive federal...
Nov 18, 20211 min read
Speak For Change With Thomas Sage Pedersen
Ep.113: Faina Segal | Why Santa Cruz County Needs a Rail & Trail ICYMI: Here’s a download of what’s going on with the Rail & Trail...
Oct 31, 20213 min read
Accusations Abound as Electric Streetcar Demo Rolls Out
San Lorenzo Valley Post By Jayme Ackemann A private excursion train operator is hosting a demonstration project for one vision of rail...
Jun 2, 20211 min read
The Rail Trail: How to Move Forward
KSQD On June 3 Pauline Seales interviewed Barry Scott, a volunteer for Friends of the Rail trail known as FORT. They discussed many...
Apr 27, 20215 min read
Rail and Trail Advocates Rally in Aptos Village
Santa Cruz Sentinel By Melissa Hartman APTOS — Wednesday morning, members of Friends of the Rail and Trail ]rallied along the rail...
Apr 27, 20214 min read
Rail Trail coming to a head: Supporters make big push to keep rail on track into key vote next week
Lookout Santa Cruz By Isabella Cueto, Patrick Riley The decades-long Rail Trail debate is headed into a second battle next week, as...
Jul 15, 20203 min read
Building Support for Rail Trail
Good Times By Todd Guild A group of local transportation organizers is hoping that, within the span of a decade, a passenger rail will...
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