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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...
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...
Mar 16, 20213 min read
74% County Support Electric Rail in Public Transit Survey
Over the past years despite negative messaging from public transportation opponents we continued to believe that Santa Cruz County ...
Feb 3, 20213 min read
Our Stand Against Misinformation in Our Community
On February 3rd, 2021 we wrote to the RTC over concern of a misleading infographic being circulated by Greenway. This was our letter....
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...
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...
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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