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Clean energy Coast Futura rail demo met with excitement, hope for the future
Spanning two weekends — one each in Watsonville and Santa Cruz — the clean-energy, all-electric light rail vehicle gave the community a ...
Nov 12, 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...
Nov 1, 20213 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...
Aug 4, 20218 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...
Jun 3, 20211 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 28, 20215 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...
Apr 28, 20214 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 ...
Mar 16, 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....
Feb 3, 20213 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...
Nov 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...
Oct 20, 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 5, 20203 min read


Major Decision
Letter to the editor by Santa Cruz City Councilmember Donna Meyers, Watsonville City Councilmember ​Felipe Hernandez, Watsonville...
Sep 2, 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...
Sep 1, 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...
Jul 16, 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...
Feb 8, 20203 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...
Apr 21, 20166 min read
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