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All Aboard the Laurel and Glenwood Line

Historian Derek Whaley Celebrates New Book By Julie Horner Sidetracked: Laurel and Glenwood, by Derek R. Whaley, PhD is the third in the Santa Cruz Trains series of authoritative books about the history of Santa Cruz area trains, tracks, tunnels, …

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Joby Delivers Nation’s First Air Taxi

Santa Cruz aviation company launches air taxi ahead of schedule, teams up with NASA and the U.S. Air Force

Image caption: With electric vehicles becoming more common, California's subsidy program is shifting to those who can least afford to buy one.
California to Focus Most Electric Car Rebates on Low-Income Buyers

Now that electric cars are mainstream, higher-income Californians will no longer qualify for state subsidies. Lower-income buyers could get up to $12,000.

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Last Stop: RTC Executive Director Stepping Down

Guy Preston to retire Dec. 1, five years after taking the helm

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Input wanted on 50-year vision for West Cliff Drive in Santa Cruz

Coastal armoring, retreat strategies, goals to be considered.

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Mari Lynch – Biking On Sidewalks

Mari Lynch discusses an important aspect of bike safety and protocol. Photo courtesy of Noelle Otto.

Image caption: In Denmark, bi-directional charging reduces the cost of owning an EV by about 40 percent.
How Electric Cars Can Boost California's Power Grid

Through bidirectional charging, owners of electric cars can sell energy to the grid or use it to power their homes. But will the technology, which is costly, become widespread?

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Scotts Valley gets below-average grade for quality of roads

At its most recent regularly-scheduled meeting, Scotts Valley City Council heard from a consultant that it didn’t do so well on the pavement condition index (PCI), with more than a third of its roads rating “poor” or “failed.” Scotts Valley …

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Bike On

Three years ago, red electric bikes zoomed across the city and were left in piles at Santa Cruz city limits.  In less than a week, the city will once again try out a new electric bike sharing. This time, local …

Image caption: A background in documentary filmmaking taught Jeanne LePage how to raise the money needed to make big projects happen.
Biking Toward a Better Future

Ecology Action’s many programs make Central Coast communities greener. But it takes money to keep them running—and that’s where Jeanne LePage comes in.

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Coastal Commission approves Santa Cruz overnight RV parking ban

Parking alternatives offered, 72 hour tow notice required.

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Santa Cruz County road work hits high gear

A wealth of road repairs and upgrades around Santa Cruz County are underway, from mud and rock slip outs and roadway washouts, to resurfacing and road surface replacements. Heavy storms and major flooding, from the start of the year into …

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Future of West Cliff Drive Explored by Residents, City Staff

Ideas floated for traffic, armor and bike path ahead of fall city council decisions.

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Santa Cruz County scores money for hydrogen busses, affordable housing projects

Countywide efforts to bolster environmentally-friendly bus service and build low-income housing were given a boost Monday, with the announcement of a $38.6 million award from the California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA). The money will allow Santa Cruz METRO to purchase …

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Highway 1 project kicks off

LIVE OAK—A group of local officials and community members gathered under a small mid-county parking lot located near Highway 1 Wednesday afternoon to celebrate the groundbreaking for a massive construction project expected to transform the corridor and revolutionize travel countywide. …

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City of Scotts Valley adopts new streetlight banner policy

Are you a nonprofit worker looking to boost awareness about a civic welfare initiative or part of a group seeking to get the word out about a City-sanctioned event through the medium of street pole signage? Well, you’ll probably be …

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Rail-trail permits approved in Santa Cruz, part of Live Oak

‘Ultimate’ path expected next to train tracks.

Image caption: Caltrans has received $680,000 in federal funding to explore alternatives for reconnecting communities along the I-980 in Oakland.
Rerouting Past Wrongs

California lawmakers are exploring ways to reconnect urban neighborhoods torn asunder during the interstate highway construction boom of the 1950s and ’60s.

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A map of the Santa Cruz County stretch of the Monterey Bay Sanctuary Scenic Trail, known commonly as the Coastal Rail Trail, or the Santa Cruz Rail Trail.
The Santa Cruz Rail Trail
Information about the Santa Cruz Rail Trail project, including updated news and Explainers.
Over two weekends last October, residents of Santa Cruz and Watsonville  participated in demonstration rides aboard an electric streetcar on rails.
The ‘Rail Trail’ Movement, Explained
The heated controversy over what to do with abandoned railroad tracks
California transportation history runs from railroads to today’s car culture.
California’s History of Transportation: From Railroads to Highways
The history of transportation in California has shaped the state, from the earliest stagecoach to today’s car culture.
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