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01/15/2025
Read on to learn about the latest update to upcoming changes Santa Cruz Metro service.

11/19/2024
Learn how you can donate to the Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District "Stuff the Bus" holiday food drive on December 5.

08/29/2024
Free and discounted fairs and a special bus route to the Santa Cruz County Fair are being offered by Santa Cruz Metro September 11-15.

08/11/2024
Efforts to improve service on Santa Cruz Metro are making progress with the announced meeting of driver hiring goals as the transit system works to double ridership.

05/28/2024
Santa Cruz Metro has observed a 23% increase in ridership following service changes in late 2023.

04/13/2024
All fixed-route rides on Santa Cruz METRO are free on Earth Day, April 22.

04/10/2024
Initiated in March 2023, the Santa Cruz METRO Youth Cruz Free program providing free rides to K-12 youth has resulted in a 536% increase of youth riding the bus.

03/08/2024
Santa Cruz Metro announced that Corey Aldridge has been named as new CEO.

02/12/2024
In September, Santa Cruz Metro made a big bet on the future of green public transit when it approved the purchase of 57 buses fueled by hydrogen—the largest order of hydrogen-fueled buses made so far in the U.S.

02/01/2024
Big changes are coming to Santa Cruz Metro's downtown transit hub as officials push forward into the next phase of a major, multi-agency redevelopment project.

01/19/2024
CEO/General Manager Michael Tree will retire from local transit agency Santa Cruz Metro on Feb. 16, less than two years into his tenure, due to “unexpected personal reasons.”

12/27/2023
Santa Cruz Metro has been awarded a $2 million grant to boost affordable housing at one of its four transit centers in Santa Cruz County.

09/27/2023
Following a public hearing, the Metro board unanimously approved a package of bus services improvements included in the first phase of its systemwide restructuring effort.

08/30/2023
Santa Cruz Metro is expected to finalize the purchase of 57 hydrogen fuel cell-electric buses—the single largest purchase for that variety of zero-emission vehicle in the nation.

07/06/2023
On summer weekends Metro’s Route 35 to Big Basin Redwoods State Park will provide locals with a sustainable option for visiting the popular regional destination.

03/30/2023
Local transportation leaders mingled among columns of decorative kelp and tanks of seawater this week as they immersed themselves in the oceanic environment a new Santa Cruz METRO program seeks to protect.

01/22/2023
At its core, the eclectic collaboration is an effort to showcase the environmental benefits of public transit and encourage ridership within METRO's bus system.

12/13/2022
Longtime labor advocate Mike Rotkin survived a campaign to unseat him from the Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit board in favor of the labor-supported choice, former Watsonville mayor Daniel Dodge.

12/12/2022
An effort to replace Mike Rotkin, an incumbent director on the Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District board, has gained backing from some powerful labor organizations.

09/07/2022
Due to a shortage of bus operators nationwide and locally, Santa Cruz Metro is making temporary route modifications. The agency is offering a two-week free fare promotion to encourage ridership and allow riders to get acquainted with the service changes.