Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission Government News

The Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission on Thursday reaffirmed its support for a paved path parallel to the train tracks through Capitola and Seacliff.

At a special meeting Thursday, the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission could step toward takeover of a $68 million state grant awarded to Santa Cruz County to help construct the rail trail through Live Oak, Capitola and Seacliff.

The California Highway Patrol closed north and southbound lanes of Highway 1 in Soquel Saturday at 7pm to make way for Granite Construction crews to demolish the 1948 Capitola Avenue bridge above the highway.

Several dozen protesters descended on the Santa Cruz County Government Center on Wednesday to speak out against a decision by the Board of Supervisors a week earlier not to move forward on a key portion of the Coastal Rail Trail project.

For over 6 months, KSQD volunteer Christine Barrington worked on answering a simple question: What's the truth behind the story of rail and trail in Santa Cruz County?

A Santa Cruz County supervisors vote on Tuesday shocked county staff and left an uncertain future for the rail-trail project through Live Oak, Capitola and Seacliff.

More than 11 years after the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission bought the aging Santa Cruz Branch Rail Line, commission leaders are seeking input on a passenger rail project.

It is said that there are more opinions than people in Santa Cruz County, and the Rail and Trail project has not only spanned decades, it swarms with opinions, ideas, and contradictions.

Construction of the paved rail trail along the tracks toward Neary Lagoon and Beach Street is expected to finish in February, rather than by the end of the year.

Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission is seeking input through an online survey on its climate adaptation vulnerability project.

Plus, the vote on a parcel tax for Scotts Valley schools is leaning toward approval.

The report details the environmental changes that might result from the rail trail.

Plus: Scotts Valley special elections in October, November.

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

The money is coming from the State Highway Operation and Protection Program, a “fix-it-first” program that funds road maintenance and emergency repairs.

The California Transportation Commission has granted $115 million to the county to implement bike-transportation projects, including the Santa Cruz Rail Trail.