The Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission will consider submitting its ad hoc committee’s responses to the civil grand jury’s report on the rail trail at its Thursday meeting. Plus, two surveys are open for Capitola residents to give input on two efforts to improve infrastructure and transportation within the city. The survey for the 41st Avenue corridor closes on Monday, while the Active Transportation Plan survey is ongoing.
Coastal Rail Trail
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Facing rising costs, RTC moves to issue bonds to finance highway, rail trail projects
The Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission aims to issue bonds totaling up to $75 million for both the Highway 1 expansion and the Coastal Rail Trail as both projects continue to see escalating costs.
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Carmageddon: RTC to consider $4.5M engineering contract for 12 miles of rail trail in Mid- and South County
The Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission will consider awarding a contract for engineering services for multiple segments of the Coastal Rail Trail from Mid-County through Watsonville at its Thursday meeting.
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Carmageddon: Bike Santa Cruz County annual survey shows traffic stress, poor connections, youth safety among top concerns
Bike Santa Cruz County released its second annual survey report, showing that unsafe traffic, poorly connected routes and concern for youth safety are among the biggest worries for local cyclists.
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Carmageddon: Annual roadwork shifts to North County; RTC Aptos property dispute trial set for September
The county’s annual roadwork reached North County last week and will continue in the area through late August. Meanwhile, the property dispute between the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission and Aptos property owners is now scheduled to go to trial in early September.
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Civil grand jury faults Santa Cruz transportation commission for decades of flawed rail planning
A new civil grand jury report faults the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission for decades of flawed planning on the coastal rail corridor. It says officials advanced proposals without adequately accounting for engineering, legal and financial realities, and recommends that the commission adopt stronger project evaluation and strategic planning processes.
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Carmageddon: Dispute between RTC, Aptos Village property owners heading to court
A dispute between the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission and property owners in Aptos Village about who owns a portion of land along the rail line is moving forward, with a trial expected to begin no earlier than the week of July 13.
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Carmageddon: RTC to consider contract award for rail trail construction management services; annual roadwork underway
The Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission on Thursday will consider awarding a contract for construction management services for Segment 12 of the Coastal Rail Trail. Meanwhile, the county’s annual road work is underway, with Mid-County projects set to wrap up this week.
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Carmageddon: Capitola City Council moves to reallocate funding from Bay Avenue corridor to Capitola trestle planning
The Capitola City Council voted to submit a request to the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission that $200,000 originally ticketed for Bay Avenue corridor improvements be reallocated to preliminary planning work for the Capitola trestle, to determine whether it could feasibly support trail segments.
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Advocates rally in Live Oak in support of rail, urge RTC to keep tracks intact
Rail and transit advocates gathered near the Santa Cruz Branch Rail Line tracks in Live Oak on Wednesday to rally in support of passenger rail, and to urge the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission not to remove any of the existing tracks as planners work to develop designs for 8 miles of trail between the San Lorenzo River trestle bridge and State Park Drive in Aptos.
