The Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District will offer free Metro fares and discounted tickets to the Santa Cruz County Fair at the Watsonville Fairgrounds Sept. 11-15.
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Carmageddon: Santa Cruz Metro hits hiring goal; changes aimed at doubling ridership will be complete by end of year
Santa Cruz Metro’s sweeping system changes are heading toward completion, with final pieces coming in September and December. The agency has now reached a goal to increase its total number of drivers from 150 to 235.
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Highway 17 crash involving Santa Cruz Metro bus injures four
Friday’s rush-hour crash resulted in four injuries, including the bus driver. The cause of the accident is still under investigation, according to a Santa Cruz Metro spokesperson.
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Carmageddon: Corey Aldridge, Santa Cruz Metro’s new CEO, takes the wheel at a pivotal time in county transit
He hasn’t fully moved into Santa Cruz yet, but new Metro CEO Corey Aldridge plans to pick up with the Reimagine Metro initiative as it heads into its second phase. He also discusses ways to keep money flowing in from the state and local governments as the transit agency seeks to achieve its lofty goals.
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Santa Cruz Metro appoints Corey Aldridge as new CEO
Santa Cruz Metro announced Friday that Corey Aldridge will take over as CEO after Michael Tree’s departure on Feb. 16. Aldridge has worked as a general manager in public transit for more than 10 years. According to a Metro news release, he most recently served as CEO of Mountain Line transit in Missoula, Montana. While […]
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Carmageddon: What’s up with the Santa Cruz Metro station?
Santa Cruzans, particularly those who ride the buses, have probably noticed new stops and bus operations around Front Street, River Street and Soquel Avenue. It’s all part of the two-year changes accompanying the Pacific Station North project, which is slated to begin construction next week.
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This week in Santa Cruz County business: A deeper dive on Climatize, temporary new digs for Santa Cruz Metro
In this week’s local business roundup, Jessica M. Pasko brings more on a Santa Cruz High grad’s work in microfinancing renewable energy projects, reminds us about Metro’s change of scenery and covers other notes and numbers around the county.
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Santa Cruz Metro floats plan to take over UCSC campus loop bus service
As UC Santa Cruz faces increasing pressure from students and union workers to improve its bus system, campus and Santa Cruz Metro officials say they’re in talks to do just that. Outgoing Metro CEO Michael Tree says the talks are very preliminary for Metro to take over the campus loop buses.
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Students deserve a better transportation system – regardless of what caused the fatal December bus crash
Lookout politics columnist Mike Rotkin, who sits on the Regional Transportation Commission and the Santa Cruz Metro board of directors, weighs in on the problems of buses at UC Santa Cruz and the sad death of UCSC bus driver Dan Stevenson. Rotkin, who teaches a course at UCSC through Merrill College, says students deserve better service for the $171 quarterly fees they pay. He thinks a merger with Metro is necessary, but wonders how the transit agency will manage such a complicated deal, given CEO Michael Tree’s imminent departure.
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Carmageddon: Soquel Drive to get bike, pedestrian and bus improvements
The Soquel Drive project involves 5.6 miles of Soquel Drive from La Fonda Avenue in Santa Cruz to State Park Drive in Aptos. Prep work is currently underway, and drivers can expect to run into the heaviest traffic delays in the summer and fall.