SANTA CRUZ COUNTY REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
	Major Transportation Investment Study completed 1999

In an effort to evaluate a wide range of transportation options to meet the mobility needs of Santa Cruz County both now and in the future, the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission conducted a federally required Major Transportation Investment Study or MTIS. This study looked at transportation alternatives inn the Watsonville - Santa Cruz - UCSC Corridor. The Study area is shown on this Map.

Eight different alternatives were examined to compare the transportation capacity, costs, benefits, environmental impacts and transportation impacts.

• Answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs).

• Executive Summary from the completed study.

• A Locally Preferred Alternative was chosen by the Commission on August 5, 1999.

MTIS FINAL REPORT - December 10, 1998

• Part I (Cover - Chapter 6)

• Part II (Chapter 7 - Appendix A)

• Part III (Appendix B - Appendix D)

The MTIS is required by the federal government to obtain federal funds to proceed with any major capital improvement. Available reports for this project include the Travel Demand Forecasts and the Transportation Impact Assessments, the Environmental Screening Analysis, and Cost and Revenue Estimates, and the Financial Analysis. The final summary document is now complete and available at most libraries in Santa Cruz County.

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