Public Input Sought on Measure D Five-Year Spending Plans and on Proposed Consolidated Grant Funding for Transportation Projects

The Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) is holding two public hearings at its Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, meeting to receive public input on how it plans to invest voter-approved Measure D revenues over the next five years and to receive public input on projects proposed for regional shares of state and federal transportation funds (Consolidated Grants). 

The hearing to receive input on the Adoption of the Consolidated Grants Program will begin no sooner than 9:30 a.m. and will be preceded by a staff presentation. Projects proposed for funding are located on the Coastal Rail Trail and on local streets and roads in unincorporated areas of Santa Cruz County and in the cities of Capitola, Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley, and Watsonville. A complete list of projects under consideration for the Consolidated Grants program, including detailed project applications, is available online at: https://www.sccrtc.org/funding-planning/grant-programs/25-26-rtip/.

The hearing to receive input on Measure D: Five-Year Programs of Projects for Regional Projects and Community Bridge’s Lift Line will begin no sooner than 10:00 a.m. and will be preceded by a staff presentation.

The RTC is responsible for allocating funds to regional projects consistent with the voter-approved Measure D Expenditure Plan and preparing a Strategic Implementation Plan for projects and programs along Highway 1, the Coastal Rail Trail-Monterey Bay Sanctuary Scenic Trail Network (MBSST), the rail corridor, the San Lorenzo Valley Highway 9 Corridor, and the Highway 17 Wildlife Crossing. The RTC will also take action on the Community Bridges’ Lift Line proposed five-year plan. The draft five-year plans and 2023 Strategic Implementation Plan (SIP) are online at https://www.sccrtc.org/funding-planning/measured/.

Members of the public can provide comments in person to the RTC board during the public hearings on Thursday, November 6, 2025, to begin no sooner than 9:30 a.m. at the Watsonville City Council Chambers, 275 Main Street, Fourth Floor, Watsonville, and via zoom (login link). The deadline to submit written comments by email to info@sccrtc.org is 9 a.m. on Wednesday, November 5, 2025. The meeting will also be broadcast on Community TV. Staff reports and meeting details are available in the meeting agenda.