Project Title: Coastal Rail Trail Segments 8 and 9 Project Project Location/Address: The Project alignment extends from the Beach Street/Pacific Avenue roundabout within the City limits on the west to the eastern side of 17th Avenue in the unincorporated Live Oak area of the County on the east. Project Description: The City of Santa Cruz, […]
On July 13, 2022, the Superior Court of California issued a ruling on the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) challenge by the Campaign for Sustainable Transportation against Caltrans for the Highway 1 Tier I/Tier II Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Assessment (EIR/EA). The EIR/EA was certified in January of 2019 and included a programmatic-level “Tier I” analysis […]
Provide important input on issues to improve access to the SLV Schools and traffic flow along Highway 9 through June 30 via our online survey. The Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission (RTC), in partnership with the San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District, the County of Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District, and Caltrans, […]
The Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) accepted the Measure D Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2020/2021 (FY20/21). Prepared by the Measure D Taxpayer Oversight Committee, the report concluded that the expenditure of Measure D funds by recipient agencies for FY20/21 has been in accordance with the Measure D Ordinance and Expenditure Plan. In […]
The Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) will consider adoption of the 2045 Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) and Environmental Impact Report (EIR) at its June 16, 9 a.m. meeting. The RTP is a state-mandated document that identifies transportation needs in Santa Cruz County over the next twenty-five years. It estimates the amount of funding […]
Building upon prior planning efforts, the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) in partnership with several local agencies, is focusing efforts on improving circulation within and past the San Lorenzo Valley Schools Complex along Highway 9 in Felton. The San Lorenzo Valley Schools Complex Circulation & Access Study (Study) seeks to improve access to […]
As part of a preventative maintenance inspection that took place late 2019, Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) staff observed erosion of a slope embankment along the coastal bluff near Manresa State Beach. To address the immediate erosion concerns, temporary soil cover consisting of a plastic tarp, sand bags, and barricades was placed along […]
The Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) is holding two public hearings at its Thursday, May 5, 2022 meeting via Zoom (see meeting agenda for login details) to receive public input on the 2022 Unmet Transit and Paratransit Needs List and to receive public input on options for spending voter-approved 2016 Measure D revenues […]
Caltrans and the California Natural Resources Agency, along with local partners including the Land Trust of Santa Cruz County and the Santa Cruz Regional Transportation Commission, broke ground today on an undercrossing that will provide critical connection for mountain lions and other wildlife to travel safely between two large areas of habitat separated by Highway […]
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has awarded the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) two Sustainable Transportation Planning Grants for projects that will focus on climate adaptation and transportation equity in Santa Cruz County. The RTC and the County of Santa Cruz received $448,800 to develop a Climate Adaptation Vulnerability Assessment and Transportation […]
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