Funding Overview

Where transportation funding comes from and how it is used to improve our communities.

Budget & Work Program

Grant Programs

Information about RTC funding opportunities and involvement selecting projects to receive certain state, federal, and regional funds.

Approved Projects

Projects approved for funding by the RTC, included in the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Improvement Program (RTIP). 

Measure D

A steady, direct source of local funding for local streets and road maintenance, bicycle and pedestrian, transit, highway, and rail projects.

Long Range Plans

Long-range planning efforts that help guide investments in the transportation system, including the Regional Transportation Plan.

Environmental Planning

The RTC uses several tools to promote compatibility between the natural and built environments and the transportation system.

Transportation Equity

Address historic and existing inequities and improve access to reliable, healthy, safe, and affordable transportation options for all.

Data & Statistics

Tracking trends in transportation, tracking where we are succeeding in advancing our sustainability goals.

Transit Planning

Santa Cruz METRO operates transit service and coordinates with the RTC in overall transportation improvement planning.