Reminder! Upcoming Community Meetings for Santa Cruz Branch Rail Line Corridor Climate Resilience Planning Study

The Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) invites community members to join upcoming workshops to learn more about a Climate Resilience Study (Study) for locations on the Santa Cruz Branch Rail Line (SCBRL) corridor. The Study is looking at potential impacts to future transportation uses in the corridor, including an interim trail in the short term and passenger and freight rail alongside a trail in the long term. 

In-Person Community Workshops

Community members are invited to join us at upcoming in-person meetings to learn about the Study, including how climate stressors threaten the SCBRL corridor, concepts that are being considered to improve resiliency, and how these concepts will be evaluated and carried forward.

Community Workshops will include a presentation followed by an Open House to allow community members to speak to project team members and to provide feedback on the concepts and evaluation criteria being considered. Spanish interpretation and materials will be available.

Community Information Session Recording Available Now

A recording of the May 27 Online Community Information Session is available to watch on the project website at sccrtc.org/projects/rail/scbrlclimatestudy. The recording includes a presentation and a question and answer session with community members.

About the Climate Resilience Study

The Climate Resilience Study aims to develop climate-resilient concepts for four of the most vulnerable sections of the SCBRL corridor (Capitola Bluffs, La Selva/Manresa Bluffs, Harkins Slough Rail Crossing and Pajaro River Rail Bridge). Visit the RTC’s Study webpage at sccrtc.org/projects/rail/scbrlclimatestudy to learn more and sign up for updates.

Email zeprtCR@sccrtc.org with comments or questions.