Upcoming Community Meetings for Santa Cruz Branch Rail Line Corridor Climate Resilience Planning Study
The Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) initiated a Climate Resilience Study (Study) for locations on the Santa Cruz Branch Rail Line (SCBRL) corridor to understand potential impacts to future transportation uses, including an interim trail in the short term and passenger and freight rail alongside a trail in the long term.
Community members are invited to join us at upcoming in-person and online 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.
Reminder!
Online Community Information Session
Wednesday, May 27, 2026 | 6 – 7:15 p.m.
Zoom Login: https://hdrinc.zoom.us/j/85415137052
Meeting ID: 854 1513 7052 | Passcode: 978361
Community members can join the session online via Zoom or at the RTC office (1101 Pacific Ave., Ste. 250 in Santa Cruz). Spanish interpretation will be available on Zoom. The session will be recorded and posted on the RTC’s website.
Save the Date!
In-Person Community Workshops
Tuesday, June 9, 2026 | 6 – 7:30 p.m.
Aptos Grange
2555 Mar Vista Drive
Aptos, CA
Wednesday, June 10, 2026 | 6 – 7:30 p.m.
Watsonville Civic Plaza Community Room
275 Main Street, 4th Floor
Watsonville, CA
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.
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