Guest Commentary | Santa Cruz County supports rail and trail, has for many years

Guest Commentary | Santa Cruz County supports rail and trail, has for many years

By Sally Arnold The recent Sentinel op-ed by Jack Brown, who served as Greenway’s spokesperson during that organization’s failed 2022 Measure D campaign, attempts to paint as “reckless” those who support the rail and trail project in Santa Cruz County. The reality is that our community has understood and supported the visionary rail and trail for years. In 1990, Santa Cruz County voters approved the statewide Proposition 116, which provides fund…

Watsonville rail trail, train depot options presented

Transportation staff show a proposed rail trail map to a resident in Watsonville on Monday night. (Tyler Maldonado – Santa Cruz Local) Passenger rail meeting in Santa Cruz 6-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 14 at London Nelson Community Center, 301 Center St., Santa Cruz.  Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission staff plan to discuss passenger rail in Santa Cruz, including updates on Beach Street rail and trail route alternatives and traf…