If you do have time, we’d love you on the team. Volunteers are how this work gets done.

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If you don’t have time to show up in person, you can still help keep this work going. A few dollars goes a long way for a small organization like ours, and every contribution helps us show up at meetings, push projects forward, and make sure our community’s voice is heard.

It isn’t just a line on a map. It’s a corridor that naturally connects our neighborhoods, our beaches, our shops, and the daily life of this county. That’s why it makes so much sense to build a trail and transit system around it.

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So when people say rail and trail cost too much, remember that we already pay for transportation. The question is what kind we choose to invest in. Rail and Trail keeps that investment in our own community, creating less traffic, cleaner air, and more ways to get around Santa Cruz County.

they’re built for the next hundred.

That’s the kind of future we’re planning for in Santa Cruz County.

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This is what smart growth looks like. When transportation, housing, and community all align, everyone wins. Thanks to Jim for letting us share his words and perspective.

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He goes on to note how much new housing and UCSC development is already built right next to the corridor — and how dozens of local businesses are just steps from it.

“The proposed Natural Bridges Drive station is a short walk or bike ride down the rail trail from Swift Street… A train would bring potentially thousands of new customers to Westside businesses and hundreds of workers to Westside employers.”

Local funding includes Measure D’s 8% repair allocation, bonding, and public-private partnerships like Roaring Camp’s offer.

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State and Federal grants are still available for rail, including the Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail program which was recently expanded to $5 billion.

Phasing: We don’t need to do everything at once. Start with repairs and visible projects like the Capitola Trestle and the trail in Watsonville.