alternative transportation

Transforming Transportation: The Impact of the Westside Rail Trail in Santa Cruz

 The Westside Rail Trail has become an everyday transportation corridor for Santa Cruzans and visitors. Photo courtesy of Friends of the Rail & Trail.

Kids biking to school, seniors running errands, and fun-seekers headed to West Cliff, Natural Bridges or Wilder Ranch are loving the safety and convenience of this community resource.

Friends of the Rail & Trail

Friends of the Rail & Trail logo.Friends of the Rail & Trail. Santa Cruz County Friends of the Rail & Trail is a volunteer powered non-profit organization that advocates for transforming the 32-mile Coastal Rail Corridor into a trail and rail transit system.

Bullet Train Redirected to Nor-Cal

Artist's rendering of high-speed rail. Photo credit to Wikimedia Commons.

New plans change everything.