cycling

West Cliff Drive

A 2.5-mile bike and pedestrian path skirting the cliffs.

Light(rail) Speed Ahead

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Having trouble picturing it? This helps. Image courtesy Friends of the Rail & Trail.

The Coastal Rail Trail will allow biking, walking and wheelchair access from one end of Santa Cruz County to the other—and forever change local transportation.

Good News for Coastal Rail Trail

These West Cliff Drive riders will be able to pedal all the way to Coast Dairies soon (hopefully). Photo by Richard Masoner/CC.

Want to ride your bike from Santa Cruz to Four-Mile Beach without the sheer terror of negotiating Highway 1? Well, get ready. A 4.6-mile segment of the proposed Coastal Rail Trail is now a finalist for federal funding.

Bike Santa Cruz County: New Name, Same Goal

Piet Canin of Ecology Action addresses bike advocates gathered for the renaming of People Power. The new organization is called Bike Santa Cruz County.

People Power gets a new name—and, its leaders hope, a new big-tent constituency for its continued mission of bike advocacy.

Finally, A Bike Path Through Arana Gulch

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The bike path through Arana Gulch is made of pervious concrete.

After more than 20 years, two lawsuits and countless meetings regarding its master plan, one of the most hotly contested projects in recent Santa Cruz history has come to fruition.