The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors will reconsider approving a project to construct Segments 10 and 11 of the Coastal Rail Trail, stretching from Live Oak to Aptos, at its meeting Tuesday.

As is often the case, money plays a starring role.

The idea to tear out the rail line and replace it with a trail-only approach was defeated by Santa Cruz County voters in June 2022. Matt Farrell, board chair of Friends of the Rail & Trail, believes ...

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 ...

The portion of the Coastal Rail Trail running 32 miles through Santa Cruz County is often referred to as the “spine” of the Monterey Bay Sanctuary Scenic Trail Network, a 50-mile bicycle and ...

A major transportation project in Santa Cruz County is facing opposition from residents along the proposed route. The Regional Transportation Commission has set a deadline for mobile home park ...

Santa Cruz County Supervisor Manu Koeing says groundbreaking for the rail trail project could happen as soon as 2025 but there is already excitement among the community."Everyone's so excited ...

The Coastal Rail Trail is a component of the 50-mile Monterey Bay Sanctuary Scenic Trail Network project, which will eventually span the length of Santa Cruz County.