LOCAL COMMUTERS AND WEEKEND DRIVERS ARE LOOKING AT FOUR DIFFERENT OPTIONS OTHER THAN SITTING IN THEIR CARS IN TRAFFIC.
YESTERDAY COUNTY TRANSPORTATION LEADERS VOTED ON THE FUTURE OF SANTA CRUZ COUNTY’S RAIL TRAIL…. AND OUT OF A LIST OF 20 DIFFERENT OPTIONS, TRANSIT COMMISSIONERS CHOSE:
BUS RAPID TRANSIT
ELECTRIC LIGHT RAIL
AUTONOMOUS ROAD TRAIN
AND
ELECTRIC COMMUTER RAIL.
TWO OF THE OPTIONS ARE CONSIDERED BUS OPTIONS WHILE THE OTHER TWO ARE TRAINS. IN SEPTEMBER, A TOP TRANSIT CHOICE IS EXPECTED TO BE RELEASED AND THE TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION WILL HOLD A STUDY SESSION ON THE PREFERRED CHOICE IN NOVEMBER. A FINAL VOTE COULD COME IN JANUARY.
