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Category Archives: Metro
Monday is Earth Day, workers encouraged to ‘Skip the Commute’
Each Earth Day, workers who drive to their place of business are encouraged to seek other means to commute, such as carpooling, riding the bus or their bike. This year, the push is on for folks to telecommute, if they … Continue reading
Vacant seat on Metro Advisory Committee
The Metro Advisory Committee has a seat that needs to be filled. The committee consists of 11 members, each are appointed by the Santa Cruz Metro Board of Directors. It meets at 6 p.m. the third Wednesday of each month … Continue reading
Installing stop signs not always the answer
Dear Street Smarts, Q: I avoid driving the most convenient route out of my Santa Cruz neighborhood because the intersections at Liberty and Gharkey streets, and Liberty and Santa Cruz streets, have no stop signs. City public works gave an … Continue reading
Posted in bus, California Driver Handbook, crosswalks, Metro, Santa Cruz Public Works, stop signs, traffic signs, Uncategorized
Tagged bus, Metro, public works, Santa Cruz, stop signs, traffic signs
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A car-free weekend trip from Santa Cruz to San Francisco
Editor’s note: Today’s column comes from Piet Canin, vice president of Ecology Action, a Santa Cruz-based non-profit that helps businesses, communities and individuals reach economic and environmental sustainability. An experienced cyclist who’s versed in 50 mile rides on his bicycle, … Continue reading
Posted in bicycle, bus, Caltrain, Highway 17, Metro, San Francisco, Santa Cruz, train, Uncategorized
Tagged bicycle, bus, Caltrain, Happy Valley, Metro, San Francisco, Santa Cruz, train, transportation
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Come one, come all to the MetroBase operations building groundbreaking Friday
If you are in the area of 1200 River Street around noon Friday, Oct. 26. There will be a little celebration going on and you are invited to join in. Santa Cruz Metro will break ground on the last of … Continue reading
Posted in Ask George, bus, DMV, driver education, Driver safety, Metro, Santa Cruz, transportation, Uncategorized
Tagged bus, DMV, drivers, Metro, Metrobase, Santa Cruz, transportation
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Ride the bus to the County Fair
The Santa Cruz County Fair begins today, Tuesday, Sept. 11, and Metro and Metro ParaCruz can take you there. The fair, which has been bringing carnival rides, games, farm animals, cotton candy, agriculture and entertainment to South County since 1941, … Continue reading
Posted in Metro, public transportation, transportation, Uncategorized
Tagged bus, County Fair, ParaCruz, public transit, Santa Cruz, transportation, watsonville
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Dump the Pump, ride the bus Thursday, you never know, you may like it
Thursday is Dump the Pump Day, a day commuters are asked to leave their personal vehicle at home and take public transit. Started in 2006 when gas prices were hovering around $3 per gallon, Dump the Pump Day tried to … Continue reading
Why’s that Metro bus impeding traffic in the left lane at Highway 17, Highway 9 interchange, reader asks
Dear Street Smarts, Q: I want to shed light on a daily situation and ask, ‘is it standard operating procedure?’ On a daily basis the Santa Cruz Metro Highway 17 buses will enter the fast lane immediately after the left … Continue reading
Posted in bus, California Vehicle Code, consumer affairs, driver education, Highway 17, Highway 17 Express, Highway 9, Metro, pedestrians, road rage, traffic, traffic hazards, Uncategorized
Tagged bus, California Vehicle Code, consumer affairs, driver education, Highway 17, Highway 9, Metro Bus, pedestrian safety, pedestrians, road rage, traffic, traffic hazards
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Reducing your carbon footprint
Guilty. That was the verdict six impartial jury members, which included County Supervisor Mark Stone and cycling activist Charlie Dixon, rendered Saturday against the automobile and its crimes against humanity and the Earth. As part of International Day of Climate … Continue reading
Posted in alternative transportation, Bicycling, bus, consumer affairs, driver education, fuel conservation, Metro, Mission Street, pedestrians, Special events, traffic, Uncategorized
Tagged alternative transportation, Bicycling, carpooling, fuel conservation, ride the bus, SC 350, walking
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Ridership up for Highway 17 Express bus
For some people, the thought of taking a trip over-the-hill on Highway 17 is a jaw clenching, white knuckle experience. But for the hundreds of people who take the Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transportation District’s Highway 17 Express buses … Continue reading
