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Category Archives: Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission
‘Right on Track’ celebration Nov. 17
Editor’s note: Today’s column comes from Karena Pushnik, senior transportation planner and public outreach coordinator for the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission. Today she’s pleased to announce festivities surrounding the purchase of the Santa Cruz Branch Rail Line. Join … Continue reading
Posted in Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission, Uncategorized
Tagged Aptos, Capitola, Live Oak, rail, railroad, RTC, santacruz, SCCRTC, transportation, watsonville
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Help plan the ‘rail trail’
Editor’s note: Today’s Street Smarts offering comes from Cory Caletti, Senior Transportation Planner/Bicycle Coordinator for the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission. In her piece, she tells of the RTC’s want for public input regarding the potential use of the … Continue reading
Posted in DMV, Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission, Uncategorized
Tagged Aptos, Davenport, DMV, Live Oak, RTC, SCCRTC, transportation, watsonville
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Free bike racks through the RTC
Businesses, schools and organizations that would like to install bike parking facilities can contact the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission’s Bikes Secure parking subsidy program about the possibility of getting free bike parking. The program has a limited number … Continue reading
County flexes muscle on rogue utility contractor
Dear Street Smarts, Q: What is Intren? At about 3 p.m. one recent Sunday afternoon, it took me 37 minutes to crawl from Rodeo Road for the six-tenths of a mile to 41st Ave. The basket trucks blocking the right … Continue reading
Posted in bicycle, county, public works, Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission, Uncategorized
Tagged bicycle, county, RTC, SCCRTC, traffic
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RTC hosts public hearing for proposed road repair, safe routes to school ballot measure
The Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission will hold a public hearing 9:30 a.m Thursday, Aug. 2 to gather public input on a proposal to ask voters to help repair local roads and create safe routes to school. The commission … Continue reading
Posted in disabled access, pedestrians, potholes, Safe Routes to School, Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission, sidewalks, Uncategorized
Tagged disabled access, pedestrians, potholes, Safe Routes to School, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Regional Transportation Commission, sidewalks
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RTC hosts ‘Smoother, Safer Streets Workshop’ July Thursday
The Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission invites the public to attend a Smoother, Safer Streets Workshop 4-6 p.m. Thursday, July 12 in its conference room at 1523 Pacific Ave. The workshop will discuss a proposed ballot measure that would … Continue reading
Us vs. them: Can bicyclists and motorists get along on Santa Cruz County’s roads?
Santa Cruz County touts itself as being laid back and a cycling-friendly mecca. But is it? Every time anything cycling related appears in this column, rage comes out. This past Thursday’s column is a perfect example. Verbal single finger solutes … Continue reading
Posted in Aptos, bicycle, bicycle education, Bicycling, big rigs, bike safety, California Driver Handbook, California Vehicle Code, Capitola, CHP, cycling, disabled drivers, DMV, driver education, Driver safety, Felton, law enforcement, Office of Traffic Safety, pedestrian education, pedestrian safety, pedestrians, Public safety, road rage, roads, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission, Scotts Valley, Senior drivers, share the road, Soquel, speed, tailgating, teen drivers, teens, traffic, Traffic collisions, traffic hazards, traffic laws, traffic safety, transportation, UCSC, Uncategorized
Tagged bicycles, californiadriverhandbook, californiavehiclecode, CHP, ecologyaction, motorists, OTS, roadrage, SCCRTC, transportation
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Sharing mountain roads with bicyclists
Dear Street Smarts, Q: Last week, I was driving slowly down Old San Jose-Soquel Road in my very full four ton diesel Isuzu NPR commercial flatbed, which is 12 feet wide when the side mirrors are included. This road is … Continue reading
Posted in bicycle, bicycle education, Bicycling, big rigs, bike safety, CHP, commercial vehicles, cycling, driver education, Driver safety, potholes, Right-of-Way, road rage, roads, Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission, Senior drivers, Soquel, speed, Speed limit, teen drivers, traffic safety, transportation, Uncategorized
Tagged bicycles, CHP, cylists, driver education, Driver safety, Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission, Soquel, transportation
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Construction crews should look out for cyclist safety, reader says
The weather is nice and that means public works departments across the county are trying to make good use of it by embarking on projects aimed at making it easier for us to get from point A to point B. … Continue reading
Keeping in touch with transportation issues via Facebook
Many agencies are turning to social media to keep the public informed about the projects they are working on and programs offered, as well as solicit public input. Below are just a few of the agencies Street Smarts has “liked” … Continue reading
Posted in Caltrans, Community Traffic Safety Coalition, consumer affairs, DMV, driver education, Driver safety, Office of Traffic Safety, Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission, Uncategorized
Tagged consumer affairs, driver education, Driver safety, social media, transportation
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