Adoption of the Consolidated Grants Program and Regional Transportation Improvement Program

Following consideration of public and advisory committee input, the Commission adopted the 2025 Consolidated Grants Program and the 2026 Regional Transportation Improvement Program (RTIP), approving road, bike, pedestrian and transit projects to receive the region’s anticipated formula share of certain state and federal funds totaling approximately $15 million. RTC staff used metrics to evaluate the projects that align with regional, state, and federal goals in the areas of access, safety, infrastructure condition, system performance and reliability, sustainability, resiliency, health, equity, and deliverability.

Projects that received funding include:

• Coastal Rail Trail Segments 8-9 and 10-11

• Multimodal Projects on Soquel Drive, Freedom Blvd, and Bay Ave in Capitola

• Santa Cruz METRO 90X express bus service between Santa Cruz and Watsonville using the new red

bus-only shoulders on Highway 1

• Pavement maintenance, roadway rehabilitation and traffic calming projects on local roads

throughout the county

• New and upgraded bike/pedestrian facilities projects in Capitola, Scotts Valley, and Watsonville

RTC Documents are here:

https://www.sccrtc.org/meetings/regional-transportation-commission/agendas/

Original video is here:

https://youtu.be/J4cE6Pz_U54?si=twHZsN6hTylIiwXY