SANTA CRUZ COUNTY — The Unified Corridor Investment Study draft Step 2 Scenario Analysis report was recently released by the Regional Transportation Commission.

The study looked at identifying multimodal transportation investments that provide the most effective use of Highway 1, Soquel Avenue/Soquel Drive/Freedom Boulevard, and the Santa Cruz Branch Rail Line.

The study’s draft report, developed by Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. and Strategic Economics, Inc. with input from RTC staff, is primarily organized into two sections:

• The baseline information which presents the existing conditions of the transportation system as evaluated through the performance measures

• The scenario analysis which presents the forecast of the performance measures for a 2035 horizon year for all of the scenarios being evaluated

The RTC will hold two public meetings to get community input on the draft Step 2 scenario analysis and on a preferred scenario for Santa Cruz County’s transportation future. All members of the community are invited to attend these meetings:

• Monday, Oct. 15, 6-7:30 p.m.: Live Oak Elementary School, Multi-Purpose Room, 1916 Capitola Road

• Tuesday, Oct. 16, 6-7:30 p.m.: Watsonville Civic Plaza Community Room A, fourth floor, 275 Main St.

Input can also be emailed to [email protected] or mailed to the RTC at 1523 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz 95062.

A staff recommendation for a preferred scenario, which considers public input, will be presented to the RTC on Nov. 15 at 6 p.m. at the City of Watsonville Council Chambers, 275 Main St., fourth floor. A public hearing will begin at 6:30 p.m. to receive input from members of the public.

The draft Step 2 analysis of the Unified Corridor Investment Study is available on the RTC website at sccrtc.org/ucs.

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