Santa Cruz: Rail Cleanup and Art Day - Sunday 27th

A message from Transition Santa Cruz and Rail to Trail:

A friendly reminder that this Sunday, the 27th, is the Rail Cleanup and Art Day. Transition Santa Cruz has organized a mural painting, fun for the whole family, to augment the cleanup activities that will be taking place. Note the new timing: Mural painting at 9:30, cleanup starting at 1 PM. To do art with your visions of a people's rail corridor, come with painting clothes and paint brushes if you have them. Meet near California and Bay at the entrance to Neary's Lagoon Park. Remember, this event has been organized both for fun and to encourage the purchase of the rail corridor, one of our best bets for sustainable transportation in Santa Cruz County. The 1:00 cleanup event will start at two locations: 1. On the east side of the San Lorenzo River Trestle 2. At the Bike Station in Aptos Village Wear closed toe shoes and gloves. Please bring garbage bags if you have them, and of course, art supplies! For more information on the cleanup, contact People Power at 425-0665. For more info on making Art at the event, contact Christi at 459-7950.

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Rails to Trails (update)

The Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) is about to start a public hearing process on whether they should buy the rail right of way (Watsonville to Davenport, RTC background, Campaign for Sensible Transportation background).

There’s a People Power and Friends of the Rail Trail joint meeting on Thursday, Aug 27 at 7pm to plan the advocacy campaign, at People Power, 703 Pacific Ave., across from Kinko’s parking lot.