Please clarify the confusing and ambiguous arguments from both the RTC and Roaring Camp about the “Forced Abandonment” of the railway from Felton to Santa Cruz.
So far, all I’ve read is rhetoric from both sides that conflict with each other. Please provide an impartial evaluation of this situation.
Dennis Tracy
Ben Lomond
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Regional Transportation Director Guy Preston, March 8, 2019, to the California Transportation Commission:
“The RTC is committed to meeting the requirements set by Proposition 116 and CTC Resolutions.”
“The RTC is committed to meeting the requirements set by Proposition 116 and CTC Resolutions.”
“While there have been proposals by some community members and groups to railbank or remove the railroad tracks, in January 2019, after extensive analysis and public input conducted through the Unified Corridor Study, the RTC board unanimously affirmed its commitment to leave the railroad infrastructure in place, maintain freight rail service, and institute high-capacity public transit service.
Worth repeating:
“commitment to leave the railroad infrastructure in place, maintain freight rail service, and institute high-capacity public transit service.”
Mr. Preston needs to bring the commission back into compliance with their commitments to the community and to the state, regardless of the political positions of certain commissioners.