In November 2016, Santa Cruz County voters approved Measure D, a 1/2 cent sales tax to fund transportation projects including Highway 1 bike and pedestrian bridges at Chanticleer and Mar Vista Drive, road repairs, Coastal Rail Trail design, review, and construction, and a Highway 17 wildlife crossing. Additionally, each jurisdiction will receive discretionary funds to repair and maintain roads as well as implement bike and pedestrian projects.
Bike Santa Cruz County will work to ensure cyclists needs are met, but we need your input. Below is a list of projects we believe to be top priorities in each jurisdiction. Please review each project list, and complete the survey at the bottom of the page. Your feedback is crucial to serving the community. Thank you!
Measure D Neighborhood Funds: Project Priorities
Scotts Valley
- Intersection improvements at Scotts Valley Drive and Glenwood Drive
- Protected bike lane pilot on Scotts Valley Drive
- Glen Canyon and Green Hills shoulder upgrades
- Budget for bike parking installations
Watsonville
- Protected bike lanes on Freedom Blvd.
- Pave slough trails
- Add signage and access ramps to levee trails
- Pajaro Valley HS Connector Trail
- Green lane treatment pilot program
- Greenway Route Program for Safe Routes to Schools
- Budget for bike parking installations
Santa Cruz
- Increase budget for bike parking installations
- Segment 7 of the Coastal Rail Trail
- Bay Corridor specifically Lower Bay
- Trestle Bridge improvements
- Water Street Corridor improvements
- Green lane treatments at Soquel Avenue and Capitola Road
County of Santa Cruz
Budget for bike parking installations
District 1: Live Oak, Soquel, Soquel Hills
- Fill in bike lane gap on Soquel Drive between Main Street and Robertson Street
- Protected bike lanes on 17th Avenue from Brommer Street to Portola Avenue
- Protected bike lanes on Brommer Street from 7th Avenue to 41st Avenue
District 2: Aptos, Seascape, La Selva, Corralitos, Freedom, Pajaro Dunes
- Green lane treatments at the State Park Drive and Highway 1 interchange
- Protected bike lane pilot program on Soquel Drive from Main Street to Mar Vista Elementary
District 4: Watsonville, Salsipuedes, Aromas
- Repave levee trails, add signage, and improve access points
- Buffered bike lanes on Freedom Blvd. between Corralitos Road and Watsonville City Limits
District 5: Felton, Ben Lomond, Boulder Creek
- Sidewalk or bike path and signage on Cooper Street and Gushee Street
- Sidewalk or bike path and signage on Hwy 9 from Laurel Drive to San Lorenzo HS
Yet to be determined:
- Capitola
- Rail Trail