The Coast Rail Coordinating Council (CRCC) is a multi-agency advisory and planning organization focused on improving the rail corridor between Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area along the California Central Coast. Members of the Council include all regional transportation planning agencies along the Central Coast – all of which have a strong interest in improving rail service and the rail infrastructure along the Central Coast’s portion of the California Coast Passenger Rail Corridor.
The CRCC working group met via videoconference on January 20, 2023 and discussed legislative issues and grant applications. The next Policy Committee meeting is tentatively scheduled for February 24, 2023 via videoconference. Attached is the updated meeting schedule.
Meanwhile, TAMC staff is coordinating a trip for the Rail Policy Committee, the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission (SCCRTC), and Caltrans District 5 staff to tour the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) system in late March. The SMART map and train schedule are online as web attachments.
Tentatively, the plan is to head up to San Rafael the morning of Thursday, March 30, ride the train and tour the Rail Operations Center on Thursday afternoon, stay overnight in San Rafael, and return on Friday, March 31. Note that Friday is a state holiday, Cesar Chavez day.
Both TAMC and SCCRTC are submitting Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program applications related to the Pajaro train station and the Santa Cruz branch line, respectively. Applications are due February 10 and awards will be announced in April.
Staff will provide an update at the meeting on all activities.