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Santa Cruz METRO Planning Department works to ensure that transit service is made available to as many Santa Cruz County residence as possible. Santa Cruz METRO combines ridership data, on-board survey data, and county-wide demographic data to analyze the most (and least) productive transit corridors in the county and designs service accordingly. Additionally, Santa Cruz METRO partners with the Regional Transportation Commission(SCCRTC), the Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments(AMBAG), UC Santa Cruz Transportation and Parking Services (TAPS), the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority(VTA), as well as other County and Local municipalities, and many others in overall transportation improvement planning.
Designing transit service in Santa Cruz County provides challenges that are unique compared to the vast majority of the Nation's transit networks. The mixture of rural and urban areas along with the dynamic geography, topographical landscape, and the diverse needs of our community are just some of these challenges that Santa Cruz METRO faces when planning transit service.
Santa Cruz METRO is always looking for new ideas on how to improve our system to meet the needs of the community. We encourage the members of our community to submit suggestions through the Customer Service Report feature or write to Santa Cruz METRO 110 Vernon St., Santa Cruz, CA 95060 Attn: Planning. Fall 2011 Service ReductionDue to declining sales tax and and other non-fare revenue sources, Santa Cruz METRO is forced into pursuing reductions in transit service to a finically sustainable level by Fall 2011. On April 22, 2011, Santa Cruz METRO's Board of Directors reviewed a service plan that reduces transit service by 12% while maintaining as much geographical coverage as possible. Update: On June 24th, 2011, Santa Cruz METRO's Board of Directors approved an 8.2% service reduction plan. Please see the information below for the details of this plan. Upcoming Service ChangesService Performance
Published Transit Plans & Studies
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