RTC Regional Transportation Commission · Thursday, October 1, 2026, 9:00 AM · Item 14 · Consent Agenda
MinorTransportation & traffic, Environment & climate
Support letters for city planning grant and Metro bus funding bids
In plain English
The commission would accept letters backing the City of Santa Cruz's state planning grant application and two federal funding requests by Santa Cruz Metro, including a new hydrogen bus operations and maintenance facility in Watsonville.
Official wording
Accept letters from RTC committees and staff to other agencies a. Letter to City of Santa Cruz for support for the City of Santa Cruz’s Caltrans Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant Application b. Letter to the Honorable Sean Duffy, U.S. Department of Transportation for support of the Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District’s application for the Buses and Bus Facilities and Low or No Emission Competitive Funding Programs c. Letter to the Honorable Sean Duffy, U.S. Department of Transportation for support of the Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District’s application for funding to construct a new operations and maintenance facility in Watsonville to accommodate METRO’s new hydrogen bus fleet.
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