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Let’s not call the new rail-trail plan a ‘peace deal’: Paving over rail for 20 years rejects voters’ will

Local activist and yoga instructor Mark Stephens argues that the Koenig–Keeley “peace deal” approved last week by the RTC is not a harmless compromise but a 20-year removal of rail service that effectively kills future commuter rail in Santa Cruz County. He notes that voters overwhelmingly rejected that idea in 2022, when 73% voted against Measure D’s trail-only vision. Stephens warns that paving over tracks would make restoring rail economicall…
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Lookout Local Santa Cruz broke the news in on Sunday, December 7, 2025.
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