Who We Are:
The Campaign for Sensible Transportation is a group of individuals and organizations focused on Santa Cruz County transportation policies and issues.
Our Mission: To promote a balanced, sustainable transportation system that serves all members of our community, without causing increased air and noise pollution and without degrading the aesthetic quality of our surroundings.
The Campaign was formed in June, 2001. Our current co-chairs are Paul Elerick and Peter Scott, and our current Treasurer is Spike Alper.
Organizations currently participating in the Campaign include the Aptos Neighbors Board of Directors, Sierra Club, Friends of the Rail & Trail, Mission: Pedestrian, the Santa Cruz Friends Meeting, Santa Cruz PRT, People Power, and the Watsonville Brown Berets.
We have these goals:
- To convince our decision makers of the value of a variety of transportation modes, including bus, rail, bicycle, pedestrian and car, so as to provide a balanced, workable system that serves all county residents, reduces our dependence on the automobile and reduces greenhouse gas emissions.
- To educate our community on the ineffectiveness of highway widening as a method for reducing traffic congestion.
- To educate our community about the financial, environmental and societal costs of highway widening.
- To promote alternatives to the widening of Highway 1 by researching and publicizing the practical merits of various transportation modes.
To accomplish our goals, we need your support and participation. Please consider supporting us. Just visit this page and fill in the blanks.
For more information, or to send us your comments, or to join or donate to the Campaign, just click on the support the campaign button at the left. Alternatively, you may write to us:
The Campaign for Sensible Transportation
P.O. Box 7927, Santa Cruz, CA 95061,
or call Co-chair Paul Elerick at (831) 688-2304, or send an email, either to staff@sensibletransportation.org, or directly to one of our co-chairs: Paul Elerick or Peter Scott.