Transportation Sustainability Trends
Tracking trends in transportation allows for a better understanding of where we are succeeding in advancing our transportation sustainability goals and where we are falling short. The following transportation goals related to the environment, economy and healthy communities have been developed for the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Plan and are the basis for the data that is being compiled.
GOAL 1. Improve people’s access to jobs, schools, health care and other regular needs in ways that improve health, reduce pollution and retain money in the local economy.
GOAL 2. Reduce transportation related fatalities and injuries for all transportation modes.
GOAL 3. Deliver access and safety improvements cost effectively, within available revenues, equitably and responsive to the needs of all users of the transportation system, and beneficially for the natural environment.
Santa Cruz County Traffic Counts
Santa Cruz County Average Daily TrafficPDF Download
Capitola, Soquel and Aptos Average Daily TrafficPDF Download
Santa Cruz and Live Oak Average Daily TrafficPDF Download
Scotts Valley and Felton Average Daily TrafficPDF Download
Watsonville Average Daily TrafficPDF Download
Commute Patterns
Mode Share
American Community Survey 2015-19. *High margin of error for smallest cities.
Safety
2030 and 2045 values are GOALS from the 2045 Regional Transportation Plan
*2019 and 2020 data is provisional. Provisional crash data is typically 95-99% complete.
Source: Transportation Injury Mapping System
All roads in Santa Cruz County. 2021 provisional data. Provisional crash data is typically 95-99% complete.
RTC Contact
Tommy Travers
Transportation Planner
info@sccrtc.org
(831) 460-3200