Santa Cruz has a long standing committment to its transit system operated by the Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District (Metro). It needs to be made clear that the existing transit system must ge strengthened in order to function symbiotically with PRT. PRT will bring new levels of ridership to Metro and, without Metro, PRT cannot achieve its needed ridership. This will mean new revenues coming to Metro from PRT as well as the possibility of new investment capital. If Metro and the PRT system are under the same management, this will mean more and better opportunities for transit employment. The Metro Board of Directors as well as its administration will play a key role in securing an effective PRT system

If any State or Federal funding are forthcoming for a Santa Cruz PRT system, the Santa Cruz Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) will likely play a key role.

A Santa Cruz PRT system linking to UCSC will need to cross highway one. As a result, Caltrans will be a part of the planning and approval process.

PRT will need to cross the Union Pacific Railroad tracks, possibly in more than one location. Successful completion of the current negotiations of the Santa Cruz RTC to acquire the Union Pacific would be a very positive development favoring the deployment of PRT. Lacking that acquisition, agreements would need to be reached with Union Pacific for PRT crossings of their tracks. Union Pacific News.