"The voters approved improvements to Highway 1; they did not vote to destroy the most beautiful redwood forest alongside the highway, the oak forest under the freeway bridge on Spreckels Drive, or the riparian Aptos Creek under the freeway bridge; the most beautiful part of the scenic highway from Santa Cruz to Moss Landing. Now is the time to step up to stop this whole area from being made to look like a war zone," writes Nick Arreguy in a Guest Commentary. "Alert your social media friends of this issue and tell your elected representatives and the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission to implement a no-build alternative between the north and south train trestles."