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Planning study finds elevated track over Vista Transit Center preferred; next phases need major funding
Summary
A planning study funded through an FTA grant and administered by NCTD identifies raising the Sprinter tracks (an aerial-track alternative) over the Vista Transit Center area as the preferred grade-separation option but warns that feasibility, environmental review and design remain to be funded.
City staff presented a Federal Transit Administration-supported planning study that evaluated alternatives to separate Sprinter rail operations from vehicle traffic at the Vista Transit Center area, including crossings at Vista Village Drive and Main Street. The study was funded through an FTA grant administered by North County Transit District (NCTD) under an MOU with the city and used a consultant to advance three refined alternatives: an aerial track (raising the rail), a track trench and an aerial roadway. The study evaluated traffic, transit operations, emergency-response impacts, pedestrian and bicycle circulation, utilities and community impacts and incorporated public outreach workshops.
Staff said the planning-level evaluation…
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