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Livingston council prioritizes Winton Parkway rehab, delays transit center funding to speed regional projects
Summary
The City of Livingston voted unanimously to prioritize Winton Parkway rehabilitation as its top Measure V regional request, pushing the transit-center allocation to later years to free near-term funding. MCAG staff warned countywide requests exceed available near-term capacity.
The Livingston City Council on Jan. 6 voted 4-0 to prioritize three Measure V requests from the city and to shift the city’s Measure V transit allocation to a later programming year to create capacity for immediate construction needs.
MCAG Executive Director Stacy Guzman told the council Measure V, a half-cent countywide transportation sales tax passed by voters in 2016, has generated $191 million since inception and is split roughly 50% for local jurisdiction needs and 44% for regional projects. Guzman said Livingston’s total Measure V allocation is about $11.6 million, with approximately $4 million classified as local funds and about $7.4 million from East Side regional programming.
Guzman described three projects the city submitted for regional programming: additional funding to extend the Winton Parkway rehabilitation project (requesting an additional $1.4 million), a North Main Street rehabilitation (total construction around $3.5–3.8 million in today’s dollars, plus a smaller planning/PSR amount), and a Main & Davis Street signal reconfiguration PSR (about $225,000). She cautioned the countywide programming update estimates roughly $14 million available over two years but received nearly $20 million in requests, so jurisdictions must prioritize projects and pursue leveraged grants.
“Fifty percent of the measure is direct local funding; the regional pot is intended for the big, complex corridor projects,” Guzman said. She recommended advancing the Winton Parkway rehab (an existing, already-programmed project) and moving the transit center line item to later years so the city can request $1.4 million sooner to expand the Winton scope while preserving the transit commitment for grant-match opportunities in 2029–2030.
Councilmembers discussed bond financing for shovel-ready projects, grant-match strategies and potential impacts on the ACE train planning timeline. After discussion, Councilmember O’Paugh moved to prioritize Winton Parkway as No. 1, North Main Street rehab No. 2, and Main & Davis signal reconfiguration No. 3, and to request that staff present the priorities at the East Side regional committee on Jan. 12; the motion passed 4-0.
What happens next: staff will present Livingston’s prioritized list to the East Side regional projects committee on Jan. 12; the committee will make recommendations to the MCAG board, which programs and commits Measure V regional funds. The city will also explore grant and bonding options to leverage Measure V allocations.
