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Livingston staff: survey shows majority support for new grade‑separated rail crossing; commissioners direct alternatives analysis
Summary
City staff told the Livingston City Commission that 302 residents responded to a survey about rail crossings and that building a new grade‑separated crossing was the top ranked option (63%); commissioners asked for an alternatives analysis and directed staff to pursue near‑term improvements at Bennett Street.
City Manager Dan Gager presented survey results and options for rail crossing improvements and told the Livingston City Commission that residents ranked building a new grade‑separated rail crossing as their top choice.
Gager said the city received 302 survey responses, 218 of which were verified to city addresses, and that "63% of respondents ranked pursuing a new grade separated crossing as their top rank." He added that respondents north of the tracks favored a new crossing at higher rates (about 68% among verified north‑of‑tracks responders) while some south‑of‑tracks quadrants preferred improving existing crossings when ranked by point scoring.
The presentation reviewed the local history and funding context: a 2008 voter‑approved temporary levy was collected and used for design work and an acquisition; a 2021 ballot measure for $20 million in general obligation bonds to construct a grade separation was rejected. Gager said…
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