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Council hears proposal for railroad‑crossing cameras and public live feed
Summary
Staff proposed $55,000 to install cameras at railroad crossings, funded from capital transfers, to give the public live views of crossing status; council asked about AI prediction possibilities and data collection to spot trends in closure timing.
Heidi proposed allocating $55,000 from capital transfers for railroad‑crossing cameras to provide near‑real‑time visibility of closures and delays. "That will be funded by a transfer from our capital projects fund into our streets fund," she said, explaining the cameras would let the public check crossing status on devices.
Council members asked whether AI could provide predictive warnings; Ken and others said data collection and trend analysis (several months) would be a first step and that Union Pacific will not typically provide a schedule for long train stacks. Staff agreed to explore data collection and coordination with regional systems.
