Are Our Projects Moving?
Every project begins with a plan. Communities spend time and money creating engineering reports, master plans, feasibility studies, and capital improvement plans. Those documents should become roadmaps, not shelves of forgotten reports. This page follows major public projects from adoption to implementation using the City's own published timelines.
How to Read This Page
Each project follows the same format.
Planning & Development
When the project was being researched, developed, or considered before formal adoption.
When the project or plan became official.
Plan Adopted
Published Timeline
What the City said would happen next.
Current Status
Based only on publicly available documents.
Accountability Questions
Questions that naturally arise from comparing the adopted timeline with current public information.
Project Status Key
🟢 Completed
Project milestone has been completed or officially adopted.
🟡 In Progress
Work has begun or is actively underway based on publicly available information.
⚪ No Public Progress
No public evidence has been identified that work has started or advanced.
Project status is based on publicly available documents, commission meetings, staff reports, published updates, and official records. Statuses are updated as new information becomes available.
Project One: Downtown Master Plan
Status: 🟡 Early Implementation
Plan Adopted: September 3, 2024.
The Promise
The Downtown Master Plan states that it will prioritize future public improvements and investments, provide a framework for implementation, and guide Downtown development over the next 10 to 15 years.
Published Timeline
🟢
2024 – 🟢 Plan adopted; 🟢 Community engagement completed; 🟢 Housing Study completed; 🟢 Parking Study completed
🟡
Years 1–2 (2025–2026) – The Implementation Action Plan identifies a number of early implementation items, including parking management, regulatory tools, streetscape improvements, and wayfinding initiatives.
Early Implementation Table
Early Implementation Item
Parking Management
Regulatory Tools
Wayfinding & Gateways
Streetscape Improvements
Planned Phase
Years 1–2
Years 1–2
Years 1–2
Years 1–2
Current Public Status
⚪
🟡
⚪
⚪
Accountability Clock
Plan Adopted: September 2024
Current Year: 2026
Implementation Window: Years 1–2
Accountability Questions
- Which Year 1 priorities have been completed?
- Has the City published an annual implementation report?
- Has the implementation schedule changed?
- Which projects remain on schedule?
Did You Know?
The Downtown Master Plan identifies parking management as an important part of improving downtown access. One option that has been proposed is replacing the current two-hour parking restriction with modern self-pay parking kiosks.
Under this approach, visitors could continue parking for free for a short visit, while those who need additional time could simply pay to remain in their space. Rather than moving vehicles every two hours, the system would generate revenue that could help pay for the equipment, support downtown improvements, and potentially reduce or reassign staff time currently devoted to parking enforcement.
Modern solar-powered pay stations typically cost $6,000 to $10,000 each, avoid expensive electrical installation, and can manage dozens of parking spaces from a single kiosk.
If it aligns with the Downtown Master Plan and has the potential to improve convenience while generating additional revenue, why hasn't it been explored further or presented to the City Commission as a policy option for public discussion?
The Bottom Line
The City has completed the planning phase. The next step is helping residents understand which implementation priorities have begun and how progress is being reported.
Railroad Crossing
🟡 Planning Phase
Stormwater Utility
🟡 Planning Complete
Downtown Master Plan
🟡 Early Implementation
Parks Master Plan
🟡 Implementation Beginning
How to Read This Page
Each project follows the same format. This standardized reporting structure ensures direct comparison between published promises and documented reality.
Plan Adopted
When the project or plan became official.
Published Timeline
What the City said would happen next.
Current Status
Based only on publicly available documents.
Accountability Questions
Questions arising from comparing adopted timelines with reality.
Project Two: Stormwater Utility
Status: 🟡 Planning Complete
Plan Adopted: Stormwater Utility Feasibility Study, September 2024.
The Promise
The feasibility study concludes that Livingston's stormwater system faces aging infrastructure, deferred maintenance, flooding challenges, and lacks a dedicated funding source. It evaluates whether creating a Stormwater Utility is the right long-term solution and recommends options for funding, staffing, reserves, and capital improvements.
Completed Planning
Published Timeline & Progress
Asset inventory
✔
Population projections
✔
Feasibility Study
🟢
Capital Improvement Plan
🟢
Revenue Plan
🟢
Utility Structure
🟡
Capital Projects
🟡
Long-Term Reporting
⚪
Revenue analysis
✔
Utility rate options
✔
Equipment plan
✔
Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan
✔
Reserve recommendations
✔
Operating budget
✔
Utility implementation options
✔
Future Milestones
2025
Initial capital projects
2026–2029
Five-Year Capital Improvement Program
Beyond
Additional long-term capital projects
Accountability Questions
Bottom Line
The planning work is largely complete. The focus now shifts from planning to implementation.
- Which recommendations have been adopted?
- Which capital projects have started?
- Has the utility structure been finalized?
- Is the City reporting annual progress?
Project Three: Railroad Crossing
Status: 🟡 Planning
The Stormwater Utility Feasibility Study identifies a Railroad Crossing project within its Capital Improvement Plan and Five-Year Capital Improvement Program. The February 3, 2026 commission discussion also addressed funding available for alternatives analysis.
What does "Railroad Crossing" mean?
The term railroad crossing can mean different things to different people. Some residents understand it to mean a new roadway connecting the north and south sides of Livingston, while others use it to describe infrastructure improvements associated with the City's stormwater planning. Understanding how the term has been used in official documents is important when evaluating the project's progress. Read our blog for a deeper look at the history, documents, and public discussions surrounding this project.
Published Timeline
2023
Stormwater Preliminary Engineering Report – Railroad Crossing identified – 🟢
2024
Stormwater Utility Feasibility Study – Railroad Crossing remains in Capital Improvement Plan – 🟢
2026
Alternatives analysis discussed – 🟡
Future
Construction – ⚪
Project Scorecard
Planning
🟢
Engineering Studies
🟢
Funding Discussion
🟢
Final Design
⚪
Construction Funding
⚪
Construction
⚪
Accountability Questions
- Has a preferred alternative been selected?
- Has final engineering begun?
- Has construction funding been secured?
- What is the next public milestone?
The Bottom Line
Planning has occurred over multiple years. The next publicly visible milestones are final design, funding, and construction.
Project Four: Parks System Master Plan
Status: 🟡 Implementation Beginning
Plan Adopted: November 2025
The Promise
The Parks System Master Plan establishes a 10–15 year roadmap for improving Livingston's parks through prioritized investments, facility upgrades, trail connectivity, and implementation planning.
✔ TOP PRIORITY
Walking and hiking trails
✔ TOP PRIORITY
Paved bike trails
✔ TOP PRIORITY
Indoor walking running track
* Residents also identified connectivity, maintenance, and additional indoor recreation as major priorities.
Completed Planning
Plan readiness checklist based on November 2025 deliverables.
✔ Community survey
✔ Facility assessment
✔ Level of Service analysis
✔ Gap analysis
✔ Action Plan
✔ Cost estimates
✔ Individual park concepts
Accountability Clock
Plan Adopted: November 2025
Current Year: 2026
Current Phase: Beginning Implementation
Accountability Questions
Bottom Line
The Parks Master Plan provides a detailed roadmap. Future updates should allow residents to follow implementation over time.
• Which park projects have received funding?
• Which trail improvements have begun?
• Which recommendations are scheduled first?
• Will annual implementation updates be published?
Questions We're Following
Has the City published implementation updates?
Which recommendations have been completed?
Where can residents track progress?
Are projects following the published timelines?
What is the next milestone for each project?
Methodology
This page compares adopted plans with publicly available implementation information. Projects are evaluated using the City's own documents. No project is labeled complete unless supported by public records. No project is labeled behind schedule unless the adopted documents establish a timeline that has passed without documented completion. Questions are presented where additional public reporting would help residents understand implementation.