Survey Says: We Want It, And Want It For Free

The Times Call describes some of the results from a Longmont citizen survey today, with a headline caveat of people wanting all sorts of things, until asked to pay. I found the reference to the noise from train horns interesting given our earlier FasTracks discussion: Forty-six percent said the horns are not a problem; 54 percent said they were a minor-to-major issue. Regardless, three-quarters said they would not be willing to increase the city’s streets sales tax to pay for $6 million in crossing improvements to eliminate train horns.

So, we can presume those closest to the rail corridors will demand Council pay for at-grade retrofits at crossings, and Council will have to determine the 1) number of people that truly aggravates and 2) their collective political weight. There's plenty of other places $6million could go to benefit a larger percentage of the city's population. Or it could help pay for LifeBridge infrastructure...