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File #: 13-1506    Version: Name: 12/16/13 - Non motorized transportation strategy
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 12/16/2013 In control: City Council
On agenda: 12/16/2013 Final action: 12/16/2013
Enactment date: 12/16/2013 Enactment #: R-13-391
Title: Resolution Instructing the City Administrator to Develop a Non-Motorized Transportation Plan Implementation Strategy
Sponsors: Christopher Taylor, Sabra Briere, Margie Teall, Chuck Warpehoski
Attachments: 1. 2013 Update to Non-motorized Transportation Plan 9/10/13
Related files: 13-1140
Title
Resolution Instructing the City Administrator to Develop a Non-Motorized Transportation Plan Implementation Strategy
Body
Whereas, On November 18, 2013, City Council adopted the 2013 Non-Motorized Transportation Plan as an amendment to the City Master Plan;

Whereas, Staff, stakeholders, and the public utilized a robust process to develop the 2013 Update to the Non-Motorized Transportation Plan after years of inquiry, deliberation, and professional analysis;

Whereas, Members of the community have expresses strong support for well-engineered pedestrian midblock crosswalk design;

Whereas, The latest crash statistics show that the majority of pedestrian crashes occur at downtown intersections;

Whereas, The 2013 Update to the Non-Motorized Transportation Plan contains Near-term Recommendations and Long-term Recommendations; and

Whereas, The availability and safety of non-motorized transportation is a fundamental element of the quality of life in Ann Arbor;

RESOLVED, That the City Council directs the City Administrator to report to City Council by January 1, 2014, his plan to enhance and improve traffic enforcement at and around crosswalks;

RESOLVED, That the City Council directs the City Administrator to report to City Council by March 1, 2014, his plan to fund, effect, and otherwise implement the 2013 Update to the Non-Motorized Transportation Plan’s actionable recommendations to improve midblock crosswalks;

RESOLVED, That the City Council directs the City Administrator to report to City Council by April 21, 2014, his plan to fund, effect, and otherwise implement actionable Near-term Recommendations of the 2013 Update to the Non-Motorized Transportation Plan;

RESOLVED, The City Council directs the City Administrator to report to the City Council by March 1, 2014, his plan to direct the City’s traffic engineers to recommend solutions to improve pedestrian safety in downtown;

RESOLVED, That the City Council directs the City Administrator to report to ...

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