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Resolution to Proceed with the Nixon Road Corridor Traffic Study and Amend the FY16 Budget ($200,000.00) (8 Votes Required)
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Whereas, Northeast Ann Arbor Area residents have identified existing Nixon Road corridor traffic congestion and capacity issues and concerns;
Whereas, The City's Land Development Regulations call for plans to be in place for necessary streets or traffic improvements where developments will contribute traffic that will result in Levels of Service (LOS) D, E or F in order for the site plans to be approved;
Whereas, Some/all of the proposed developments (i.e., Nixon Farms North and South, Woodbury Club, NorthSky) will contribute to the Nixon/Dhu Varren/Green Road intersection improvement project, but no additional improvements are proposed and no funding has been identified for the Nixon Road corridor;
Whereas, The Nixon, Green and Dhu Varren Roads Intersection Improvement Study Community Engagement Summary stated that public feedback included concerns regarding inadequate gaps along Nixon Road, and that "the City is considering the broader impacts of the adjacent developments on Nixon Road outside the study area.";
Whereas, On September 8, 2015 Council approved the "Resolution Regarding Nixon Corridor Traffic Study" (R-15-294) to direct the City Administrator to present a plan to reassess the 2018 CIP priority of the study as a 2015/2016 CIP project in order to identify and advance recommended improvements for the corridor;
Whereas, On October 8, 2015 the City Administrator presented a proposed Nixon Corridor Transportation Study report which ranked the Nixon Road Corridor Study third out of the 13 projects in the "Other Transportation" category and outlined, as requested, the scope of work, deliverables, timeline, community engagement plan, estimated study cost and funding source;
Whereas, The study, as directed in Resolution R-15-294, is intended, at a minimum, to include a set of recommendations as well a...
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