Fiscal Note
This Resolution accepts a planning study document. Staff resources from the Department of Planning & Community & Economic Development, Traffic Engineering, City Engineering and Parks Division may be necessary to provide support for future planning and/or engineering work on specific elements recommended in the planning study document. Any future expenditure associated with implementation of specific project elements will require further Council approval.
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Accepting the South Capitol Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) District Planning Study Final Report, Executive Summary (Report of the South Capitol District Planning Committee) and the recommendations contained within.
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WHEREAS the South Capitol TOD District Planning Study evaluated transit-oriented development planning (building upon the Downtown Plan recommendations); site evaluations for an intermodal transit terminal, evaluation of supporting bicycle, pedestrian and roadway facilities in the South Capitol TOD district, including the lakeshore bicycle/pedestrian path, pedestrian crossings of John Nolen Drive (to access Law Park and Lake Monona); intersection improvements (at John Nolen/Williamson, John Nolen/Broom and John Nolen/North Shore) and potential modifications to Wilson Street; and,
WHEREAS throughout the planning process, the South Capitol District Planning Committee provided oversight of the study process, City staff and the consultant team's work; the Committee guided the study's citizen participation process; and
WHEREAS the Kimley-Horn consultant team developed numerous planning and design alternatives for the various SCTOD project elements; and the South Capitol District Planning Committee reviewed these alternatives, with extensive public/stakeholder input provided during the course of the project; the Committee has developed numerous recommendations to the Mayor and the Common Council on the consultant's report and follow up actions that may be needed, including:
- Further detailed study and planning for an intermodal transit center;
- Engineering of a Wilson Street concept plan;
- Implementation of lakeshore bicycle/pedestrian path enhancements;
- Feasibility analysis of the identified bridge concepts (with potential for further evaluation as part of a future Law Park Master Plan process); and,
- Next steps for implementing key intersection recommendations.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor and Common Council accepts the South Capitol Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) District Planning Study Final Report, Executive Summary (Report of the South Capitol District Planning Committee) and the recommendations contained within.