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Title
Celebrating the Sesquicentennial of Public Sidewalks in the City of Madison.
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PREAMBLE
In 1855, the Village of Madison adopted a policy of public sidewalks. Prior to that time, according to David Mullenhoff's Madison: A History of the Formative Years, individual property owners were generally responsible for the installation of sidewalks. However, a continuity of sidewalks and the maintenance of those sidewalks was problematic.
In 1957, the City of Madison adopted a subdivision ordinance that required the installation of sidewalks with all new residential developments.
In the mid-1960's, the City of Madison adopted a program for the maintenance and repair of sidewalks, for specific areas rather than the previous method of repairing sidewalks on a complaint basis. In the early 1970's, the City of Madison developed a design for curb cuts which became the standard for the State of Wisconsin. In 1996, the City adopted a 10-year sidewalk repair program for the City of Madison wherein all sidewalks in the City would be inspected and repaired on an established schedule. In September of 1997, the Madison Common Council adopted a Pedestrian Transportation Plan for Madison, Wisconsin.
Sidewalks support the City's multi-modal objective to create a flexible transportation system which provides several alternative modes of travel . . . and minimizes the conflicts among different forms of transportation.
Since the adoption of the pedestrian plan, the City has sponsored several projects to install public sidewalk in order to enhance the transportation system of the City.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Madison hereby celebrates its Sesquicentennial of Public Sidewalks, and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City supports its pedestrian links as an important mode of the Transportation System.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the City reaffirms the Pedestrian Vision as set forth in ...
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