City of Madison - File #: 29013

• File #: 29013
• Version: 2
• Name: Accepting the N. Sherman Avenue Transportation Study report, implementing the recommendations in the report and providing the funding to do so.
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 2/4/2013
• In control: PEDESTRIAN/BICYCLE/MOTOR VEHICLE COMMISSION (ended 6/2018)
• On agenda: 3/5/2013
• Final action: 3/5/2013
• Enactment date: 3/6/2013
• Enactment #: RES-13-00167
• Title: Accepting the N. Sherman Avenue Transportation Study report, implementing the recommendations in the report and providing the funding to do so by amending the 2013 adopted City operating budget to appropriate $100,000 from the Contingent Reserve.
• Sponsors: Satya V. Rhodes-Conway, Lauren Cnare, Marsha A. Rummel, Brian L. Solomon, Shiva Bidar, Chris Schmidt, Scott J. Resnick, Larry Palm, Michael E. Verveer, Mark Clear, Anita Weier, Steve King, Sue Ellingson

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
3/5/2013	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Adopt With Amendment(s)	Pass
2/27/2013	1	PEDESTRIAN/BICYCLE/MOTOR VEHICLE COMMISSION (ended 6/2018)	RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL TO ADOPT (15 VOTES REQUIRED) - REPORT OF OFFICER	Pass
2/21/2013	1	LONG RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING COMMITTEE (ended 6/2018)	Return to Lead with the Recommendation for Approval	Pass
2/20/2013	1	BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS	Return to Lead with the Recommendation for Approval	Pass
2/18/2013	1	BOARD OF ESTIMATES (ended 4/2017)	Return to Lead with the Recommendation for Approval	Pass
2/6/2013	1	PEDESTRIAN/BICYCLE/MOTOR VEHICLE COMMISSION (ended 6/2018)	Refer
2/6/2013	1	PEDESTRIAN/BICYCLE/MOTOR VEHICLE COMMISSION (ended 6/2018)	Refer
2/6/2013	1	PEDESTRIAN/BICYCLE/MOTOR VEHICLE COMMISSION (ended 6/2018)	Refer
2/5/2013	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Refer	Pass
2/4/2013	1	Council Office	Referred for Introduction

Fiscal Note
Funds are available in the Contingent Reserve for this $100,000 appropriation for Sherman Avenue improvements, administered by the Traffic Engineering agency. The current uncommitted balance of the Contingent Reserve is $1,138,660, which would be reduced by an additional $100,000 upon the adoption of this budget amendment.
Title
Accepting the N. Sherman Avenue Transportation Study report, implementing the recommendations in the report and providing the funding to do so by amending the 2013 adopted City operating budget to appropriate $100,000 from the Contingent Reserve.
Body
WHEREAS, N. Sherman Avenue is a standard arterial street serving Madison’s Northside and carrying between 15,000 to 17,000 vehicles per average weekday and an estimated 447 bicycles and 321 pedestrians per day; and

WHEREAS, all neighborhoods adjacent to N. Sherman Avenue have expressed concern regarding pedestrian safety in this corridor, and there have been multiple auto/pedestrian crashes, including fatalities; and

WHEREAS, N. Sherman Avenue is a subject of frequent complaints of speeding traffic and motorists failing to yield to both pedestrians and bicyclists desiring to cross the corridor; and

WHEREAS, the Northside is underserved with bicycling facilities, and off-road bicycle path projects, while supported by the City, cannot move forward at this time due to lack of site control; and

WHEREAS, the City desires to improve facilities for pedestrians and bicyclists in this area and to reduce some of the negative impacts of high speed arterial traffic; and

WHEREAS, N. Sherman Avenue is a centrally located transportation corridor ideal for providing access to adjoining neighborhoods and businesses; and

WHEREAS, several neighborhood plans have identified N. Sherman Avenue as a barrier to safe and convenient pedestrian and bicycle travel; and

WHEREAS, the Traffic Engineering and City Engineering Divisions were directed to assist District 12 Alder Rhodes-Conway in...