Fiscal Note
Real Estate acquisition costs and staff time not to exceed the estimated $45,500 for this project are available in Acct. No(s):
CS53-58130-810375-00-53W1319 (Land Easement - Easement Acquisition).
CS53-56290-810375-00-53W1319 (Inter-D to CED).
Title
Determining a Public Purpose and Necessity and adopting a Relocation Order for the acquisition of land interests required for the construction and maintenance of the Irwin A. and Robert D. Goodman Path, a new multi-purpose (bicycle and pedestrian) path and on-street bike route from the Capital City path at Marquette Street to the Marsh View path at Highway 30. (6th and 15th AD)
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RELOCATION ORDER OF THE CITY OF MADISON, DANE COUNTY, WISCONSIN
PREAMBLE
On May 1, 2012 the City of Madison Common Council approved Resolution No. RES-12-00279, File No. 25399 which authorized the Mayor and City Clerk to gift and naming rights agreement with the Irwin A and Robert D. Goodman Foundation for construction of a multi-use (bicycle and pedestrian) path connecting the Capital City path at Marquette Street with the Marsh View Path at Highway 30.
This path has long been a priority component of the City’s planned bicycle network, and was formerly identified as the Starkweather East Branch Path. It will serve as an important component of the City’s non-motorized transportation network, providing a safe and direct route connecting large residential areas with the central downtown area and other destinations. The project consists of a combination of separate multi-use path and on-street bike route for a total corridor length of approximately 1.1 miles. The route generally follows the WisDOT-owned rail corridor and the East Branch of Starkweather Creek. This project is considered the first phase of a larger concept that will extend path in this corridor to east of I-39 and ultimately to the City of Sun Prairie.
City Engineering Division has established Engineering Project No. 53W1319 - Goodman Path to construct...
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