Fiscal Note
There is no fiscal impact associated with the adoption of this resolution. However, implementing specific projects may have fiscal impacts in the future and will require Common Council approval at that time.
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Reaffirming the City’s commitment to Complete Streets and directing staff of various agencies including but not limited to Planning & Development, City Engineering, Traffic Engineering and Metro to follow to the extent possible Complete Streets concepts for all new developments, redevelopments, and street reconstruction projects.
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Complete Streets is a national movement to ensure that streets are designed to enable safe access for all users, pedestrians, bicyclists, motorists and transit riders, of all ages and abilities, to be able to move safely along and across the street. Governmental units at all levels, from local to national, have been adopting Complete Streets resolutions, policies and ordinances of varying types. Madison has a long history of following complete streets concepts without naming these as such. This resolution reaffirms the city’s commitment to these concepts.
WHEREAS, the Platinum Bicycling City Planning Committee’s report Making Madison the Best City in the Country for Bicycling, adopted by the Common Council on April 8, 2008, recommends that the City adopt a Complete Streets Resolution; and
WHEREAS, the city’s adopted Bicycle Transportation Plan, Pedestrian Transportation Plan, and Comprehensive Plan already include complete streets concepts, goals, policies and objectives; and
WHEREAS, the Madison Area Metropolitan Planning Organization’s Regional Transportation Plan 2030 for the Madison Metropolitan Area and Dane County includes complete streets concepts in its goals and policy objectives; and
WHEREAS, the Wisconsin State Statutes includes Complete Streets language in 84.01(35); and
WHEREAS, Complete Streets concepts include sidewalks and curb ramps for pedestrians, bike lanes, accessible bus st...
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