Baltimore City Council
File #: 14-0152R    Version: 0 Name: Revisiting Mayor and City Council Resolution 09-0433 - Street and Transportation Projects - Complete Streets
Type: City Council Resolution Status: Adopted
File created: 3/10/2014 In control: Land Use & Transportation Committee
On agenda: Final action: 4/28/2014
Enactment #:
Title: Revisiting Mayor and City Council Resolution 09-0433 - Street and Transportation Projects - Complete Streets FOR the purpose of calling on the Department of Transportation and the Department of Planning to appear before the City Council to discuss the status and application of "Complete Streets" principles to the planning, design, and construction of all new City transportation improvement projects.
Sponsors: Mary Pat Clarke, President Young, Helen L. Holton, Carl Stokes, James B. Kraft, Brandon M. Scott, Bill Henry, Sharon Green Middleton, Warren Branch, Edward Reisinger, William H. Cole, IV, Nick Mosby
Indexes: Resolution
Attachments: 1. 14-0152R - 1st Reader.pdf, 2. Transportation - 14-0152R.pdf, 3. Planning - 14-0152R.pdf, 4. 14-0152R - Adopted.pdf
* WARNING: THIS IS AN UNOFFICIAL, INTRODUCTORY COPY OF THE BILL.
THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
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      CITY OF BALTIMORE
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Introduced by: Councilmember Clarke
                                                                                                                                                           
 
 
 
      A RESOLUTION ENTITLED
 
A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
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Revisiting Mayor and City Council Resolution 09-0433 - Street and Transportation Projects - Complete Streets
 
FOR the purpose of calling on the Department of Transportation and the Department of Planning to appear before the City Council to discuss the status and application of "Complete Streets" principles to the planning, design, and construction of all new City transportation improvement projects.
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   WHEREAS, The Mayor and City Council adopted Resolution 090433 "Street and Transportation Projects  Complete Streets" on November, 22, 2010, directing that the Department of Transportation and the Department of Planning plan for, design, and construct all new City transportation improvement projects to provide appropriate accommodations for pedestrians, bicyclists, transit riders, motorists, and persons of all abilities, while promoting safe operation for all users.
 
  WHEREAS, the Department of Transportation was required by City Council Resolution 090433 "Street and Transportation Projects  Complete Streets" to provide annual reports on the implementation of Complete Streets principles.
 
  WHEREAS, the Department of Transportation was directed to incorporate Complete Streets principles, as applicable, into all Department plans, manuals, rules, regulations, and programs.
 
  WHEREAS, Complete Streets may be achieved through single projects or incrementally through a series of smaller improvements over time, and it is the Mayor and City Council's intent that all sources of transportation funding be drawn on to implement Complete Streets.
 
  WHEREAS, the Department of Transportation was directed to report to the Mayor and City Council annually, on the anniversary of the effective date of Mayor and City Council Resolution 090433 , on the Department's progress towards implementing Complete Streets throughout Baltimore.  Reports were to incorporate performance measures established to gauge how well streets are serving all users.
 
 
 
  NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE, that the Council calls on the City agencies concerned with Complete Streets in Baltimore to appear before the City Council to discuss the status and application of "Complete Streets" principles to the planning, design, and construction of all new City transportation improvement projects.  
   
   AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be sent to the Mayor, the Department of Transportation, the Planning Commission, and the Mayor's Legislative Liaison to the City Council.
 
 
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