Sponsor
Alderman Morgenroth
Title
Bicycle and Pedestrian Accommodations to WisDOT Project # 2440-09-00
WHEREAS, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) is designing a roadway project on STH 20 (also known as Washington Avenue); the project is to rebuild the roadway from Roosevelt Avenue to West Boulevard;
WHEREAS, this project will be funded in whole or by portion of Wisconsin State or Federal Funding;
WHEREAS, in 2015, Wisconsin Act 55 rescinded much of Wis. Stat. § 84.01(35), which had previously required WisDOT to ensure that bicycle and pedestrian facilities are included in roadway projects;
WHEREAS, Wis. Stat. § 84.01(35)(d) does not allow WisDOT to establish a bikeway or pedestrian way as a part of a new highway construction or reconstruction project unless the governing body of each municipality in which a portion of the project will occur has adopted a resolution authorizing the department to establish the bikeway or pedestrian way;
WHEREAS, the City of Racine has determined that the proposed project at STH 20 (Washington Avenue) from Roosevelt Avenue to West Boulevard should give due consideration to bicyclists and pedestrians in the form of a wider lane eastbound and westbound to accommodate bicyclists and replacement of sidewalk as needed; and
WHEREAS, the City Engineer has determined that bicycle and pedestrian accommodations meet the planning goals for complete streets and has recommended to the Common Council that this project does indeed meet the complete streets goal to provide bicycle and pedestrian facilities within the project.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Common Council for the City of Racine, Wisconsin approves that this project indeed meets the requirements to authorize WisDOT to include bicycle and pedestrian accommodations for the project located at STH 20 (Washington Avenue) from Roosevelt Avenue to West Boulevard and pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 84.01(35)(d)2 authorizes the WisDOT to establish the bikeway a...
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