City of Albuquerque - File #: R-15-152

• File #: R-15-152
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 1/5/2015
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 3/2/2015
• Enactment date: 3/17/2015
• Enactment #: R-2015-024
• Title: Adopting The September 2014 Downtown Walkability Analysis As A City Policy For Prioritizing Multi-Modal Improvements In The Downtown Area (Benton)
• Sponsors: Isaac Benton

Date	Action By	Action	Result
3/17/2015	City Clerk	Published
3/13/2015	Mayor	Signed by the Mayor
3/10/2015	City Council	Sent to Mayor for Signature
3/2/2015	City Council	Passed	Pass
2/18/2015	City Council	Accepted with a Recommendation Do Pass
2/11/2015	Land Use, Planning, and Zoning Committee	Sent to Council with a recommendation of Do Pass	Pass
1/5/2015	City Council	Introduced and Referred
1/5/2015	President	Referred

CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY-FIRST COUNCIL


COUNCIL BILL NO. R-15-152 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________

SPONSORED BY: Isaac Benton


RESOLUTION
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Adopting The September 2014 Downtown Walkability Analysis As A City Policy For Prioritizing Multi-Modal Improvements In The Downtown Area (Benton)
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ADOPTING THE SEPTEMBER 2014 DOWNTOWN WALKABILITY ANALYSIS AS A CITY POLICY FOR PRIORITIZING MULTI-MODAL IMPROVEMENTS IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA.
WHEREAS, the City Council in early 2014 commissioned Jeff Speck, a nationally-known urban planner, designer and author, to study the overall walkability of the city's core and make recommendations for pedestrian, bicycle and traffic improvements that could be implemented there; and
WHEREAS, this study involved close coordination and dialogue with relevant city agencies and stakeholder groups, including the Department of Municipal Development, ABQ Ride, Downtown residents and business owners, and revitalization leaders; and
WHEREAS, the report makes recommendations for vehicle lane reconfigurations, bicycle facilities, roadway realignments and sidewalk improvements that could improve circulation and livability in Downtown; and
WHEREAS, the report also makes policy recommendations aimed at encouraging the continued revitalization and redevelopment of the area and addressing challenges such as parking, safety and street trees; and
WHEREAS, these recommendations include many that could be implemented inexpensively during already-scheduled roadway maintenance and small improvement projects, such as restriping lanes and enhancing signalization, and others that warrant further consideration and/or prioritization of funding, such as providing at-grade pedestrian and/or traffic crossings over the railroad tracks for some east-west streets, conversion of one-way streets to two-way facilities, and reducing vehicle lanes to calm traffic on major thoroughfares; and ...