CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY SIXTH COUNCIL
COUNCIL BILL NO. R-25-196 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________
SPONSORED BY: Tammy Fiebelkorn
RESOLUTION
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Taking Measures To Improve Safety For Bicyclists, Pedestrians, And Other Vulnerable Road Users (Fiebelkorn)
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WHEREAS, the City of Albuquerque is moving to amend the Traffic Code to incorporate best practices for protecting vulnerable road users, including bicyclists and pedestrians; and
WHEREAS, the City should lead by example by ensuring City employees who operate motor vehicles are trained to protect vulnerable road users; and
WHEREAS, changes to traffic laws should be accompanied by a comprehensive public education effort to ensure broad awareness and compliance.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL, THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE:
SECTION 1. Improving City Motor Vehicle Operator Instruction Regarding Vulnerable Road Users.
A) The Administration shall review the Training for City Operators Permit program and all other City training courses for individuals authorized to operate motor vehicles to ensure the courses adequately address protecting vulnerable road users.
B) The Administration shall report findings of the review and actions taken, including changes made to City trainings, to the City Council within 120 days of the effective date of this Resolution.
SECTION 2. Public Education Related to Traffic Law Changes.
A) The Administration shall design and implement a public education campaign to inform City residents of changes to traffic laws, with a focus on the rights and safety of vulnerable road users. The public education campaign should utilize free public service messaging with a combination of billboards, radio, television, print, and online outreach methods.
B) The Administration shall provide the educational campaign materials to the City Council at the start of the campaign.
C) The Administration shall report back to the City Council on the scope, methods, and outcomes of the public education campaign within 180 days of the effective date of this Resolution.
SECTION 3. SEVERABILITY. If any section, paragraph, sentence, clause, word or phrase of this Resolution is for any reason held to be invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of this Resolution. The Council hereby declares that it would have passed this Resolution and each section, paragraph, sentence, clause, word or phrase thereof irrespective of any provision being declared unconstitutional or otherwise invalid.