CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY SIXTH COUNCIL
COUNCIL BILL NO. O-25-98 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________
SPONSORED BY: Tammy Fiebelkorn, by request
ORDINANCE
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Amending The Traffic Code And The Sidewalk Ordinance To Improve Protections For Bicyclists, Pedestrians, And Other Vulnerable Users; And Amending The Automated Speed Enforcement Ordinance To Direct Revenue To Vision Zero Traffic Safety Initiatives (Fiebelkorn, by request)
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WHEREAS, the City of Albuquerque's Traffic Code was adopted in 1974 and to a great extent has remained unchanged; and
WHEREAS, best practices with respect to vulnerable road users, including bicyclists and pedestrians, have evolved significantly since the adoption of the City's Traffic Code; and
WHEREAS, in May 2019, Mayor Tim Keller made a commitment to Vision Zero and signed an Executive Order committing the City of Albuquerque to work toward the goal of zero traffic deaths by 2040; and
WHEREAS, in May 2021, the City of Albuquerque released its Vision Zero Action Plan, which lays out steps that the City, working with agency and community partners, will take to reduce traffic fatalities and make our streets more accessible and welcoming to all users; and
WHEREAS, in November 2023, the City Council approved an update to the Vision Zero Action Plan called the Year-in-Review for 2023 (YIR), which serves as an updated Action Plan for the City to implement Vision Zero efforts; and
WHEREAS, the Vision Zero Action Plan YIR for 2023 called for updates to the City Traffic Code to improve protections for vulnerable road users, including bicyclists and pedestrians; and
WHEREAS, the Vision Zero Action Plan YIR for 2023 recommended the establishment of a permanent funding source for the Vision Zero program to plan, design, implement, and maintain transportation infrastructure; and
WHEREAS, the Vision Zero Action Plan YIR for 2023 recommended that the City support ongoing comprehensive educational marketing and eng...
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