City of Albuquerque - File #: O-17-51

• File #: O-17-51
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 6/19/2017
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 11/6/2017
• Enactment date: 11/22/2017
• Enactment #: O-2017-028
• Title: F/S Amending The Traffic Code And The Municipal Ordinance Relating To Pedestrian Safety And Vehicle/Pedestrian Conflicts (Jones)

Date	Action By	Action	Result
11/22/2017	City Clerk	Published
11/22/2017	Mayor	Not Signed by the Mayor
11/16/2017	City Council	Sent to Mayor for Signature
11/6/2017	City Council	Passed as Amended	Pass
11/6/2017	City Council	Amended	Pass
10/16/2017	City Council	Postponed as Substituted	Pass
10/16/2017	City Council	Substituted	Pass
10/4/2017	City Council	Postponed	Pass
9/18/2017	City Council	Accepted with a recommendation Do Pass, As Substituted
9/11/2017	Finance & Government Operations Committee	Sent to Council with a recommendation of Do Pass, as Substituted	Pass
9/11/2017	Finance & Government Operations Committee	Substituted	Pass
6/19/2017	City Council	Introduced and Referred
6/19/2017	President	Referred

CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY SECOND COUNCIL


COUNCIL BILL NO. F/S O-17-51 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________

SPONSORED BY: Trudy E. Jones


ORDINANCE
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F/S Amending The Traffic Code And The Municipal Ordinance Relating To Pedestrian Safety And Vehicle/Pedestrian Conflicts (Jones)
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AMENDING THE TRAFFIC CODE AND THE MUNICIPAL ORDINANCE RELATING TO PEDESTRIAN SAFETY AND VEHICLE/PEDESTRIAN CONFLICTS.
WHEREAS, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), more than 4,000 pedestrians die and 70,000 get injured by encounters with vehicle traffic annually; and
WHEREAS, according to NHTSA, New Mexico had the highest rate of pedestrian fatalities per 100,000 population in 2014 and seventh highest in 2015, and Albuquerque had the second highest pedestrian fatality rate per 100,000 population amongst cities with a population of over 500,000 in 2014; and
WHEREAS, New Mexico was also among the 10 worst states for pedestrian fatalities per 100,000 population from 2010 through 2013; and
WHEREAS, New Mexico has been identified as a focus state for pedestrian and bicyclist safety by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) due to the high number of pedestrian and bicyclist fatalities from encounters with vehicles; and
WHEREAS, among all of the pedestrian and bicyclist involved crashes in New Mexico, more than 40% occur in Albuquerque and over 80% happen around intersections; and
WHEREAS, in 2015 the City commissioned a study by the University of New Mexico to study the occurrences and possible causes of pedestrian and bicyclist involved crashes in Albuquerque (the "Study"); and
WHEREAS, the Study revealed that among the 10 intersections in the City with the highest number of pedestrian injuries and fatalities, pedestrian error and driver inattention were frequently among the top contributing factors; and
WHEREAS, at the intersections with high incidents of pedestrian error and driver inattention as a contributing fa...