CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY FIFTH COUNCIL
COUNCIL BILL NO. R-22-13 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________
SPONSORED BY: Tammy Fiebelkorn
RESOLUTION
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Directing The Administration To Install Three-Way Stop Signs At The Intersection Of Cutler Avenue NE And Morningside Drive NE (Fiebelkorn)
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WHEREAS, the businesses along Cutler Avenue NE between Carlisle Boulevard NE and Washington Street NE include a diverse range of retail, service, recreational, hospitality, and community-oriented uses; and
WHEREAS, the businesses along Cutler Avenue and in the immediate area are emerging as a recreational destination in Albuquerque; and
WHEREAS, recommendations identified with the community are contained within the Cutler Avenue Report, aiming to improve pedestrian and bicycling amenities in the area, address parking and safety, and to support placemaking and the redevelopment and investment in the Cutler Avenue area; and
WHEREAS, R-18-51, Enactment No. R-2018-058, adopted the Cutler Avenue Report as the policy document for the continued development, maintenance, and upgrading of transportation and lighting facilities in the public right-of-way along Cutler Avenue NE between Carlisle Boulevard NE and Washington Street NE, and the report recommendations suggested that a three-way stop and striped crosswalks could be installed at Cutler Avenue and Morningside Drive to provide a protected crossing; and
WHEREAS, the City presented conceptual plans for improvements along Cutler Avenue based on recommendations of the Cutler Avenue Report to businesses and stakeholders along Cutler Avenue, including a proposed pedestrian crossing with a Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon (RRFB) approximately 100 feet west of the intersection of Cutler Avenue and Morningside Drive; and
WHEREAS, stakeholders along Cutler Avenue expressed concern about the location of the crossing as it relates to business access and pedestrian convenience and safety, suggesting ...
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