Title
Dept/ Agency: Engineering
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( X ) Amending
Type of Service: Adopting a Policy
Purpose: The City of Newark amends the Complete Streets Policy to include the Complete Streets Design Guidelines and Implementation Plan.
Additional Information:
Amend Resolution 7R4-D adopted on September 6, 2012
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WHEREAS, the City of Newark is committed to creating street corridors and intersections that safely accommodate all users of all abilities; and
WHEREAS, a Complete Street is defined as a means to provide safe access for all users by designing and operating a comprehensive, integrated, connected multi-modal network of transportation options; and
WHEREAS, Resolution 7R4-D, adopted on September 6, 2012, formally adopted a City of Newark Complete Streets Policy; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark, Department of Engineering, Division of Traffic and Signals, has developed a Complete Streets Design Guidelines and Implementation Plan handbook; and
WHEREAS, The City of Newark Complete Streets Design Guidelines and Implementation Plan handbook was created for use by city staff, contractors, design professionals, and community groups, for the planning and design of complete streets in the City of Newark. The Complete Streets Policy requires all new roadway projects to be designed as complete streets and this handbook provides guidelines for effective integration of complete street elements into all roadway and streetscape projects. The handbook includes a Checklist of Pedestrian Bike and Transit Accommodations to be used during project concept development, design, and construction phases and for resurfacing projects. The checklist ensures that City of Newark project managers, urban design professionals and contractors involved in a project consider the needs of all roadway users including pedestrians, bicyclists, transit users and motorists; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark, Department of Engineering, Division of Traffic and Signals, wishes to amend Resolution 7R4-D adopted on September 6, 2012, to include the Complete Streets Design Guidelines and Implementation Plan handbook as part of the City of Newark’s Complete Streets Policy.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. The Mayor and the Municipal Council amend Resolution 7R4-D, adopted on September 6, 2012, formally adopting the City of Newark’s Complete Streets Policy to include the Complete Streets Design Guidelines and Implementation Plan.
2. The Mayor and the Municipal Council of the City of Newark formally adopts the Complete Streets Design Guidelines and Implementation Plan, as amended, as part of the City of Newark Complete Streets Policy.
STATEMENT
This Resolution amends the City of Newark’s Complete Streets Policy to include the Complete Streets Design Guidelines and Implementation Plan.