HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Allocation of funding for Welch Avenue Bicycle/Pedestrian Project RESOLUTION NO. 16-323
RESOLUTION APPROVING ALLOCATION FOR EXPENDITURES PERTAINING TO
THE WELCH AVENUE BICYCLE/PEDESTRIAN PILOT PROJECT
FOR THE CITY OF AMES
WHEREAS, during 2014, the City Council directed staff to identify methods to reduce
pedestrian/bicycle and bicycle/car collisions in the area near Welch Avenue and Lincoln Way; and,
WHEREAS, working together, City staff, Campustown Action Association (CAA)
representatives, and students from Iowa State University identified a number of alternatives that
would address these issues, and these alternatives included converting parking space to bike lanes
along Lincoln Way,developing improved wayfinding signage,evaluating fees to encourage parking
in the Intermodal Facility rather than on streets, evaluating how bicycle infrastructure connects to
the ISU campus, and implementing educational efforts regarding road user rights and
responsibilities; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council expressed an interest in seeing options for a temporary pilot
project along the 100 and 200 blocks of Welch Avenue,and the alternative selected by Council was
to investigate a closure of the east-side parking spaces in the 100 and 200 blocks; and,
WHEREAS, this two-block project would help provide a safer corridor for bicyclists who
are heading north towards the ISU campus; additionally, the closure of the parking spaces would
create an extended area of the sidewalk to use for pedestrian passing; street furniture such as bike
racks, trash cans, and benches; and offset sidewalk cafes (where the cafe is situated closer to the
street than the building) for adjacent businesses; and,
WHEREAS, City staff discussed the following alternatives to accomplish this closure with
the CAA: paint striping, tubular barrier, concrete jersey barrier, and concrete planters; and,
WHEREAS, if the pilot project is approved by the City Council, feedback will be gathered
from CAA,businesses,and users throughout the duration of the project,which is initially proposed
to last for a period of one year; and,
WHEREAS, City staff requests direction from the Council as to how to proceed.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that the allocation of$32,000($20,000 for concrete planters, $2,000 for plantings, and$10,000 for
street furniture) from the Local Option Sales Tax Fund balance for the Welch Avenue
Bicycle/Pedestrian Pilot Project is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 24t1i day of May, 2016.
Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Nelson
Seconded by: Corrieri
Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Corrieri, Gartin,Nelson, Orazem
Voting nay: None Absent: Betcher
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 24'day of May, 2016.