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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Authorization for Phase II, Lincoln Way Pedestrian Study (Campustown) RESOLUTION NO. 17476 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PHASE II OF LINCOLN WAY PEDESTRIAN STUDY FOR THE CITY OF AMES WHEREAS, beginning in the spring semester of 2016, the City and Iowa State University (ISU) began a joint effort to study the safety and operations of the Lincoln Way corridor on the segment of roadway between the main ISU campus and the Campustown Business District; and, WHEREAS, the study focused on pedestrian safety and operations for those users traveling north-south across Lincoln Way, and evaluated the interactions between those pedestrians and all other modes, such as vehicles,bikes, and transit buses; and, WHEREAS, City and ISU staff along with SRF Consulting Group, Inc. (the project consultant), led a multi disciplinary and multi-jurisdictional technical working group that guided the project team, and this working group was comprised of planners, engineers, housing administrators, police, and fire staff, and, WHEREAS, the project team has completed Phase I of the study, and, WHEREAS, tasks were to evaluate and summarize the existing safety and operational conditions of the Lincoln Way corridor through Campustown, and to report these findings, such that the Council and ISU administration could decide whether the project should be authorized to move into Phase II; and, WHEREAS, Phase II is intended to take the findings of Phase I and further develop specific alternatives for areas along Lincoln Way that the study determined to be performing below acceptable or desired safety and operational targets; and, WHEREAS, there are areas where the results of the data collection and review identify conditions that warrant additional analysis of potential mitigation measures through Phase R of the study, which include: Stanton Avenue pedestrians crossing Lincoln Way, Welch Avenue and Stanton Avenue safety, and, signal timing through the corridor; and, WHEREAS, the cost for Phase II of the Study shall be in an amount not to exceed $49,749. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that authorization for staff to initiate Phase II of the Lincoln Way Pedestrian Study with a more narrow scope, as recommended by SRF Consulting Group, Inc., is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 25" day of July, 2017. Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor Introduced by: Gartin Seconded by: Orazem Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corneri, Gartin, Orazem Voting nay: None Absent: Nelson Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 25' day of July, 2017.