ORDINANCE NO. 240854

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Sponsor:  Councilmember Eric Bunch

Adopting a road diet implementation plan and process by the Public Works Department.

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WHEREAS, the City Council recognized Vision Zero as the endorsed approach toward reaching this goal through Resolution No. 200019 in May 2020; and

WHEREAS, part of Vision Zero road diets are an effective traffic calming implementation; and

WHEREAS, the City Council directed staff to conduct a citywide road diet analysis through Resolution No. 230618 in August 2023; and

WHEREAS, staff has identified a listing of potential streets which would make good candidates for a road diet; and

WHEREAS, the potential streets have been vetted by staff using criteria including but not limited to the scheduled resurfacing program, streets which are four or more lanes undivided, corridors identified as part of High-injury network; traffic volumes; existing studies and developable areas; and

WHEREAS, the next step in the process will be to begin community engagement for candidate streets and road diet streets whenever they overlap with the resurfacing program; and

WHEREAS, staff plans to review potential streets for road dieting every five years and present an updated plan to Council, NOW, THEREFORE,

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:

Section 1. That a road diet implementation plan and process by the Public Works Department is adopted.

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Approved as to form:

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Dustin E. Johnson

Assistant City Attorney