RESOLUTION NO. 220702

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Directing the City Manager to update the Trails KC Plan to include additional neighborhood connections and update the Five-Year Prioritization Plan that aligns with the City's business plan and equity goals to guide future capital improvement planning and federal grant applications.

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WHEREAS, a walkable, bike-friendly, multi-modal and sustainable community, promoted in several City initiatives including the Green Solutions Policy, adopted under Resolution No. 070830 on August 9, 2007, and the Climate Protection Plan, adopted under Resolution No. 080754 on July 24, 2008; and

WHEREAS, in 2008 representatives of a Mayor-appointed steering committee and a technical committee of local, regional and statewide departments worked in partnership with community members to develop and refine the Plan; and

WHEREAS, the City Plan Commission unanimously voted to approve the Trails KC Plan on September 16, 2008; and

WHEREAS, the City Council with the passage of Ordinance No. 081052 on November 20, 2008, adopted the Trails KC Plan which included a 230 mile system connecting the 317 square miles with the City; and

WHEREAS, since the adoption of the Trails KC Plan the City has completed major sections along the Brush Creek, Line Creek, Route 152, Little Blue River, Blue River, Indian Creek, Shoal Creek, and Big Shoal Creek Trail corridors and now has over 100 miles of the Trails KC Plan implemented; and

WHEREAS, since the adoption of the Trails KC Plan the City has completed an update to the Bicycle Plan which included separated on-street bicycle system and a comprehensive overlay of both plans is lacking which results in areas of the City lacking access to the multi-modal transportation system; and

WHEREAS, the City Planning and Development Department has conducted a trails nexus study which included some components of a Trails KC Plan update but this has not been adopted by the City Council; a...

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