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Resolution: 210-15
File Number: 2015-0462
VULNERABLE ROAD USERS PROTECTION:
A RESOLUTION TO AFFIRM THE CITY'S PERSISTENT EFFORTS AND LENGTHY
COMMITMENT TO ALTERNATIVE AND ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE,
ROAD AND TRAIL SAFETY AND THE PROTECTION OF ALL VEHICULAR AND VULNERABLE
ROAD USERS
WHEREAS, a vulnerable road user is defined as anyone on or near the roadway with a legitimate and legal
right to the road who is not protected within a motor vehicle; and
WHEREAS, Fayetteville is a bronze -level Bicycle Friendly Community and is seeking to earn a silver
designation in 2016; and
WHEREAS, the City is and has long been committed to continuing to build necessary infrastructure to
increase the safety of bicyclists and other vulnerable road users; and
WHEREAS, more than half of Fayetteville residents now live within a half mile of a city trail because
Fayetteville has constructed the region's most comprehensive trail system begun in the 1990's and
significantly increased over the last dozen years; and
WHEREAS, because of Mayor Jordan and the City Council's efforts to increase trail construction, it is
anticipated that over 80% of Fayetteville residents will live within a half mile of a trial by 2020 with
continuing efforts to exceed 90% in the future; and
WHEREAS, for over 20 years our development regulations have required all new residential, commercial
and industrial development to construct sidewalks for public use; and to fill in the gaps where sidewalks
were not constructed in older developments, the City's Transportation Division constructs two to three miles
of new sidewalks annually; and
WHEREAS, our citizens and residents increasingly rely on active transportation daily and
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the City is committed to do everything possible to enhance the safety and expand the availability of our
active transportation resources.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS:
Section 1. That the City Council of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas hereby affirms the City's persistent
efforts and lengthy commitment to improve alternative and active transportation infrastructure, road and
trail safety and the protection of all vehicular and vulnerable road users.
PASSED and APPROVED on 11/17/2015
Attest:
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Text File
File Number: 2015-0462
Agenda Date: 11/17/2015 Version: 1 Status: Passed
In Control: City Council Meeting File Type: Resolution
Agenda Number: A. 7
VULNERABLE ROAD USERS PROTECTION:
A RESOLUTION TO AFFIRM THE CITY'S PERSISTENT EFFORTS AND LENGTHY
COMMITMENT TO ALTERNATIVE AND ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE,
ROAD AND TRAIL SAFETY AND THE PROTECTION OF ALL VEHICULAR AND
VULNERABLE ROAD USERS
WHEREAS, a vulnerable road user is defined as anyone on or near the roadway with a legitimate and
legal right to the road who is not protected within a motor vehicle; and
WHEREAS, Fayetteville is a bronze -level Bicycle Friendly Community and is seeking to earn a silver
designation in 2016; and
WHEREAS, the City is and has long been committed to continuing to build necessary infrastructure to
increase the safety of bicyclists and other vulnerable road users; and
WHEREAS, more than half of Fayetteville residents now live within a half mile of a city trail because
Fayetteville has constructed the region's most comprehensive trail system begun in the 1990's and
significantly increased over the last dozen years; and
WHEREAS, because of Mayor Jordan and the City Council's efforts to increase trail construction, it is
anticipated that over 80% of Fayetteville residents will live within a half mile of a trial by 2020 with
continuing efforts to exceed 90% in the future; and
WHEREAS, for over 20 years our development regulations have required all new residential,
commercial and industrial development to construct sidewalks for public use; and to fill in the gaps
where sidewalks were not constructed in older developments, the City's Transportation Division
constructs two to three miles of new sidewalks annually; and
WHEREAS, our citizens and residents increasingly rely on active transportation daily and the City is
committed to do everything possible to enhance the safety and expand the availability of our active
transportation resources.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS:
Section 1. That the City Council of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas hereby affirms the City's
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persistent efforts and lengthy commitment to improve alternative and active transportation
infrastructure, road and trail safety and the protection of all vehicular and vulnerable road users.
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