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RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE PRELIMINARY DESIGN FOR SUPERIOR STREET.
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CITY PROPOSAL:
WHEREAS, the city of Duluth started the Preliminary Design for the Superior Street Reconstruction Project in October 2013; and
WHEREAS, the project's comprehensive public involvement program included six public meetings, questionnaires and surveys to capture public opinion, stakeholder meetings, press and media presence, and a web site and email subscription list; and
WHEREAS, design options were vetted throughout the process and subsequently narrowed to the preferred design referred to as the "District Concept;" and
WHEREAS, on September 28, 2015, city council passed a resolution determining that the Superior Street preliminary design shall include designation as an on-road bike route but not include bike lanes; and
WHEREAS, the city council further determined that an on-street bike facility shall be included on Michigan Street or First Street; and
WHEREAS, the Superior Street Preliminary Design and Public Involvement Summary Document is a final memorandum documenting the preliminary design process and preferred street layout, streetscape design, and amenities; and
WHEREAS, the next stage in the design process is to embark on a final design of the proposed street;
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Superior Street Preliminary Design and Public Involvement Summary Document be hereby adopted as the official preliminary design for the Superior Street Reconstruction Project; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Superior Street Preliminary Design be used as the design guide in the future Final Design phase.
Statement of Purpose
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: The purpose of this resolution is to adopt the preliminary design for the Superior Street Reconstruction Process. The final technical memorandum documents the two-year preliminary design process and identifies the preferred street layout, streetscape design, and amenities. This document represents the c...
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