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RESOLUTION CALLING FOR A DOWNTOWN BIKE FACILITY ON SUPERIOR STREET
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CITY PROPOSAL:
WHEREAS, the city of Duluth wishes to encourage bicycling as an alternate mode of transportation; and
WHEREAS, the city adopted a Bikeways Plan in 2013 that indicated Superior Street as a location for on-street bike lanes; and
WHEREAS, the Superior Street Reconstruction Project’s Preliminary Design Phase has studied Superior Street as a location for an on-street bike facility and found physically separated bike lanes are feasible; and
WHEREAS, a bike facility could be included only with converting all parking spaces to parallel, rather than diagonal, spaces;
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Superior Street Reconstruction Project shall include a design for physically separated bike lanes.
Statement of Purpose
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: The purpose of this resolution is to designate Superior Street as a location for a bike facility with protected or physically separated bike lanes. Inclusion of bike lanes will reduce available space for sidewalk cafes/plaza areas, as well as trees, plantings, and on-street parking.