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RESOLUTION CALLING FOR A DOWNTOWN BIKE FACILITY ON MICHIGAN STREET OR FIRST 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 that such facility would reduce parking and desired amenity spaces; and
WHEREAS, a Downtown bikeways study was conducted that included a public meeting, a survey with 640 responses, and meetings with stakeholders, and showed that priorities along Superior Street include pedestrian space and on-street parking, with support for bike facilities instead along adjacent downtown streets; and
WHEREAS, the Downtown bikeways study showed that Michigan Street was the preferred alternative for a bike facility Downtown.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the 2013 bikeways plan be amended to change Superior Street from "on road - bike lane" to "on-road bike route" from Sixth Avenue West to Tenth Avenue East.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the city of Duluth dedicate resources to plan and design bike lanes on Michigan Street with the following features:
1. The bike lanes will be located on Michigan Street from Sixth Avenue West to Fourth Avenue East;
2. The bike lanes will be two way;
3. The bike lanes will be designated by a painted or patterned surface, or both; and
4. The bike lanes will include a bumper, barrier, cone or other physical demarcation system.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Michigan Street from Third Avenue East to Fourth Avenue East will be signed as a delivery and loading zone only and closed to all motorized traffic not engaged in delivery or loading.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a usage study be conducted to assess the...
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