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A Resolution Of The City Commission Of The City Of Hollywood, Florida, Supporting The Re-Purposing Of Motor Vehicle Lanes Within The Dixie Highway Corridor Complete Streets Project Identified In The Broward County Metropolitan Organization Complete Streets Master Plan.
Strategic Plan Focus
Infrastructure & Facilities
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Staff Recommends: Approval of the Attached Resolution.
Explanation:
In February of 2019, the Broward Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) identified the Dixie Highway corridor as a priority project within the Complete Streets Master Plan (“CSMP”). The limits of the MPO’s CSMP project are along Dixie Highway from County Line Road to Sheridan Street. The City of Hollywood, City of Hollywood Community Redevelopment Agency, and the City of Hallandale Beach have also identified the Dixie Highway corridor as an important municipal goal for Complete Street conversion.
In May of 2019, the City of Hollywood and the City of Hallandale Beach worked collaboratively on a traffic study for the Dixie Highway corridor and the study indicated that a proposed lane re-purposing had no adverse impacts on the roadway segments in the corridor area.
In November of 2019, the Broward County Commission required that additional public engagement activities occur before considering the item for approval.
On February 17, 2021, the City Commission passed and adopted Resolution No. R-2021-033, authorizing Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. to provide professional services to assist the City with the additional public engagement efforts for the Dixie Highway Corridor between Sheridan Street and Pembroke Road as required by Broward County.
On September 28, 2021, the City, the Hollywood Community Redevelopment Agency, and the City of Hallandale Beach jointly conducted a public meeting in accordance with Broward County’s municipal-level Community Awareness Plan guidelines for lane elimination proposals.
The MPO requires that the City Commission pass and adopt a Resolution supporting the re-purposing of motor vehicle lanes within the Dixie Highway Corridor between Sheridan Street and Pembroke Road for the purpose of a Complete Streets conversion.
Fiscal Impact:
No fiscal impact relative to the approval of a resolution of support. If the project is approved by Broward County, it will be funded through the MPO Complete Streets Master Plan
Recommended for inclusion on the agenda by:
Azita Behmardi, P.E., City Engineer
Shiv Newaldass, Director of Development Services
Gus Zambrano, AICP, Assistant City Manager/Sustainable Development