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A Resolution Of The City Commission Of The City Of Hollywood, Florida, Endorsing The Florida Department Of Transportation's Delivery Of Sidewalk And Bicycle Lane Improvements For Certain Projects Identified In FDOT's Five-Year Adopted Work Program Which Fall Within The City Of Hollywood's Jurisdictional Right Of Way, Specifically 72nd Avenue Bike Lane from Pembroke Road to Johnson Street and Washington Street Bike Lane from 62nd Avenue to Park Road, also known as the Hollywood Mobility Package No. 1 Project No. 431770.
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Staff Recommends: Approval of the Attached Resolution.
Explanation:
The City Commission supports the completion of missing sidewalk networks and designated bicycle lanes along the City's roadway system to provide safe pedestrian and bicycle pathways to protect residents from the traveling public, and in furtherance of these initiatives, has enacted legislation embracing the "Complete Streets" concept in support of these mobility initiatives.
The Broward Metropolitan Planning Organization (Broward MPO) obtains federal funding to be appropriated towards mobility enhancement projects. Through the Department of Public Work's efforts, the Broward MPO designated full project federal funding towards the Hollywood Package No. 1 Project No. 431770, providing for the construction of bike lanes within varied neighborhoods along:
? 72nd Avenue from Pembroke Road to Johnson Street.
? Washington Street from 62nd Avenue to Park Road.
In an effort to optimize project implementation and provide cost and time savings, the City, Broward MPO and the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) agree delivery of the design, construction and project management services for the two above referenced projects is best provided for by FDOT. The City must endorse FDOT's delivery of projects which fall within the City jurisdictional right of way. Both projects are in the preliminary design stage and will come back to the City Commission for approval afte...
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