TO: Mayor and City Commission
FROM: Samuel A. May, City Manager
DATE: November 1, 2017
Title
AUTHORIZING THE BROWARD METROPOLITAN ORGANIZATION AND FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO PURSUE BICYCLE AND MOBILITY IMPROVEMENTS ALONG NW 54TH AVE, NW 31ST ST, AND NW 62ND AVE.
BACKGROUND: THE BROWARD MPO AND FDOT ARE COLLABORATING WITH THE CITIES OF MARGATE, CORAL SPRINGS, AND COCONUT CREEK TO PROVIDE BICYCLE AND MOBILITY IMPROVEMENTS IN THE TURTLE CREEK AREA. PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS IN MARGATE WOULD BE LOCATED ALONG NW 54TH AVE, NW 31ST ST, AND NW 62ND AVE, BETWEEN WEST SAMPLE ROAD AND NORTH BAY DRIVE, NOT INCLUDING IMPROVEMENTS TO THE INTERSECTION WITH N STATE ROAD 7. THE PURPOSE OF THIS RESOLUTION IS TO AUTHORIZE MPO AND FDOT TO MAKE THE IMPROVEMENTS TO CITY OWNED ROADS AND TO DETERMINE THE SCOPE OF WORK FOR THE PROJECT. POSSIBLE IMPROVEMENTS RANGE FROM SHARROWS TO TRAVEL LANE REDUCTIONS WITH DEDICATED BICYCLE LANES.
RECOMMENDATION: N/A
FISCAL IMPACT: N/A
CONTACT PERSON: REDDY CHITEPU, DIRECTOR DEES, ACTING DIRECTOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT