ACTION ITEM
SPONSOR: Jewel Cannada-Wynn, Chairperson
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RESOLUTION NO. 2017-4 CRA - SUPPORTING SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM RECOMMENDATIONS WITHIN FLORIDA-ALABAMA TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ORGANIZATION’S WEST CERVANTES CORRIDOR MANAGEMENT PLAN
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RECOMMENDATION:
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That the Community Redevelopment Agency adopt Resolution No. 2017-4 CRA.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF PENSACOLA COMMUNITY REDEVLOPMENT AGENCY (CRA) SUPPORTING THE COMPLETE STREETS, OPTION B, SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM RECOMMENDATIONS WITHIN FLORIDA-ALABAMA TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ORGANIZATION’S WEST CERVANTES CORRIDOR MANAGEMENT PLAN AND THE PROGRESSION OF THE PROJECT THROUGH ALL PHASES BY FDOT FOR ROADWAY DESIGN IMPROVEMENTS TO ENHANCE THE COMMUNITY WITH AN ATTRACTIVE STREETSCAPE, MULTI- MODAL TRANSPORTATION AND SAFE PEDESTRIAN ACCESS AND COORDINATING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SAID PLAN WITH ESCAMBIA COUNTY
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SUMMARY:
In 2015, FDOT undertook a Traffic Safety Study along the W. Cervantes Street Corridor that highlighted numerous pedestrian involved crashes, including a number of pedestrian fatalities. In 2016, an FDOT-funded Corridor Management Plan (CMP) was completed for W. Cervantes Street which included a number of recommendations for “Complete Street” improvements from A Street to Dominguez Street. The improvements will provide for an attractive streetscape with multi- modal transportation and safe pedestrian access. The project will benefit residents of both the City of Pensacola and Escambia County.
Revitalization of W. Cervantes Street is a pivotal recommendation of the Westside Community Redevelopment Area Plan and the W. Cervantes Street CMP has received the supported of the City’s Westside Redevelopment Board. This resolution supports implementation of the improvements identified in the CMP by FDOT.
PRIOR ACTION:
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FUNDING:
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FINANCIAL IMPACT:
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STAFF CONTACT:
M. Helen Gibson, AICP, CRA Administrator
ATTACHMENTS:
1) Resolution No. 2017-4 CRA - Support of W. Cervantes Street Corridor Management Plan
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