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RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS EXPRESSING THE WILLINGNESS OF THE CITY OF JONESBORO TO PARTICIPATE IN THE STEP INNOVATION CORRIDOR STUDIES PROJECT
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WHEREAS, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) State Transportation Innovation Council (STIC) Incentive program provided resources to make innovations standard practice in each state; and
WHEREAS, the Safe Transportation for Every Pedestrian (STEP), an FHWA Every Day Counts initiative, helps to promote cost-effective countermeasures with known safety benefits to help reduce pedestrian fatalities at uncontrolled crossing locations and un-signalized intersections; and
WHEREAS, FHWA allocated $100,000 in Federal STIC Incentive funds to Arkansas to develop corridor studies to identify and implement STEP innovations in the Cities of Little Rock and Jonesboro; and
WHEREAS, the City of Jonesboro and the Northeast Arkansas Regional Transportation Planning Commission (NARTPC) have agreed to work with the Arkansas Department of Transportation for studies along two corridors in Jonesboro; and
WHEREAS, the NARTPC agrees to pay the required match for these federal funds utilized in Jonesboro; and
WHEREAS, the Arkansas Department of Transportation will allow the use of one or more consultant planning firms currently contracted with the Department for On-Call Planning Services to prepare the necessary studies.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS THAT:
Section 1: The City will participate in accordance with its designated responsibilities as described above.
Section 2: The Mayor, or his designated representative, is hereby authorized and directed to execute all appropriate agreements and contacts necessary to expedite these projects.
Section 3: The pledges its full support and hereby requests that the Arkansas Department of Transportation initiate action to implement t...
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