ACTION REQUESTED:
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Communication from the City Manager and the Public Works Director with a Request to RECEIVE and FILE a PRESENTATION by Mark Fenton, a National Public Health, Planning, and Transportation Consultant, Regarding COMPLETE STREETS and ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION.
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BACKGROUND: The City of Peoria is a partner organization in what is now called Active People, Healthy Illinois - Greater Peoria through participation in three grant programs funded by the Centers for Disease Control. The goal of these programs is to promote the connections between planning and community health through education and support for active transportation and the implementation of Complete Streets policies. The presentation will provide an overview of the benefits and progress of the City’s Complete Streets Policy, current and future policy and implementation opportunities, and key outcomes of the recent Complete Streets Pop-Up Demonstration on Main Street in downtown Peoria.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: N/A
NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERNS: Complete streets provide safe access to move throughout the community for users of all ages and abilities and modes of transportation- including driving, walking, cycling, and riding transit.
IMPACT IF APPROVED: N/A
IMPACT IF DENIED: N/A
ALTERNATIVES: N/A
EEO CERTIFICATION NUMBER: N/A
WHICH OF THE GOALS IDENTIFIED IN THE COUNCIL’S 2017 - 2032 STRATEGIC PLAN DOES THIS RECOMMENDATION ADVANCE?
1. Safe Peoria
2. Beautiful Peoria
3. Grow Peoria
WHICH CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR(S) FROM THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DOES THIS RECOMMENDATION IMPLEMENT?
1. Invest in our infrastructure and transportation.
2. Reinvest in neighborhoods.
3. Support sustainability.
DEPARTMENT: Public Works