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SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE
No. 84 of 2008
(Adopting the “Downtown in Motion” Salt Lake City
Downtown Transportation Master Plan)
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE “DOWNTOWN IN MOTION” SALT LAKE CITY DOWNTOWN TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN.
WHEREAS, at a June 25, 2008 public hearing on this matter, the Salt Lake City Planning Commission voted in favor of recommending to the Salt Lake City Council (“City Council”) that the City Council adopt the proposed “Downtown in Motion” Salt Lake City Downtown Transportation Master Plan; and
WHEREAS, after holding a public hearing on this matter, the City Council has determined that the following ordinance adopting the “Downtown in Motion” Salt Lake City Downtown Transportation Master Plan is in the best interest of the City.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah:
SECTION 1. Adopting the “Downtown in Motion” Salt Lake City Downtown Transportation Master Plan. The “Downtown in Motion” Salt Lake City Downtown Transportation Master Plan is hereby adopted to apply to Salt Lake City’s downtown area, as identified in the transportation master plan attached hereto as Exhibit “A”, with the following items therein being identified as short- and medium-term items to be accomplished to be revised as follows:
1) The City should make every reasonable effort to pursue funding and develop a streetcar system in the short-term that complements existing and future Utah Transit Authority (“UTA”) rail lines, including the Sugar House street car spur line;
2) Recommendation number 30 contained in the master plan, which reads: “Complete all designated auto/bike shared travel lanes downtown. Later in term construct additional off-street bike paths,” shall be moved to the short-term items to be accomplished instead of the medium-term category;
3) The items listed in the Master Plan under the subhead “City Council Transportation and Mobility Subcommittee” shall be revised in the draft attached hereto as Exhibit “A” to include that:
a) the City continue to implement ways to lower the downtown speed limit to a target of 20 miles per hour with flexibility not to exceed 25 mph so that speeds on streets are compatible with pedestrian and bicycle activity and community and economic development;
b) walking remain the primary means of travel on sidewalks and that bicycles yield to pedestrians without exception and travel at speeds compatible with pedestrians;
c) the City renew its effort to work with the Utah Transit Authority to provide more covered shelters for passengers at bus stops; and
d) the City and any other agency or organization studying the implementation of the parking management recommendations in the Downtown in Motion plan work quickly toward implementing the recommendations.
SECTION 2. Effective Date. This ordinance shall become effective on the date of its first publication.
Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, this 11th day of November, 2008.
Bill No. 84 of 2008.
Published: December 22, 2008.