HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-11-08 Support for Paseo Bridge
RESOLUTION
Expressing support for and urging the Missouri Department of Transportation to construct a
separated multi-use pedestrian transportation connector as part of any new Paseo Bridge; and
directing this resolution be forwarded to each member of the Missouri Highways and
Transportation Commission and to the District Engineer of District 4 of the Missouri Department
of Transportation.
WHEREAS, the Missouri Department of Transportation is preparing an I-29/I-35 Environmental
Impact Statement & Location Study regarding the improvement or replacement of the Paseo
Bridge; and
WHEREAS, the Missouri Department of Transportation has budgeted $195 million for such
improvement; and
WHEREAS, U.S. Senator Kit Bond secured an additional $50 million in federal funds for such
improvement, to insure that it is a Signature Landmark transportation facility; and
WHEREAS, no Missouri River bridge in the Kansas City metropolitan area has a separated
multi-use pedestrian transportation connector; and
WHEREAS, no funding is currently available for construction of a separated multi-use pedestrian
transportation connector on any bridge other than the Paseo Bridge; and
WHEREAS, all comparable new bridges built in Missouri and in the United States in the last 20
years have included a separated multi-use pedestrian transportation connector; and
WHEREAS, pedestrian transportation connectors have consistently been ranked as one of the
highest priorities by the citizens of the Kansas City region; and
WHEREAS, a separated multi-use pedestrian transportation connector on the Paseo Bridge will
promote sustainable economic development via urban revitalization, regional tourism, and
enhanced quality of life; and
WHEREAS, a separated multi-use pedestrian transportation connector on the Paseo Bridge, as
such, will be highly beneficial to the citizens and the economy of the Kansas City region.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY
OF RIVERSIDE, MISSOURI AS FOLLOWS:
Section I. The Missouri Department of Transportation is urged to construct a separated multi-use
pedestrian transportation connector as part of any new Paseo Bridge.
Section 2. This resolution is directed to be forwarded to each member of the Missouri Highways
and Transportation Commission and to the District Engineer of District 4 of the Missouri
Department of Transportation.
PASSED THIS ~AY OF 2005
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