Broward County Commission Regular Meeting
Director's Name: Anh Ton (Acting Deputy Director)
Department: Public Works Division: Traffic Engineering
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Requested Action
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MOTION TO APPROVE Revocable License Agreement between Broward County and the City of Fort Lauderdale for the installation and maintenance of green pavement bicycle lanes on Prospect Road west of NW 15th Avenue to NW 10th Avenue at no cost to the County; and authorize Mayor and Clerk to execute same. (Commission District 9)
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Why Action is Necessary
Board of County Commissioners' approval is required for revocable license agreements.
What Action Accomplishes
Formalizes the responses of the City of Fort Lauderdale regarding maintenance of green pavement bicycle lanes on a County road.
Is this Action Goal Related
Yes
Previous Action Taken
None
Summary Explanation/Background
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT/TRAFFIC ENGINEERING DIVISION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.
This item supports the Board of County Commissioners' value of "cooperatively delivering an efficient and accessible regional intermodal transportation network"; and Goal to "support the development, design, and construction of sustainable, multi-modal transportation facilities throughout the County, to meet the demands of residents, travelers, and businesses".
The Florida Department of Transportation is currently managing the implementation of the Prospect Road improvement project, located between Commercial Boulevard and Dixie Highway. This portion of Prospect Road is a County road located in the Cities of Fort Lauderdale, Oakland Park and Tamarac. As part of the project, bicycle lanes will be installed on both sides of the road. Current Broward County standards allow for small, regularly spaced segments of green-colored pavement markings to be installed as bicycle lane designations. All three cities want to install continuous green pavement markings along the bicycle lanes and have agreed to maintain these markings....
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