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A Resolution designating the speed limit on various sections of streets located in downtown Lexington-Fayette County as 25 miles per hour, and authorizing and directing the Div. of Traffic Engineering to install proper and appropriate signs in accordance with the designation. [Council Office, Maynard]
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WHEREAS, pursuant to Code of Ordinances Section 18-51 and other authorities, the Division of Traffic Engineering is authorized and empowered to maintain traffic-control signs, signals, and devices deemed necessary to regulate traffic; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 18-66 of the Code of Ordinances, the Urban County Government May determine that certain speed regulations shall be applicable on certain streets or in certain areas; and
WHEREAS, in 2014, there were approximately 229 collisions involving pedestrians and cyclists with vehicles in Lexington-Fayette County; and
WHEREAS, it has been shown that speed plays a major role in the pedestrian fatality rate in vehicular/pedestrian collisions; and
WHEREAS, the Urban County Council has determined that the speed limit should be 25 miles per hour on various sections of streets located in downtown Lexington-Fayette County.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE LEXINGTON-FAYETTE URBAN COUNTY GOVERNMENT:
Section 1 - That the speed limit on the following North-South street segments be and hereby is designated as 25 miles per hour: Jefferson Street between Main Street and W. Sixth Street; Upper Street between Avenue of Champions and W. Seventh Street; Limestone Street between Avenue of Champions and Loudon Avenue; North Limestone Street between Loudon Avenue and New Circle Road; Bryan Avenue between Loudon Avenue and New Circle Road; Martin Luther King Boulevard between Avenue of Champions and E. Sixth Street; Maple Avenue between E. Sixth Street and E. Loudon Avenue; Rose Street/Elm Tree Lane between Huguelet Drive and E. Sixth Street; Woodland Avenue between Hilltop Avenue and E. Main Street; Walton Avenue between E. Main Street and Winchester Road; and S. Ashland Avenue between Euclid Avenue and E. Main Street.
Section 2 - That the speed limit on the following East-West street segments be and hereby is designated as 25 miles per hour: Waller/Cooper between S. BRd.way and Tates Creek Road; Virginia Avenue between S. BRd.way and S. Upper Street; Maxwell Street between S. BRd.way and E. High Street; High Street between S. BRd.way and Sunset Drive; Second Street between Newtown Pike and N. Limestone Street; Third Street between Newtown Pike and Midland Avenue; Fourth Street between Newtown Pike and Withrow Way; W. Sixth Street between Jefferson Street and N. BRd.way; Seventh Street between N. BRd.way and Montgomery Avenue; and Loudon Avenue between Newtown Pike and Winchester Road.
Section 3 - That the Division of Traffic Engineering is authorized and directed to install proper and appropriate signs in accordance with the designated street segments listed in Sections 1 and 2.
Section 4 - That this Resolution shall become effective on the date of its passage.
PASSED URBAN COUNTY COUNCIL:
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MAYOR
ATTEST:
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CLERK OF URBAN COUNTY COUNCIL