HomeMy WebLinkAbout1988-139-09/06/1988-WITHDRAWN RESOLUTION 88- 139
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
RECOMMENDING A TYPE OF FACILITY FOR THE
FORT COLLINS PARKWAY AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR
AND CITY MANAGER TO PROMOTE THE SAME
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Fort Collins, Colorado duly
adopted on March 17, 1981 a Master Streets Plan for the City pursuant to
Section 31-23-206, C.R.S. ; and
WHEREAS, said Plan is established for the purpose of identifying
existing and master planned streets and highways necessary to accommodate
present and future growth and development occurring both within and without
the corporate limits of the City; and
WHEREAS, said Plan presents a hierarchy of street classifications
intended to accommodate present and future traffic volumes anticipated as a
result of the orderly growth and development of the City; and
WHEREAS, said Plan calls for the future development of a highway to
serve as an inter-city truck and auto bypass around the central business
district of the the city between U.S. Highway 287 and Interstate 25,
hereinafter referred to as the Fort Collins Parkway; and
WHEREAS, the Colorado Department of Highways has caused to have
studies and environmental impact statements prepared for a parkway project
roughly coincident with the proposed alignment of the aforementioned Fort
Collins Parkway between U.S. Highway 287 and Interstate 25; and
WHEREAS, portions of the Fort Collins Parkway are under construction
by the State and are commonly referred to as the LaPorte Bypass; and
WHEREAS, the Colorado Department of Highways currently has under
preparation a Supplemental -Environmental Impact Statement (S-EIS) for a
portion of the Fort Collins Parkway between existing U.S. Highway 287 on
the west and Interstate 25 on the east; and
WHEREAS, said S-EIS shall formally establish the final alignment of
the Fort Collins Parkway between U.S. Highway 287 on the west and
Interstate 25 on the east; and
WHEREAS, it is anticipated that the Colorado Department of Highways
will make such final determination in the near future following public
hearings; and
WHEREAS, it is the intention of the Council to indicate to the
Colorado Department of Highways a type of facility deemed by the Council to
be most appropriate to achieve the City's transportation needs and planning
objectives.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS, COLORADO, as follows:
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Section 1. That a highway of the class reflected in the adopted
Master Streets Plan of the City is the most appropriate type of facility to
meet present and future transportation needs of the City. Said facility is
described as an urban parkway classification similar in size and scale to
an urban arterial , such as Lemay Avenue between Horsetooth and Harmony
Roads.
Section 2. That the Mayor and City Manager are authorized to meet and
confer with appropriate Federal , State, County and local officials to
promote the establishment of the aforesaid urban parkway.
Section 3. That the Mayor and City Manager are further authorized to
confer with affected area residents to present and promote this position of
the City Council and to seek such public support as is necessary to further
said position.
Section 4. That the City Manager is instructed to work with the
Colorado Highway Department to facilitate and to bring to a timely
conclusion the S-EIS process, taking into account this preferred position
of the City Council .
Passed, and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of
Fort Collins held this 6th day of September, A.D. 1988.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk