Explanation
Background:
This legislation authorizes consent legislation with the State of Ohio, Department of Transportation (ODOT) for an ODOT funded bikeway improvement project along Goodale Street, from Twin Rivers Drive to the east of the Olentangy River; and repeals Ordinance Number 1368-2008 passed on September 22, 2008 as language was unintentionally omitted from Section 2 of the Cooperation Statement.
The Goodale Street Bridge will be widened with a 14 foot bike/pedestrian deck as well as a ramp from Goodale Street to the existing Olentangy Trail. This project will provide access to a major regional trail system and the Arena District for residents and workers in the Harrison West and Grandview Heights areas.
This project was initiated through Harrison West and is identified as a key improvement in the City's Bicentennial Bikeways Plan.
Consent legislation is required from Recreation and Parks in order for ODOT to administer the project and for Recreation and Parks to provide the engineering right-of-way as well as the local match. The engineering phase of this project is scheduled to begin in November, 2008, with construction slated for June of 2011.
Fiscal Impact: None. Legislation for the local portion of this grant will come from Capital Improvement Bond funding and will be prepared at a later date.
Title
To repeal Ordinance No. 1368-2008; to authorize the Director of the Recreation and Parks Department to grant consent and propose cooperation with the Ohio Department of Transportation to construct a bikepath along Goodale Street from the intersection of Twin Rivers Drive/Olentangy River Road to the State Route 315 ramps, east of the Olentangy River. ($0.00)
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WHEREAS, the Ohio Department of Transportation, the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC) and the Department of Recreation and Parks has identified the need to construct a bikepath from the intersection of Twin Rivers Drive/Olentangy River Road...
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