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A resolution approving an application for a bicycle and pedestrian safety grant from the Tennessee Highway Safety Office to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Nashville Department of Transportation & Multimodal Infrastructure (NDOT), to educate the public on pedestrian and bicycle safety awareness.
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WHEREAS, the Tennessee Highway Safety Office, is accepting applications for a bicycle and pedestrian safety grant with an award of $60,000.00 with no cash match required to educate the public on pedestrian and bicycle safety awareness; and,
WHEREAS, The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, acting by and through NDOT, is eligible to participate in the grant program; and,
WHEREAS, it is to the benefit of the citizens of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County that this grant application be approved.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. That the grant application for a bicycle and pedestrian grant with an award of $60,000.00, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein, is hereby approved, and the Nashville Department of Transportation & Multimodal Infrastructure is authorized to submit said grant application to the Tennessee Highway Safety Office.
Section 2. That this resolution shall take effect from and after its adoption, the welfare of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County requiring it.
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Analysis
This resolution approves an application for a bicycle and pedestrian safety grant from the Tennessee Highway Safety Office to the Nashville Department of Transportation and Multimodal Infrastructure (NDOT). The application is for $60,000, with no local cash match, and would be used to educate the public through public service announcements (PSAs) on pedestrian and bicycle safety awareness in coordination with NDOT’s Vision Zero Action Plan and WalknBike 2022 Plan.