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A resolution requesting the Nashville Department of Transportation and Multimodal Infrastructure and the Metropolitan Department of Parks and Recreation to review safety measures and propose solutions relative to crosswalks and street crossings on greenways in Nashville and Davidson County.
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WHEREAS, Nashville and Davidson County residents use greenways maintained by the Metropolitan Department of Parks and Recreation (“Metro Parks”) as pathways for exercise, commute, and play; and
WHEREAS, safety issues can arise when these greenways intersect with streets and roads that expose pedestrians, cyclists, and others to cars and other motor vehicles; and
WHEREAS, residents have been injured and killed because of collisions that occur between vehicles and pedestrians at greenway crosswalks; and
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Government has formally committed to Vision Zero, a strategy to eliminate all traffic-related fatalities and severe injuries while increasing safe, healthy, and equitable mobility for all by promoting targeted infrastructure, enforcement, education, and engineering interventions; and
WHEREAS, these crosswalks and street crossings are typically managed by the Nashville Department of Transportation and Multimodal Infrastructure (“NDOT”). As pedestrian safety is a Metro-wide priority, it would be appropriate for the department to evaluate these locations and determine how to make them safer for everyone who uses them; and
WHEREAS, it is also appropriate for Metro Parks to engage with this review and develop protective measures for greenways in Nashville and Davidson County; and
WHEREAS, it is fitting and proper that the Metropolitan Council request that NDOT and Metro Parks work collectively to review safety measures at greenway crosswalks and street crossings and determine whether improvements would be appropriate to reduce injuries and deaths at these locations.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF N...
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