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An ordinance amending Sections 12.48.030 and 12.48.050 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws to grant the director of the Nashville Department of Transportation and Multimodal Infrastructure (NDOT) the authority to set time limits for passenger and freight loading zones.
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WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 8.404 of the Metropolitan Charter, NDOT is responsible for, among other things, design and management of the public rights-of-way and traffic control devices; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 8.405 of the Metropolitan Charter, the NDOT director has the power to make rules and regulations for the conduct of NDOT's business that are consistent with the Charter and the Metropolitan Code; and,
WHEREAS, during the past decade, Nashville has been experiencing unprecedented growth that has led to transportation challenges downtown; and,
WHEREAS, to address these transportation challenges, NDOT has been leading a joint project in partnership with WeGo Public Transit, the State of Tennessee Department of Transportation, and the Nashville Downtown Partnership to improve mobility and improve traffic congestion in the downtown core ("Connect Downtown"); and
WHEREAS, as a result of the Connect Downtown project, NDOT and its partners have devised the Connect Downtown Action Plan, which sets forth recommendations for a downtown transportation system that improves safety and accessibility for everyone, balances the needs of all travelers and modes, and reduces congestion; and,
WHEREAS, the Action Plan organizes dozens of project, program, and policy recommendations into five "big moves", one of which is to "maximize the curb", or flex the uses of the curb throughout the day for deliveries, service vehicles, and passenger pick-up and drop-off to support local businesses and residents; and,
WHEREAS, RS2024-369 expressed the Metropolitan Council's endorsement of Connect Downtown; and,
WHEREAS, in order to maximize the curb, NDOT wishes to have the flexibility to determine time...
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