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AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO AWARD AND ENTER INTO CONTRACT WITH BURGESS & NIPLE, INC. FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES RELATED TO THE 2025 THOROUGHFARE PLAN
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WHEREAS, Gahanna Codified Ordinance Section 145.02 requires the Thoroughfare Plan to be formally evaluated every ten years and a general review to be conducted every five years; and
WHEREAS, the last in-depth Thoroughfare Plan assessment was adopted by ORD-0004-2007, with general updates performed in 2019; and
WHEREAS, the Thoroughfare Plan is due for a comprehensive evaluation and update; and
WHEREAS, the comprehensive update will provide vision and guidance for staff, developers, and residents with respect to the future of transportation within the City; to wit: 1) evaluating the community's long-range growth, density, and land use type nexus to the transportation and mobility networks, 2) identifying Gahanna's role and collaboration in relation to regional transportation and transit, congestion, job and housing variables, and commuter trends, 3) enhancing community livability, including improving health and safety, infrastructure upgrades, and neighborhood traffic safety, 4) developing a framework for community mobility through safe and accessible multi-modal options, while addressing congestion and creating a balanced transportation system, 5) encouraging transportation choices and access across modes and demographics in all transportation decisions, 6) identifying and planning for emerging technologies or potential social changes, such as autonomous vehicles, smart grids, intelligent transportation technologies, increasing automation, and envisioning how technology can enable better connectivity and interaction with local government, 7) cultivating new and existing partnerships, locally and regionally, for better communication, efficiencies, and support, and 8) developing prioritization criteria and decision support metrics across all areas of the City's multi-modal transportation syste...
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