City of Colorado Springs - File #: 16-776

• File #: 16-776
• Version: 3
• Type: Informational Report
• Status: Mayor's Office
• File created: 12/28/2016
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 2/14/2017
• Final action: 2/14/2017
• Title: Ordinance No. 17-6 creating a New Section 112 (Use Of Medians) of Article 18 (Pedestrians' Rights and Duties, Drivers to Exercise Due Care) and Amending Section 312 (Official Traffic Control Records) of Part 3 (Administration) of Article 1 (Administration And Enforcement), Both of Chapter 10 (Motor Vehicles and Traffic) of the Code of the City of Colorado Springs 2001, as Amended, Pertaining to Pedestrian Use of Narrow or Domed Medians on Higher Volume and Higher Speed Roadways, and Providing Penalties for the Violation Thereof Presenter: Anne Turner, Senior Attorney Kathleen Krager, Transportation Planning Manager, Traffic Engineering Pete Carey, Police Chief

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
2/14/2017	3	City Council	denied	Fail
2/14/2017	3	City Council	finally passed	Pass
1/24/2017	2	City Council	approved on first reading	Pass
1/24/2017	2	City Council	denied	Fail
1/24/2017	2	City Council	denied	Fail
1/9/2017	1	Council Work Session	referred

Title
Ordinance No. 17-6 creating a New Section 112 (Use Of Medians) of Article 18 (Pedestrians' Rights and Duties, Drivers to Exercise Due Care) and Amending Section 312 (Official Traffic Control Records) of Part 3 (Administration) of Article 1 (Administration And Enforcement), Both of Chapter 10 (Motor Vehicles and Traffic) of the Code of the City of Colorado Springs 2001, as Amended, Pertaining to Pedestrian Use of Narrow or Domed Medians on Higher Volume and Higher Speed Roadways, and Providing Penalties for the Violation Thereof

Presenter:
Anne Turner, Senior Attorney
Kathleen Krager, Transportation Planning Manager, Traffic Engineering
Pete Carey, Police Chief

Body
Summary:
The proposed ordinance would promote the public health, safety and welfare by prohibiting pedestrian use of narrow or domed medians located on higher volume and higher speed roadways within the City. It also would require the City's Traffic Engineer to keep records of such medians, which are not designed or suitable for pedestrian use.

Previous Council Action:
On February 9, 2016, City Council repealed the Use of Medians or Central Dividing Strip City Code section. It generally prohibited access to all medians within the City for any purpose other than crossing or maintaining them.

Background:
The primary purpose of roadway medians is to enhance the safety of and free flow of traffic on roadways. Individuals have been accessing medians that are not designed or suitable for pedestrian use.
This draft ordinance would restrict access to particularly narrow (less than 4 feet wide) or domed medians located on higher volume and higher speed roadways within the City. Higher volume roadways are those that are classified as a Freeway, Expressway, Parkway, Principal Arterial, or Minor Arterial on the Colorado Springs Major Thoroughfare Plan. Higher speed roadways are those with a speed limit of 30 mph or greater. Under the proposed ordinance, on higher volume and high...