Title
Acquisition of Real Property for Traffic Safety Improvements at N. 32nd Street and E. Thomas Road, and N. 32nd Street and E. Windsor Avenue (Ordinance S-51278)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to acquire all real property and related property interests required by donation, purchase within the City's appraised value, or by the power of eminent domain for traffic safety improvements at the intersections of N. 32nd Street and E. Thomas Road, and N. 32nd Street and E. Windsor Avenue. Further request to authorize dedication of land with roadway improvements to public use for right of way purposes via separate recording instrument, accept and grant all easements along the alignments, and execute all necessary licenses and agreements in furtherance of this ordinance. Additionally, request to authorize the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item.
Report
Summary
Real property acquisition is needed for traffic safety improvements at the intersections of N. 32nd Street and E. Thomas Road and N. 32nd Street and E. Windsor Avenue. The project will install two new bus bays at the 32nd Street and Thomas Road intersection; one high intensity activated crosswalk (HAWK) at the 32nd Street and Windsor Avenue intersection; and streetlights along the west and north legs of the 32nd Street and Thomas Road intersection. The HAWK will cross 32nd Street south of the intersection at Windsor Avenue. Bus bays will be located on the west side of 32nd Street, south of the intersection and on the south side of Thomas Road, east of the intersection.
The parcels affected by this project are identified in Attachment A.
Financial Impact
Funding is available in the Street Transportation Department's Capital improvement Program budget.
Location
N. 32nd Street and E. Thomas Road, and N. 32nd Street and E. Windsor Avenue.
Council District: 8
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Inger Erickson and the Street Transportation and Finance departments.