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U.S. Naval Academy Bridge Shared-Use Path Project - For the purpose of the City Council to accept the Annapolis Transportation Board recommendations for the U.S. Naval Academy Bridge Shared-Use Path Project (SUP); and generally related to City of Annapolis efforts to ensure the City becomes more cyclist-friendly.
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CITY COUNCIL OF THE
City of Annapolis
Resolution 27-24
Introduced by: Alderman Savidge
Co-sponsored by: Alds. O'Neill, Pindell Charles
A RESOLUTION concerning
U.S. Naval Academy Bridge Shared-Use Path Project
FOR the purpose of the City Council to accept the Annapolis Transportation Board recommendations for the U.S. Naval Academy Bridge Shared-Use Path Project (SUP); and generally related to City of Annapolis efforts to ensure the City becomes more cyclist-friendly.
WHEREAS, The City of Annapolis is currently building a City-wide bike network (the Project) and working with Anne Arundel County (AAC) on connecting the City's local cycling trail network with the ACC's more extensive regional bike network; and
WHEREAS, Current planning for the Project does not include a separated, protected shared-use path on the U.S. Naval Academy (USNA) Bridge, nor is the USNA Bridge currently included within the Project's scope; and
WHEREAS, The USNA Bridge is the main route between downtown Annapolis and the AAC's B&A Trail and is the only route from Greenbury Point to the Naval Academy Yard and the Naval Academy Stadium; and
WHEREAS, Several regional shared-use projects are underway, and the USNA Bridge is a disconnect in those projects:
* On the east side of the USNA Bridge, AAC is working on a shared-use path from the B&A Trail-end on Boulters Way.
* On the west side of the USNA Bridge, the City is planning a College Creek Connector Trail to access Downtown Annapolis and the planned Poplar Trail extension, West-East Express Trail (WEE, and the South Shore Trail).
* The West-East Express Trail goes to Odenton and connects to the WB&A T...
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