Agenda Item Name:
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Pedestrian Safety in the Right-of-Way
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Description:
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Recommended Action:
Recommended Action
Discuss uniform regulatory approach to pedestrian safety in the right-of-way
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Prior Board Motions:
On January 23, 2018, the County adopted ordinance 18-06, attached, establishing a vehicle pedestrian interaction code that regulated certain conduct between individuals occupying a portion of the public street and individuals in vehicles. The intent of the ordinance was the protect the public health, safety, and welfare by preventing these interactions due to the inherently dangerous nature of them, as well as the negative impact that pedestrians interacting with vehicles has on the flow of traffic on public streets.
Fiscal Consideration:
Fiscal Consideration
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Background:
The City of Gainesville and the County currently have separate and distinct approaches to regulating pedestrian safety. The County adopted an ordinance regulating interactions between pedestrians and vehicles in 2018. That ordinance does not apply in the City of Gainesville and the City has recently been discussing its own regulatory approach.
The City Attorney has presented at least one regulatory concept to the City Commission. Depending on the options presented by the City, the County may want to adopt the same or similar code for purposes of uniformity between the jurisdictions.