NUMB:
981662
VERS:
ORIGINAL
REF:
XXBY:
THE CHAIR
TITL:
Resolution authorizing and directing the Commissioner of Public Works to execute a document titled "State/Sponsor Agreement for Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) Improvement Project" with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation for the programming and construction of a bicycle trail through the Menomonee River Valley in conjunction with the implementation of Henry Aaron State Park Trail. (Infrastructure Services Div.)
ANLS:
- Analysis -
This resolution authorizes and directs the Commissioner of Public Works to execute a Project Agreement with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation for the programming and construction of a bicycle trail through the Menomonee River Valley in conjunction with the implementation of Henry Aaron State Park Trail. This trail will connect Miller Park to the intersection of West Canal Street and North Ember Lane and travel over land currently owned by CMC Heartland Partners, CP Rail, MMSD, Marquette University and the City of Milwaukee. The project includes a bridge to cross over the active railroad tracks just east of the 27th Street Viaduct. The project will be funded primarily with federal funds from the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality program. The 20 percent local matching funds will be from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
BODY:
Whereas, The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) has developed a conceptual plan for Henry Aaron State Park Trail which connects Milwaukee's lakefront with the western suburbs; and
Whereas, The City of Milwaukee has been an active participant in the Henry Aaron State Park Trail planning initiative; and
Whereas, The City of Milwaukee has taken a proactive position in opening to the public several segments of the river's edge through the Menomonee River Valley; and
Whereas, The City of Milwaukee applied for Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) funds to co...
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