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RESOLUTION NO. 26-04
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA
APPROVING THE CONNECTING CLEARWATER ACTIVE
TRANSPORTATION PLAN, PROVIDING A PLANNING FRAMEWORK
FOR IDENTIFYING AND RANKING POTENTIAL ACTIVE
TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Clearwater Comprehensive Plan's Quality Places and
Mobility Chapters recognize the importance of providing multimodal mobility options for
people of all ages and abilities; and
WHEREAS, since the implementation of the city's Shifting Gears Bicycle and
Pedestrian Master Plan in 2006, the city has made progress toward development of a
pedestrian and bicycle network, but recognizes that land use contexts, roadway facilities,
and modes of transportation have changed; and
WHEREAS, active transportation facilities are designed, operated, and
maintained for all people, regardless of age or ability, and are essential in providing a
safe, connected, and comfortable network of routes; and
WHEREAS, the city recognizes the potential benefits to the local economy and
positive transformations that may occur with investments made in enhancing active
transportation facilities; and
WHEREAS, on November 21, 2024, the Clearwater City Council approved funding
for a consultant (hereinafter referred to as the "Consultant") to prepare a citywide active
transportation plan (hereinafter referred to as the "Plan"); and
WHEREAS, Plan development included data collection, analysis, coordination with
multiple jurisdictions and city departments, and public outreach through advisory
committee meetings, community open houses, special events, and online surveys; and
WHEREAS, the city and the consultant presented an update on the status of the Plan
to the City Council at their Work Session on June 5, 2025, and the City Council provided
direction that was incorporated into the final Plan; and
WHEREAS, this Plan will serve as a long-term vision for how Clearwater's active
transportation system should be designed and function and contains planning-level
concept plans and a list of corridors and crossings ranked for engineering-level analysis
and implementation, policy recommendations to support active transportation, and
funding opportunities; now, therefore; and
WHEREAS, approval of this plan does not mandate specific roadway redesigns, lane
reductions, road diets, or sidewalk width standards, and all future transportation capital
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improvement projects originating from the Plan will remain subject to engineering review
and separate City Council approval; now, therefore.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER,
FLORIDA:
Section 1. The City Council hereby approves the Connecting Clearwater Active
Transportation Plan as a planning tool to identify and prioritize active transportation
projects and pursue state and federal funding opportunities for such projects.
Section 2. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 23rd day of April 2026.
Signed by:
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Bruce Rector, Mayor
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Matthew J. Mytych, Esq. Rosemarie Call
Assistant City Attorney City Clerk
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