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TDOT032123TARTALITEPROGRAM
Division of Engineering and Construction Management
Doug Stephens (ext. )
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Authorizing the mayor to enter into an agreement with and accept financial cooperation from the Toledo Area Regional Transit Authority in an amount not to exceed $300,000 for the TARTA LITE bench program; authorizing the acceptance, deposit, appropriation, and expenditure of proceeds into the Capital Improvement Project Fund in an amount not to exceed $300,000 for said program; authorizing the mayor to prepare plans and specifications, acquire required rights-of-way as appropriate, and enter into contracts for said project; and declaring an emergency.
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SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
Currently, bus benches throughout the city are placed by advertising companies. These benches are placed by such companies based on where they will have the greatest advertising visibility rather than based on the need of transit riders. This has led to ADA issues within the right-of-way as well as blight in some areas. The City of Toledo and the Toledo Area Regional Transit Authority (TARTA) are proposing that bus benches be placed throughout the city where the need is greatest for transit riders based on rider data supplied by TARTA. These benches will be owned by the City of Toledo and will be placed properly at each stop to ensure ADA compliance and will be accompanied by refuse receptacles for the comfort of the residents using TARTA services. These benches will not have advertising and therefore will be more visually appealing than the benches currently in the right-of-way. The city is proposing that benches be placed at 50 to 60 bus stops that have an average daily rider count of 20 or more people. The exact location of these benches will be decided in consultation with TARTA.
Summary
NOW, THEREFORE, Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Toledo:
SECTION 1. That the Mayor is authorized to enter into and execute an agreement with and acc...
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