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Duluth council tables creation of Transportation Commission after months of advocacy and public testimony
Summary
After hours of testimony from residents who blamed recent traffic deaths and dangerous intersections on insufficient planning, the Duluth City Council voted 5-2 to table an ordinance to create a Duluth Transportation Commission so staff and stakeholders can reconcile edits and staffing questions.
The Duluth City Council on Monday voted to table an ordinance that would have created a formal Duluth Transportation Commission after wide public testimony and a split among council members about staffing and timing.
Residents, neighborhood groups and transportation advocates urged the council to adopt the commission immediately to improve pedestrian, bicycle and street safety. Brandon Parker, a local bike and pedestrian advocate, told the council a commission “could help make Duluth a more walkable, bikeable city” and provide proactive recommendations rather than reacting after crashes.
The ordinance was before the council on its second reading as Ordinance 14, “adding section 8, establishing the Duluth Transportation Commission.” Supporters described years of work behind the proposal and cited several recent traffic deaths. Former Councilor Mike Mayo, who helped shepherd the idea, gave a multi-year timeline of internal and community work…
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