HomeMy WebLinkAbout16985 1 RESOLUTION NO. 16,985
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3 A RESOLUTION TO EXPRESS THE WILLINGNESS OF THE CITY OF
4 LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, TO IMPLEMENT A ROAD DIET ON
5 CUMBERLAND STREET FROM PRESIDENT CLINTON AVENUE TO
6 East 3RD STREET WHEN FUTURE SPECIAL CAPITAL FUNDING IS
7 IDENTIFIED; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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9 WHEREAS,the Board of Directors approved Resolution 15,756(September 6, 2022)expressing
10 the willingness of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas (City) to partner with the Arkansas Department of
11 Transportation (ARDOT) for the transfer of the Cumberland Street Right-of-Way, south of President
12 Clinton Avenue;and
13 WHEREAS,the Board of Directors approved Resolution 16,033 (June 20, 2023) authorizing the
14 City Manager to enter into a contract with Sasaki Associates, Inc. (Sasaki) for the preparation of The
15 Downtown Little Rock Masterplan;and
16 WHEREAS, the Board of Directors approved Resolution 16,444 (October 2, 2024) authorizing
17 the City Manager to enter into a contract with Sasaki to develop a Masterplan for the Downtown 1-30
18 Crossing Park; and
19 WHEREAS, the Downtown Little Rock Masterplan was completed by Sasaki in July 2024, and
20 Cumberland St. was identified under Strategy 3A to be reimagined as a two-lane shared street. The I-30
21 Crossing Park Design report was also completed by Sasaki in December, 2025, in which Cumberland St.
22 was recognized as the most continuous north-south connection east of Main Street, which connects the
23 Arkansas River Trail at Riverfront Park south to the neighborhoods across 1-630.Through input from public
24 engagement,the proposed improvement on Cumberland was revised to a shared-use path; and
25 WHEREAS, Create Little Rock (Young Professionals Organization of The Little Rock Regional
26 Chamber), and StudioMAIN partnered with the City to implement a successful Pop-Up Road Diet on
27 Cumberland Street from President Clinton Ave.to E. 3rd St. in May 2025; and
28 WHEREAS, Cumberland St. is subject to the Complete Streets Ordinance 21,029, which was
29 adopted by the Board of Directors on April 21,2015;and
30 WHEREAS, the Board of Directors understands that special capital funding will need to be
31 identified,and the use of federal funding may be necessary for pursuing this project;and
32 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE
33 CITY OF LITTLE ROCK,ARKANSAS:
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1 SECTION 1. The Board of Directors hereby agrees to implement a road diet on Cumberland St.
2 from President Clinton Ave.to E.3'St. when future special capital funding is identified.
3 SECTION 2. The Board of Directors pledges its full support for federal grant applications for the
4 project when suitable opportunities arise and when matching local funds are available.
5 SECTION 3. Severability.In the event any title,section,paragraph,item,sentence,clause,phrase,
6 or word of this resolution is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration or
7 adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of the resolution which shall remain in full force and
8 effect as if the portion so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional was not originally a part of the
9 resolution.
10 SECTION 4. Repealer.All laws,ordinances,resolutions,or parts of the same,that are inconsistent
11 with the provisions of this resolution,are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
12 ADOPTED: March 3,2026
13 ATTEST: APPROVED:
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16 Allison Segars,City Cler Frank Scott,Jr., ayor
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21 Thomas M. Carpenter,City A ney
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