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To reduce the speed limit on Brookland Parkway between Hermitage Road and Brook Road from 35 miles per hour to 25 miles per hour.
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WHEREAS, the speed limit on the portion of Brookland Parkway between its intersection with Hermitage Road and its intersection with Brook Road is currently 35 miles per hour; and
WHEREAS, the Council believes that a lower speed limit will make Brookland Parkway safer for residents and pedestrians; and
WHEREAS, it is the consensus of the Council of the City of Richmond that the speed limit on the portion of Brookland Parkway between its intersection with Hermitage Road and its intersection with Brook Road should be 25 miles per hour; and
WHEREAS, section 2-428 of the Code of the City of Richmond (2015), as amended, requires an appropriate study by the Department of Public Works prior to the adoption of an ordinance regulating motor vehicle traffic within the City, and section 46.2-878(A) of the Code of Virginia (1950), as amended, provides that any increase or decrease in speed limits shall be effective only when prescribed after a traffic engineering investigation and when indicated on the highway by signs; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Public Works has submitted the requisite traffic engineering investigation to the Council;
NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY OF RICHMOND HEREBY ORDAINS:
§ 1. That the speed limit on Brookland Parkway between its intersection with Hermitage Road and its intersection with Brook Road shall be 25 miles per hour.
§ 2. That the Department of Public Works shall install and maintain appropriate signs along the aforementioned portions of Brookland Parkway indicating the speed limits established by this ordinance.
§ 3. This ordinance shall be in force and effect upon adoption.