POR 2016 #288 · Agenda item attachment · Oct 31 2016

City of Cambridge O-10 ORIGINAL ORDER IN CITY COUNCIL October 31, 2016 COUNCILLOR MAZEN COUNCILLOR DEVEREUX WHEREAS: Well over 2000 users of Cambridge’s streets, including well over 1000 Cambridge residents, have signed the following petition: “In light of the tragic deaths of Dr. Bernard ‘Joe’ Lavins, Amanda Phillips, and Marcia Deihl, all killed by trucks in Cambridge in the last two years, we call on the City of Cambridge to immediately follow through on its commitment to enact safety improvements to bicycle infrastructure across the city, starting with separated bike lanes on all major city thoroughfares”; and WHEREAS: These signatures represent a broad cross-section of Cambridge’s community, including, first and foremost, residents from all parts of Cambridge, but also including employees of Cambridge’s many large and small businesses, people who shop or eat at restaurants in Cambridge, people on their way to school in Cambridge, people visiting friends in Cambridge, and many others; now therefore be it RESOLVED: That the City Council acknowledges said signatures; and be it further RESOLVED: That the City Council acknowledges that said residents and other users desire the City to immediately enact safety improvements to bicycle infrastructure, starting with separated bike lanes on all major city thoroughfares.