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RESOLUTION NO. 15975 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY PROHIBITING THE ENTRY OF VEHICLES ON MIDDLEFIELD ROAD, BETWEEN BROADWAY AND WINSLOW STREET, EXCEPT FOR BICYCLES, COMMERCIAL VEHICLES, AND EMERGENCY VEHICLES WHEREAS, the 800 block of Middlefield Road between Broadway and Winslow Street is commonly known as Theatre Way; and WHEREAS, Theatre Way is predominantly configured with outdoor dining parklets and pedestrian access to retail storefronts and a movie theater; and WHEREAS, the City of Redwood City ("City") desires to prohibit the entry of vehicles on Theatre Way between Broadway and Winslow Street, except for bicycles, commercial vehicles requiring access to the street or businesses for maintenance purposes, and emergency vehicles in order to allow the right-of-way to be allocated for other users of the street, thereby increasing safety, prioritizing sustainable transportation modes, providing for maintenance access for adjacent land uses, and improving Theatre Way as a civic space; and WHEREAS, California Vehicle Code section 21101(f) allows the City to prohibit entry to or exit from any street by means of traffic barriers to implement the circulation element of a general plan consistent with the responsibility of the City to provide for the health and safety of its citizens; and WHEREAS, closing Theatre Way to vehicular traffic is consistent with the General Plan of the City that envisions a City with a balanced, multimodal transportation network that accommodates all users; and WHEREAS, Goal BE -26 of the Circulation Element of the General Plan is to "improve walking, bicycling, and electric bicycle/scooter facilities to be more convenient, comfortable, and safe, and therefore more common transportation modes in Redwood City"; and WHEREAS, the Citywide Transportation Plan, RWCmoves, builds on the vision, goals, and policies of the General Plan and identified and prioritized as a Tier 1, Early Investment Project, the "Theatre Way Pedestrian Improvements" project to develop plans and construct Theatre Way as a permanent pedestrian street; and WHEREAS, the City has determined that prohibiting the entry of vehicles on Theatre Way between Broadway and Winslow Street, except for bicycles, commercial vehicles requiring access to the street or businesses for maintenance purposes, and emergency vehicles provides for the health and safety of citizens because the high ATTY/RESO.0058/CC RESO PROHIBITING ENTRY OF THEATRE WAY RESO. NO. 15975 REV: 07-22-2021 VR MUFF # 702 Page 1 of 2