Louisville Metro Government - File #: O-190-19

• File #: O-190-19
• Version: 4
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 6/6/2019
• In control: Metro Council
• On agenda: 8/8/2019
• Final action: 8/8/2019
• Title: AN ORDINANCE REPEALING CHAPTER 117 OF LOUISVILLE/ JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT CODE OF ORDINANCES AND ENACTING A NEW SECTION FOR PEDESTRIAN AND TRAFFIC SAFETY (AMENDMENT BY SUBSTITUTION)(AS AMENDED)
• Sponsors: Rick Blackwell (D-12), Pat Mulvihill (D-10), Kevin Kramer (R-11), Marilyn Parker (R-18), Kevin Triplett (D-15), Scott Reed (R-16)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
8/8/2019	3	Metro Council	passed as amended	Pass
7/31/2019	2	Public Safety Committee	amended	Pass
7/31/2019	2	Public Safety Committee	untabled	Pass
7/31/2019	2	Public Safety Committee	amended	Pass
7/31/2019	2	Public Safety Committee	amended	Pass
7/31/2019	2	Public Safety Committee	recommended for approval	Pass
7/17/2019	1	Public Safety Committee	amended	Pass
7/17/2019	1	Public Safety Committee	recommended for approval	Pass
7/17/2019	1	Public Safety Committee	tabled	Pass
7/9/2019	1	Metro Council	assigned
6/25/2019	1	Metro Council	assigned

ORDINANCE NO. __________, SERIES 2019
TITLE
AN ORDINANCE REPEALING CHAPTER 117 OF LOUISVILLE/ JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT CODE OF ORDINANCES AND ENACTING A NEW SECTION FOR PEDESTRIAN AND TRAFFIC SAFETY (AMENDMENT BY SUBSTITUTION)(AS AMENDED)
BODY
SPONSORED BY: COUNCIL MEMBERS BLACKWELL, KRAMER, MULVIHILL, PARKER, TRIPLETT, AND REED

WHEREAS, at least 5977 pedestrians were killed in motor vehicle collisions nationally in 2017, a 45% increase since the lowest point in Insurance Institute for Highway Safety;
WHEREAS, according to the crash data from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), for the year 2017, there were a total number of 37,133 fatal crashes in the United States and distracted driving claimed 3,166 from that total;
WHEREAS, in the past decade, the number of people struck and killed while walking increased by 35%;
WHEREAS, although fatalities decreased slightly in 2017, the last two years on record (2016 and 2017) were the most deadly years for people killed by drivers while walking since 1990, according to Smart Growth America;
WHEREAS, in Louisville Metro in 2018, there were 457 pedestrian-involved collisions which resulted in 21 fatalities according to LMPD;
WHEREAS as of April 20, 2019, there were 6 pedestrian fatalities, compared with 5 on the same date the previous year;
WHEREAS, Louisville Metro's pedestrian fatalities in 2016 and 2017 matched the national trend with increases to 25 and 30 pedestrian fatalities, respectively;
WHEREAS, pedestrian fatalities account for 25% of all roadway fatalities in Jefferson County, KY (Louisville Metro) according to Metro Public Works;
WHEREAS, in Louisville Metro over the last 5 year period, 72% (82 of 114) of pedestrian fatalities have occurred on arterial classified roads (Metro Public Works) and 26.5% of all motor vehicle collisions occurred at intersections in Kentucky in 2017, according to Kentucky State Police;
WHEREAS...