Last year, we commenced two additional street safety initiatives. We distributed 10,000 pedestrian reflector strips free of charge through our "Be Safe, Be Seen" Program, undertaken with the generous support of Rich Walje and Rocky Mountain Power. We also stepped up enforcement of traffic laws with our "Street Smarts" campaign against pedestrian, bicycle, and motorist violations. For our efforts, we were recognized by the Mean Streets 2004 Report as the most improved city in the US for pedestrian safety, and were honored with the 2006 America Walks "City at Your Feet" award.

After we added over fifteen miles of bike lanes in the past few years, I issued a complete streets executive order to ensure, to the extent possible, that all Salt Lake City streets are accessible to and safe for bicyclists, pedestrians, motorists, and people with disabilities. We also plan to incorporate safe, segregated bicycle lanes, which have been utilized so effectively in other cities, into our long-term transportation master plans. Segregated bike lanes will allow bicycling to become a safer, more convenient alternative to automotive transportation. The Transportation Division will incorporate these principles into the Downtown Transportation Master Plan, a key focus for 2007. We are moving forward, constantly, with real progress in providing for greater safety and access for pedestrians, bicyclists, and transit riders.

Progress requires that we respect and appreciate the past, while taking responsibility for our children�s quality of life in the future. We are related not only to our contemporaries and those who come after us, but also to those who preceded us. We remain indebted to the past while building on its legacy, and hold our resources and achievements in trust for the future. True progress entails a sense of solidarity that transcends economic fortune, social differences, and the present time.

Throughout our administration, our City Planning Division has made historic preservation a priority, adapting buildings from our city�s heritage to fit the present and future needs of our city. The Division shaped a new infill policy, with significant input from neighborhoods throughout our community, to preserve historic districts from "McMansions," "Garage-mahals," and other uses that undermine neighborhoods.