HomeMy WebLinkAbout1356RESOLUTION NO. /357o
A RESOLUTION of the City
Council of the City of Kent,
Washington, encouraging and
promoting the earliest possible
completion and implementation of the
proposed Commuter Rail System within
the Green River Valley.
WHEREAS, the King/Pierce/Snohomish County Regional area is
experiencing extreme traffic delays and congestion as a result of
unprecedented growth in the area; and
WHEREAS, the Green River Valley, which constitutes a
significant portion of this region, has experienced similar traffic
delays and congestion resulting from similarly unprecedented growth
in the valley area; and
WHEREAS, the City of Kent, which is a significant urban center
in the Green River Valley area, has experienced extreme traffic
delays and congestion that has seriously impacted the health,
safety and welfare of the citizens of the City of Kent; and
WHEREAS, Commuter Rail service is being, and has been, studied
using the existing Burlington Northern Railroad tracks in the Green
River Valley and through the City of Kent to facilitate the
transportation of commuters within the region; and
WHEREAS, Commuter Rail service would improve traffic
conditions in the Green River Valley and, in particular, in the
City of Kent, would relieve traffic delays and congestion, and
would be beneficial to the health, safety
citizens of the City of Kent; and
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and welfare of the
WHEREAS, a Commuter Rail project in the Green River Valley
could function as the first link in a King/Pierce/Snohomish County
regional transportation network designed to relieve traffic delays
and congestion throughout the region by providing alternative
transportation methods that will reduce the use of single occupancy
vehicles throughout the tri-county region in conformance with
City's recently enacted Commute Trip Reduction program; and
WHEREAS, similar rail projects in other communities have
resulted in significantly decreased traffic delays and congestion
and have resulted in significant economic rejuvenation to
communities benefitted by commuter rail service; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the citizens and
government of the City of Kent and of all citizens within the Green
River Valley to expedite the proposed commuter rail project in the
Green River Valley. NOW, THEREFORE,
The city Council of the City of Kent, Washington, does hereby
resolve as follows:
Section 1. The proposed commuter rail project using existing
rail lines in the Green River Valley shall benefit all the citizens
in the Valley and, in particular, the citizens and the government
of the city of Kent.
Section 2. The City of Kent supports the proposed commuter
rail project in the Green River Valley and urgently recommends that
the development and implementation of the proposed commuter rail
project be expedited in every way possible.
Section 3. All agencies with jurisdiction in the
King/Pierce/Snohomish County region are urged to support the
commuter rail project in the Green River Valley.
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Section 4. All agencies with jurisdiction in the
King/Pierce/Snohomish County region are urged to expedite, in every
way possible, the development and implementation of the proposed
commuter rail project in the Green River Valley as a first step
toward implementation of a regional mass transportation network
designed to reduce the use of single occupancy vehicles throughout
the tri-county region in conformance with the City's Commute Trip
Reduction program.
Passed at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
Kent, Washington, this /!" day of ~ , 1993 •.
Concurred in by the e c§_:· ty of Kent, this /1
of 2117 , 1993.
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ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of
Resolution No. !35tz , passed by the City Council of the City
of Kent, Washington, on the /J' day of ~ , 1993.
CITY CLERK
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