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7A, Regional Council of Mayors Meeting
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• <br />Regional Council of Mayors <br />w„� � <br />�i�A4 � e�,� ° <br />:.�y'��;s� h7 }_��t';{.s� <br />i;=$"°4 � �-;�. <br />f-rxe£+t t?.� <br />�T � �� ��,., <br />� �� � E <br />� . ' * <br />�,��"✓�i <br />. �� <br />; r a� �; u eY. . <br />Resolution on Transportation Funding <br />r� <br />U <br />• <br />Whereas, the Regional Council of Mayors ("RCM"), is composed of the mayors of <br />Minneapolis, St. Paul and approximately 45 municipalities in the developed and developing <br />suburbs. The collaborative partnership provides a non-partisan platform focused on building <br />action strategies to raise overall economic competitiveness, accelerate innovation and <br />improve the quality of life in the MSP region; and <br />Whereas, our present levels of congestion and our unsafe roads hinder our economic <br />prosperity, erode our quality of life, and complicate numerous aspects of living and doing <br />business in Minnesota; and <br />Whereas, one million additional people are expected to move to the MSP metropolitan region <br />in the next two decades, further exacerbating our already unacceptable traffic congestion; <br />and <br />Whereas, solving our region's transportation problem is a complex and long-term challenge <br />that will require various strategies; and <br />Whereas, Minnesota needs to adequately and strategically expand both its transit and road <br />systems with predictable, adequate, and long-term sources of funding; and <br />Whereas, transportation funding must prioritize public transit within a comprehensive, multi- <br />modal, interconnected transportation system that serves the 11-county metro area; and that <br />our planned light rail and commuter rail lines, along with expanded bus service, both regular <br />route and BRT, must be expanded to support the population and businesses in our fast- <br />growing region; and <br />Whereas, courageous and visionary legislative leadership is vital to forging a sustainable, <br />long-term transportation plan for our state and region. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that as elected leaders representing cities in <br />Minnesota's fast-growing 11-county metropolitan region, we hereby declare our belief that <br />transportation has become one of the most vexing problems facing our communities and <br />state. We call upon the leade�s in the legislature to create a long-term solution to our <br />transportation needs and, in the short-term, in order to keep our metropolitan area economy <br />vital and flourishing, we call upon the legislature to exercise good judgment and provide <br />adequate funding for Metro Transit as well as all suburban transit providers, namely <br />Minnesota Valley Transit Authority (MVTA), SouthWest Transit, Plymouth Metrolink, Maple <br />4.26.05 <br />
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