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RESOLUTION NO. 2006-055
A RESOLUTION STATING SUPPORT FOR THE TRANS TEXAS
CORRIDOR-35 PROJECT WITH A REALIGNMENT OF THE
CORRIDOR TO A LOCATION CENTRAL TO THE DALLAS/FORT
WORTH METROPLEX.
WHEREAS, the City of North Richland Hills' City Council supports the position taken by
the Regional Transportation Council regarding the realignment of the
Trans Texas Corridor-35 project to a central location within the Dallas/Fort
Worth Metroplex; and
WHEREAS, the North Texas region supports the Trans Texas Corridor-35 project;
however, it is imperative that the corridor north of Hillsboro be relocated to
a more centrally located position when it enters the Dallas/Fort Worth
Metroplex. This centrally located alignment is endorsed by the Regional
Transportation Council (the Dallas/Fort Worth region's Metropolitan
Planning Organization), the Dallas Regional Mobility Coalition, and the
Tarrant Regional Transportation Coalition. Maps depicting this proposed
alignment have been presented to the Texas Department of
Transportation by the Dallas Fort Worth Area Partners in Mobility
Coalition; and
WHEREAS, the City Council IS significantly concerned about air quality issues
associated with the prevailing winds blowing pollutants across the
Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex from an eastern alignment of the Trans Texas
Corridor-35; and
WHEREAS, we oppose the alignment reflected in the Draft Environmental Impact
Statement because it bypasses our region and will encourage leapfrog
development which accelerates urban sprawl and is counterintuitive to
promoting sustainable development; and
WHEREAS, the centrally located realignment that we propose and endorsed by the
Regional Transportation Council integrates the Trans Texas Corridor with
our region's existing transportation infrastructure; we eventually want to
see a new outer loop developed around the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex,
but for now desire to preserve the necessary right-of-way rather than
actually build the bypass; and
WHEREAS, the region's current level of thru-traffic can be accommodated by our
existing freeways, tollways and the planned future improvements to these
facilities, ultimately a new outer loop must be considered and constructed;
and
WHEREAS, the final destination of at least 70% of the current freight traffic
approaching the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex is somewhere within the
region (less than 30% of this traffic bypasses the region). The Regional
Transportation Council proposed alignment recognizes and serves this
need better than the Draft Environmental Impact Statement alignment;
and
WHEREAS, the alignment we propose not only better serves the travel needs of all
motorists but also is less costly than the one reflected in the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement. We strongly urge that the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement alignment be moved westwardly so that
the Trans Texas Corridor-35 enters the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex within
the SH-360 corridor.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, THAT
SECTION 1. The City of North Richland Hills supports the Trans Texas Corridor-35
project with a realignment of the corridor to a central location within the
Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex as proposed by the Regional Transportation
Council and strongly requests that such a realignment be implemented.
Patricia Hutson, City Secretary
Resolution 2006-055
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