HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2009-037RESOLUTION NO. 2009-037
SUPPORTING THE TEXAS HIGH SPEED RAIL AND
TRANSPORTATION CORPORATION'S EFFORTS TO IMPROVE
CONNECTIVITY IN THE STATE OF TEXAS THROUGH THE
DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH-SPEED INTERCITY PASSENGER RAIL AT
DALLAS/FORT WORTH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
WHEREAS, the City of North Richland Hills actively participates as an owner and is
represented on the Board of Directors of Texas High Speed Rail and
Transportation Corporation (THSRTC); and
WHEREAS, the City of North Richland Hills' continued growth, economic development
efforts and congestion mitigation objectives would be enhanced by the
timely and successful development of high-speed intercity passenger rail
in North Texas; and
WHEREAS, the City of North Richland Hills appreciates the value of regional
cooperation and collaboration in delivering critical services and
transportation solutions to the residents of North Texas; and
WHEREAS, over 7,500,000 people live and work within a 50-mile radius of Dallas/Fort
Worth International Airport due to the quality of life made possible by a low
cost, high quality of living and growing employment opportunities,
recreational activities and business opportunities; and
WHEREAS, high-speed intercity passenger rail is defined as passenger rail capable of
operating at speeds in excess of 185 miles per hour; and
WHEREAS, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport is the regional international airport
for the Dallas-Fort Worth region and the third busiest airport in the world;
and
WHEREAS, the planned North Texas regional rail network would benefit from the
development of high-speed intercity/interstate passenger rail through
increased ridership and greater connectivity to locations outside of the
Fort Worth/Dallas area; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND
HILLS, TEXAS:
Section 1: THAT North Texas should be connected to the state's major metropolitan
areas via a safe, economical and efficient high-speed intercity passenger
rail and multi-modal transportation corridor; and
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THAT North Texans should be served by a high-speed intercity passenger
rail station between Terminals A and B at Dallas/Fort Worth International
Airport property, thereby providing seamless intermodal connectivity not
only to the airlines served by the Airport but also seamlessly serving the
regional commuter rail system; and
THAT Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport be encouraged to support
the development of high-speed intercity passenger rail into Terminal Area
between Terminals A and B and to become actively involved as a dues-
paying member of the THSRTC Board of Directors; and
THAT, the Regional Transportation Council should likewise formally
endorse and fully support the timely and successful development of the
Texas T-Bone High Speed Rail Corridor and become a THSRTC
Cooperating Agency.
THAT this resolution be adopted and circulated to the Texas
Congressional Delegation, the Governor of Texas, members of the Texas
Legislature, the Texas Transportation Commission, the Texas Department
of Transportation, Cities, Counties, Chambers of Commerce, Economic
Development Corporations and Metropolitan Planning Organizations along
the federally designated South Central and Gulf Coast High-Speed Rail
Corridors, and to the media and others, and is accordingly so ordered.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 14th day of December, 2009.
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Patricia Hutson, City Secretary
CITY OF RTH I HLAND HILLS
By:
Oscar Trevino, Mayor
APP S TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
George A. S pl , Ci ttorney
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