HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 3213 CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON
RESOLUTION NO. 3213
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON IN SUPPORT
OF THE REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY' S REVISED PHASE ONE
FINAL PLAN.
WHEREAS, the City of Renton is a major regional employment
center which attracts over 40, 000 employees each day and serves a
community of over 40, 000 residents; and
WHEREAS, the City' s high proportion of drive-through traffic
(over 50%) negatively impacts it' s neighborhoods; and
WHEREAS, the City of Renton is the nexus for five major state
highways and is a key link for regional travel ; and
WHEREAS, the majority of the City' s roadway infrastructure is
complete and there is limited space available to widen existing P or
build new roadways; and
WHEREAS, the City of Renton' s Comprehensive Plan, adopted in
1995, contains a Transit Element which focuses on improving Renton
transit service; and
WHEREAS, the City is required to maintain mobility for
residents based upon current travel times in order to allow new
development in the City; and
WHEREAS, the City of Renton' s Comprehensive Plan Transit
Element also identified objectives and policies that encourage the
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development and use of alternatives to single-occupancy vehicles;
and
WHEREAS, the only viable way to protect neighborhoods from
through traffic and support economic development is to provide
alternatives to the single occupant vehicle including high
occupancy vehicle (HOV) and transit improvements; and
WHEREAS, the City of Renton has enthusiastically supported the
new Six Year Transit Plan and competed with other cities in the
region to become the first community for implementation of the
restructured Six Year Plan transit service; and
WHEREAS, the 1994 RTA proposal was not equitable to the
community and was opposed by the Mayor and City Council ; and
WHEREAS, the Six Year Transit Plan will provide a first step
in improving transit service to and around the City; and
WHEREAS, the RTA proposed plan going to the voters in
November, 1996, builds on the Six Year Transit Plan and provides
$62 million dollars of improved transit service and HOV facilities;
and
WHEREAS, the City of Renton is actively supporting transit use
through the City' s development of a downtown transit center; and
WHEREAS, the City of Renton effectively lobbied for
reassignment from the Regional Transportation Authority South Sub-
Area to the East Sub-Area; and
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WHEREAS, as part of the reassignment from the South Sub-Area
to the East Sub-Area, the City of Renton obtained support from the
Eastside for the development of two HOV Direct Access interchanges
along the I-405 Corridor at Park Avenue and Talbot/Grady Way; and
WHEREAS, both of those HOV Direct Access Interchanges support
Renton' s transit service and the Interim and Final Transit Hubs;
and
WHEREAS, the proposal also includes regional and express bus
service to other major destinations including Bellevue, Kent, Sea-
Tac Federal Way and Tukwila, in addition to Seattle, and includes
other community connections;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON,
WASHINGTON, DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS :
SECTION I . The above recitals are found to be true and
correct in all respects .
SECTION II . The Mayor and City Council find that the
participation of the City of Renton in the RTA is of great value to
the community. The value of these improvements is equal to or
greater than the contribution made by the City of Renton, and the
program supports economic development while protecting Renton
neighborhoods from the negative impacts of through traffic .
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RESOLUTION NO. 3213
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 8th day of July , 1996 .
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Marilyn J eetersen, City Clerk
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 8th day of July , 1996 .
Jesse Tanner, Mayor
Approved as to form:
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RES . 536 : 7/08/96 :as .
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