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SElUl!'B CR 1990 '
INl'IOXC!D BY CXXH:IL
MEHIEl\ IIM'HAHl'.Y
A RESCLl1l'IOO SUPl'Cffl'INJ llRCXlG lllW'T SB 208 , AND FCJ\ PLACIOO THE SX11'IIHEST
TRANSIT CXJUUDCR IN FIRST PRICIUTY FCJ\ CXNSTROCTIOO OF A FlXID GUIDEW.Y MASS
'ml\NSIT SYSTl!M . . ,.
IIIERFA5, the City of l:}}glewood has reviewed the coca; draft SB 208
TRANSIT REVI&I PKJCESS and cc.ncurs with the pr~ process; and
WHEREAS, t he Regional Transportation District (RID) has reoamencled the
inplsnentation of a light-rail project that has not been fully studied; and
WIIEREAS, the City of l:}}glewood has been involved with the planning and
inplementation of the Southwest Transit Corridoi· (Santa Fe) for CNer 20 years;
and
WHEREAS, the RID has purchased or reserved JTOBt of the right-of-way
necessary for inplenentation of the Southwest Transit OJrridor; and
WHEREAS, the Southwest Transit Corridor has no kna,m negative business or
ne ighborhood inpact s; and
WHEREAS, the Southwest TrMsit Corridor has no kna,m remaining pedestrian
conflicts; and
WHEREAS, the Southwest Transit Corridor construction will result in air
quality inprovenents; and
WHEREAS, the City of Englewood believes the Southwest Transit Corridor is
in a position to be successfully inplsnented irore readily than any other
corridor;
tm, TllllREFC1IB, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY CXUK:IL CF TIIE CITY CF
ENGLDDD, COLCJtADO, THAT :
'l11e City of Englewood s upports the ao:,ption of the DR:XXi Draft SB 208
TRANSIT REVI&I PROCESS. Further, utilizing the Review Process, the City
encourages DROX and R'ID to place the Southwest Transit Corridor (Santa Fe) in
first priority for construction of a regional fixed guideway mass transit
system in the Denver Metrq,oli tan Region.
I\OCl"l'ED AND APPROVID this 19th day of Noverber, 1990. ,~;-.:"I
Attest :
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Patrkia H. era,, City Clerk
I, Patricia H. Cl:w, City Clerk for the City of Englewood, Colorado,
hereby certify the above is a true ocpy of Resolutioo No. Jt, Series of 1990.
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