HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes 1884 - Support Sound Transit's Proposition "ST3" on November 2016 BallotRESOLUTION 1884
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR
SOUND TRANSIT'S NOVEMBER 2016 PROPOSITION,
COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS "ST3."
WHEREAS, the Sound Transit Board of Directors has placed Sound Transit 3: The
Regional Transit System Plan for Central Puget Sound (commonly referred to as ST3) on
the November 8, 2016 ballot for consideration by voters within the regional taxing district;
and
WHEREAS, ST3 includes a significant investment in a variety of high capacity transit
options in the Puget Sound region, including a new stop on the Central Link Light Rail line
at Boeing Access Road in Tukwila; and
WHEREAS, Puget Sound is one of the fastest growing regions in the United States,
with an additional 800,000 people estimated to be living in the region by 2040; and
WHEREAS, Puget Sound residents have embraced high capacity transit, with record
ridership numbers for light rail, commuter rail and bus rapid transit; and
WHEREAS, forecasts show that ST3 will quintuple Sound Transit ridership from what
it is today, an increase of approximately 145,000 riders each weekday (to between
561,000 and 695,000 daily riders); and
WHEREAS, people move to the Puget Sound region for its high quality of life and
economic opportunities; and
WHEREAS, ST3 will allow people to move around with ease, reducing and
eliminating cars on streets and highways, thereby creating additional capacity on streets
and highways for freight and goods; and
WHEREAS, ST3 will assist the region in its environmental goals by reducing
greenhouse gases and deploying state-of-the-art transportation technologies with little or
no impacts to climate change, and
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WHEREAS, the Tukwila City Council adopted Resolution No. 1649, supporting
efforts to reduce greenhouse emissions by the Tukwila community; and
WHEREAS, high capacity transit is essential for community members with limited
resources to take advantage of economic opportunities, attend school, obtain medical
treatment, and meet other needs; and
WHEREAS, on July 5, 2016 the Tukwila City Council accepted comments from the
public in consideration of "Sound Transit (A Regional Transit Authority) Mass Transit
Expansion Proposition No. 1" pursuant to RCW 42.17A.555;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA,
WASHINGTON, HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
The Tukwila City Council, by majority vote, hereby expresses support for the Sound
Transit Proposition, commonly referred to as ST3, placed on the ballot for the November
8, 2016 General Election, and urges all eligible Tukwila voters to vote to approve the
proposition.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, at
a Regular Meeting thereof this day of 12016.
ATTEST /AUTHENTICATED:
Christy OFlAerty, MMC, City Cle'rk 4e' ffrlb- CounciMd�ident
APPROVED AS TO FORM BY:
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Rachel B. Turpin, City Attorney
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Filed with the City Clerk: (e) 6
Passed by the City Council:
Resolution Number: I 2N L4
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