HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-1230 08-15-2006RESOLUTION NO. 06 -1230
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 Euless 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 is 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, toliways and the planned future improvement 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/Forth 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 westward 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 EULESS, TEXAS:
THAT the Euless City Council supports the Trans -Texas Corridor -35 project with
realignment of the corridor to a central location within the Dallas /Fort Worth Metroplex
proposed by the Regional Transportation Council and strongly requests that such
realignment be implemented.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Euless City Council on
the 15th day of August, 2006, by a vote of 7 ayes 0 nays and 0
abstentions.
APPROVED:
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Mary Lib Sineh, Mayor
ATTEST:
Susan Crim, MC, City Secretary
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