HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 2004-037 Supporting LEgislation to Provide Funding- I-494 Corridor Imp. w9SN�, rrL
RESOLUTION NO. 2004.37
RESOLUTION SUPPORTING LEGISLATION City Of Edina
TO PROVIDE IMPROVED FUNDING FOR
1-494 CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENTS
WHEREAS, the cities of Bloomington, Edina, Eden Prairie, Minnetonka, Plymouth and
Richfield have joined together to promote improvement of 1.494 from the
Minnesota River to 1-94 in order to increase road capacity and to improve the
productivity and convenience of residents and businesses throughout the region;
and
WHEREAS, accelerating the scheduled expansion of 1-494 is a common and high priority
objective of the I-494 Corridor Commission communities; and
WHEREAS, the 1494 corridor is 50 percent overcapacity in many locations; the cost of traffic
congestion along the corridor is $100 million per year, and congestion is expected
to double in the next 20 years; and
WHEREAS, funding for improvements to the 1.494 corridor, the Twin Cities metropolitan
region and greater Minnesota has not kept pace with growth and demand due to a
lack of any state gas tax increase in Minnesota since 1988; and
WHEREAS, transportation spending, as a percentage of the state gross product, has declined
from 1.2 percent to .9 percent over the past decade, transit is funded at 65 percent
that of similarly sized regions and planners estimate that at least $1 billion in
improvements per year for the next decade is needed to simply keep up with
anticipated congestion; and
WHEREAS, the costs and ramifications of congestion are an impediment to business
development, economic growth, and reduce the overall quality of life in the
metropolitan area.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDINA,
that this Council supports steps to decrease congestion and increase state revenues
for improvements to the 1494 corridor and other metropolitan transportation
systems.
ADOPTED by the Edina City Council this 4`h day of May, 2004.
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City Clerk Mayor
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CERTIFICATE OF CITY CLERK
I, the undersigned duly appointed and acting City Clerk for the City of Edina do hereby
certify that the attached and foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the Edina City
Council at its Regular Meeting of May 4, 2004, and as recorded in the Minutes of said
Regular Meeting.
WITNESS my hand and seal of said City this day of , 20_.
City Clerk
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