HomeMy WebLinkAboutIR 7255 INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 7255 p.I
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To the Mayor and Members of the City Council February 2, 1988
Subject: Transportation 2020
Transportation 2020 is a project created by the American Association of State
Highway and Transportation Officials and the Highways Users Federation for
Mobility and Safety. Members of these organizations represent the spectrum of
public and private transportation providers and users. The purpose of the
project is to develop transportation strategies to carry the nation into the next
century. Since good transportation and Its supporting infrastructure are
essential to the economic vitality of the region, it is important that the
experiences and recommendations from Fort 'Worth be niade a part of the Texas
report.
The initial step of the project is a series of nationwide public hearings. The
Texas hearings are scheduled for February; the Fort Worth/Dallas Metroplex
hearing is February 9, 1988. The Texas State Department of Highways and Public
Transportation has contacted area officials, including Mayor Bolen, urging that
they present testimony at the hearings. The testimonies will be used to prepare
a report concerning Texans' perceptions of the future transportation needs of
Texans. An action plan will then be formulated for the United States Congress,
Executive Branch and state agencies to develop long range transportation policies
and programs that meet the needs of transportation providers and users.
Since the Mayor has been asked to testify concerning the transportation needs of
the City, the City Council is being asked to adopt the attached resolution
supporting the concept of the Transportation 2020 project, its goals and the
Mayor's testimony. The Fort Worth testimony Will support the following:
a continued federal and state funding of infrastructure and transit
projects;
a increased dedicated, locally controlled share of federal and state motor
fuel tax revenues;
a increased ability to combine federal, state and local funds for local
projects without the time-consuming federal and state constraints that
currently exist;
a continued and increased support from the state for transitway projects
and Park & Ride reservations of land in conjunction with state
highway projects;
• continued improvements to state highways and roads;
• continued state assistance in improvements of and additions to the
arterial system;
• continued state support for the Southwest Freeway project and other
viable projects In developing areas of Fort Worth.
Douglas Harman
City Manager
-ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGM FORT WORTH, TEXAS