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Home My WebLink AboutR2005-045S:\Our Documents\Rcsolulions\05\Mobi lily Committec2.doc RESOLUTION NO. f2 IJOS- ()t/S- A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, PROMOTING AND SUPPORTING PUBLIC MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City of Denton continues to encounter new and unique chaIlenges to provide the safest and most efficient transportation opportunities possible; and WHEREAS, the City of Denton desires to pursue novel transportation solutions to ensure domestic defense, to combat a steadily increasing population and to protect the safety of our mobile citizens; NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY RESOLVES: SECTION I. The City Council of the City of Denton confirms its dedication to promoting public multimodal transportation investment that will ensure the safety, efficiency and economic welfare of all Americans for the next half century and to promote improved public multimodal transportation by seeking out creative and innovative solutions that will carry the United States during the 21 " century. SECTION 2. The City Council hereby approves the Statement executed by the City of Denton Mobility Committee on October 21, 2005, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference. SECTION 3. This Resolution shaIl become effective immediately upon its passage and approval. 56- PASSED AND APPROVED this the /- day of 'l!MmOer~2005. C~~~ EULINE BROCK, MAYOR ATTEST: JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY tr" ~W~r~ APPR ED AS TO FORM: EDWIN M. SNYDE ,CITY ATTORNEY BY: Exhibit A THE EISENHOWER PROTOCOL A VlSIO/tl FOR THE UNITED STATES IN MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Celebra~ the Interstate Highway System' Less than a hili century ago, the United States .at ne!Vously on the brink of a potential thumonuclear wu for which it was wholly unprepared. Recognizing the need for improved national defense, then President Dwight D. Eisenhower; the military establishment, Congress, and the fedenl government invested heavily into building a more effective tranliportation infrastructure that would create coast-to-cOtlSt highWl\Y connections and allow for rapid troop, munitions and equipment deployment. Fresh from their return om Europe and Germany after WWII, American troops bad seen first band the benelits of the European autobahn for troop, equipment and munition. movements. On June 29, 1956, EisenhoWer signed the National Interstate and Defense Highways Act into law, dramaticolly rhongi"g the course of American tranliportation history. The development . of the Interstate Highway System was successful as a tool for national defense. However, not even President Eisenhower himself could have imagihed the additional rewards Americans would ultimately reap for decades to follow as a result of his monumental decision. Cities and towns literally fonned in areas along the Interstate highways. Domestic travel and tourism flourished. The American automobile and trucking industries were relined and prospered. Ideas and innovations flowed through the new passageways that were created, the roads that built the America we know and reside in today. Americans were literally connected in a manner that was once inconceivable. The Interstate Highway System linked Americans in the 20" Century, making all sections of our country more accessible, h,,;"g;..g us closer together geographically and as a people and promoted economic and social oppottwiities never before imagined. This was especially important as our population grew from 140 million in 1950 to 290 million in 2000. Citizens in the industtiz1 United Sbltes now had a means of accessing improved education, health care and employinent. Once a budding new nation, the United States had developed into a wo%ld xcnowned leader in innovation and industry, rmd a renewed sense of national pride was bom all on the heels of a single historic piece of tranliportation legislation. Through this great enterprise, not only was our homeland better protected, but our economy was strengthened, diversified and energized, and educational opportunities were created for the American people; Also through this great enterprise we leamed the value and the necessity of transportation . infrastructure investment. A. we look to the post 'and celebrate the gifts and talents and visions of our predecessors we are inextricably drawn to look to the future. to determine the mobility needs of the citizens of this great nation for the next 50 years. Not only bighWl\Ys, but seaports, airports, freight and passenger mil lines, transit, high speed passenger rail and other modes of transportation as well as the industries that use and support them. are ess.cntial; if the progress we have mAde as a nation is to be extended into the future. 1 Shaping the Next Half CentUry Americans in the 21 n Century face a brave, new world. We continue to encounter new and unique rhol~s, though we remsin steadfast in our desire to sustain our position as a world leader economically and to provide the safest and most efficient tranliportation opportunities possible. Fortunately, we now also have the advantage of knowing what is possible through sufficient investment in ttansportation. It is our obligation and legacy that we will use the past as a model for the future and that the next fifty years will be a renaissance for multimodal transportation investment. Once again while taking care of the basics, we must pursue novel transportation solutions to ensure domestic defense" to combat a steadily increasing population and to protect the safety of our mobile citizens. Luckily, we now have unlimited research pointing us toward tranliportatiOo investment as a solution, and technology has afforded us with significantly more flexibility than that of fifty years ago. Where President Eisenhower once sought to connect the country with CQllSt-tQ-COast highways, we now look to multimodal transportation networks, where all facets and modes of imnsportation w"'.....,i"gle to provide the most efficient infrastructure imaginable. However, with this ,knowledge come. great responsibility. It is up to us as local, regional, sblte and nationaladvoeates of improved ttansportation to share our message with the public and with policymakers at all levels. To this end, we will aim to implement an aggressive communications strategy, which will entail recognition of the Interstate Highway System as a model for transportation investment in our country, as well as the promotion of other issues that might lead to increased funding for America's strained infrastructure. As intended at the original signing of this document on Augost 12, 2005 at the 8" Annual Texas Transportation Summit by the City of Irving, Tens, we, the undersigned, will work to rally ttansportation advocates and others, alike, to initiate several .i!l";M~ant meetings and events aimed to move us closer to our goals. At present, scheduled events include an 8" Annual TCltllS Ttansportation Summit Co-host Organintions follow-up meeting in October; a celebratory signing ceremony hosted by the American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) on June 29, 2006, the actual 50'" anniversary of President Eisenhower's signing of the Inter.blte Highway legislation; and Iinally, at the 9'" Annual Transportation Summit in Irving, Texas, the culm.inating commemoration of the anniversary and the kickoff to the pursuit of our collective multirnodal transportation vision for the next hili century. Collective Statement of Purpose and Declaration of Commitment We, the undersigned, hereby confirm our dedie..tion to promoting public multimodal transportation investment that will ensure the safety, efficiency and economic welfare of an Americans for the next hili century. We pledge to promote improved public m,ultimodal transportation and to seek out creative and innovative solutions that will carry the Uuited Sbltes during the 21 n century. We will follow the example of the leaders who came before us by pursuing a mu1timodal transportation network that will promote the social and economic development of our country. Together, we will .hape the future- . 7jiAf ~. . N_ ~~~:~ Contact Infoam.t:ic?n Please retum CZCOltm. copies to: Dem InttmatiolW. Inc.. Attn: I..aum Paz. S080 PatU.... Suite 600, DaIW, T.... 75231.1foz@d_214.750.0123,fu214.750.0124 2