HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-179 - ADMIN Resolution - City Council - 2003/12/01RESOLUTION NO. 03-179
RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING CONTINUED STUDY OF
LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT ON THE
SOUTHWEST CORRIDOR IN ST. LOUIS PARK
WHEREAS, the Southwest Corridor, owned by Hennepin County Regional Railroad
Authonty, traverses the City of St. Louis Park, and
WHEREAS, Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority has completed a feasibility
study for rail transit on the Southwest Corridor between the multi -modal station in Minneapolis
and Eden Prairie, and
WHEREAS, the Policy Advisory Committee for the Southwest Rail Transit Study
recommended continued study for four alternative routes, all located on the Southwest Corridor
within St. Louis Park, and
WHEREAS, the Southwest Rail Transit Study indicates that development of rail transit
on the Southwest Corridor will improve mobility, improve travel choice, provide a service to
residents and businesses, and promote economic development, and
WHEREAS, the Study also found that the cost of development of the Corridor is well
within the range of other federally funded projects, and
WHEREAS, the Study has identified three transit station locations in St Louis Park that
would provide service to significant populations of residents and workers.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council that the City of St. Louis
Park supports the recommendation of the Policy Advisory Committee for the continued study of
this corridor for light rail transit, that the next phase of study should address a rail transit
connection along the Midtown Greenway Comdor, and that issues related to existing heavy rail
also should be resolved.
R: ie ed for Administration:
Adopted by the City Council December 1, 2003
City
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Cit " Clerk
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