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RESOLUTIOIJ NO. 1819
A RESCLUTION OF THE CITY COU3ClL OF T€IE CITY
0 F CARL S 3 AD RE QUE S 1: I N G I N TE 4s T ATE COJI? iE R CE C ObINI S S I ON A?: il SE C RE TkRY O F TRAX S Pc! R T AT I ON TO IlESIGPiIATE SAX DIEGO AS ONE PRI?JCT?AL TEKFIIIJAL POINT OF PAC1 FIC COAST 1:QIITil-SOUTII
TRANS?ORTATIO:J COKRI D8R.
The City CGuncil of the City of Carlsbad does resolve as fol-
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FJiIEREAS the Coagrrss of th? United States has found that a
modern, efficient, intercity railroad passenger service is a
necessary part of a balancsd transportation system; that ti.15
public convenimce and nzcessity rsquire ths continuanm and
improvement of such service to provide fast and comfortable
transportation between crowded urban areas and other arzzs of
thz counzry; that rail passenger servic6 can help to md the
congsstion on our highways and the overcrowding of airways anc
airports ; and
tdI-fEKEAS the California coastal plain stretching frorr, San Disgc
to Sa12 Fraiicisco forms a natural transportation corridor withj
one of the grsat urban complexes of the tlnited Ststes; and
iVtiEKEAS the San Diego to Los Ang3le.s segment of this corridor
contains onz half of the pogulation of the State of Csliforni:
and 0118 out of avsry twenty Americans; that over tile last ten
years ti13 conbined population of San Diego, Orangs 2nd Los
Angslzs counties hzs increased by almost 30% - mors than twice
the National averags of 14%; and
\MEREAS within this porpion of the corridor there are present1
generated more than 37 Eillion annxal trips making it one of
the highest traveled corridors in the LJnited States: and
ijliEREAS existing air transportation and highwzy facilities zr:
rapidly a2proaching maximum design capabilities with this heal
traffic and resulting accidents tying up and saturating highwz
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route Interstate 5; coastal fogs which virtually bring all ai
travel to a standstill; and
6, N11EREAS railroad service presents an existing alternative
which, if properly assisted, can contribute to. a balanced
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transportation systsm for the California coastal plain by pro-
viding a fast, conveniznt, comfortable mode of service;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the 7. I City of Carlsbad requesta the Interstate Commerce Commission
and the Secretary of Transportation to designat2 the cities o I City of Carlsbad requesta the Interstate Commerce Commission
and the Secretary of Transportation to designat2 the cities o I LO I j San Diego, 1,os Angeles, San Francisco, Portland and Seattle
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as the principal tsrminal points of a Pacific Coast north-
south transportation corridor to be included as part of th?
Basic National Rail Passenger Transportation System as called I 13
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for by the Railroad Passenger Service Act of 1970,
PASSED, APPFIOVED, AND ADOPTED at a meeting of the City Council
1611 of the City of Carlsbad, California, held January 19
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by the following vote, to wit:
AYE s : Cmn. Dunne, McComas, Jardine, and Lewis.
NOES: None.
A\SSENT: Cm
ATTEST:
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