HomeMy WebLinkAbout1996-016-03/05/1996-1996-2002 CONGESTION MANAGEMENT PLAN ISTEA NFRTAQPC REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN TRANSIT DEVELOPMENT RESOLUTION 96-16
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
ADOPTING THE NEW TRANSIT DEVELOPMENT PLAN
1996-2002 FOR FORT COLLINS, COLORADO
WHEREAS, pursuant to the federal Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended,
and the federal Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, the City of Fort Collins
is required to adopt a comprehensive program for the development and extension of mass transit
programs in order to receive federal funds in support of transit projects; and
WHEREAS, in compliance with federal laws relating to transportation programs, the City
has maintained a transportation development program in force since 1982; and
WHEREAS,the City's previous transportation development program was adopted in 1990
for the years 1991 through 1995; and
WHEREAS, in 1994, as a participant in the North Front Range Transportation and Air
Quality Planning Council, the City adopted a Regional Transportation Plan, which analyzed trends
in automobile usage and related impacts and sets out certain goals relating to patterns in automobile
usage, including a recommendation that efforts be made to reduce the growth in single occupancy
vehicle trips by ten percent; and
WHEREAS, in 1995, the City adopted a Congestion Management Plan, which proposed
additional measures for influencing automobile usage patterns, and reiterated the objective of a ten
percent reduction in single occupancy vehicle trips; and
WHEREAS, development of transit services can be expected to play a significant role in the
effort to bring about reduction in single occupancy vehicle trips,consistent with the plans previously
adopted and endorsed by the City; and
WHEREAS, the City is further obligated under the federal Americans with Disabilities Act
("ADA"), to provide accessibility and mobility through its transportation services; and
WHEREAS, the Plan provides recommendations for transit system program efforts that will
enhance compliance with the ADA and provision of related services; and
WHEREAS, the Plan further advances the City's previous efforts to develop and encourage
transit development in the City and north front range, and has been determined to provide valuable
guidance to the Council, staff, and other North Front Range local governments relating to planning
of transit services for the City and the region; and
WHEREAS, the Plan exemplifies cooperative transportation planning among regional local
governments that is increasingly required and desirable as a result of federal law and the increasing
complexities raised by transportation demands, congestion and air quality issues; and
WHEREAS, the Council has determined that integrated planning among the City of Fort
Collins and other local governments in the north Front Range is desirable and will result in benefits
to the City; and
WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Fort Collins has determined that this plan best
addresses the transit needs and concerns of the City of Fort Collins.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS, that the Transit Development Plan 1996-2002, a copy of which is on file in the office of
the City Clerk,be, and hereby is, adopted.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Co cil he this 5th of Mar ,A.D.
1996.
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City Clerk