HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009-095-10/06/2009-SUPPORTING THE REINSTATEMENT OF THE AMTRAK PIONEER ROUTE AND REQUESTING THAT AMTRAK INCLUDE FORT COL RESOLUTION 2009-095
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
SUPPORTING THE REINSTATEMENT OF THE AMTRAK PIONEER ROUTE
AND REQUESTING THAT AMTRAK INCLUDE FORT COLLINS
AS A STOP IN ITS NATIONAL PASSENGER RAIL SYSTEM
WHEREAS, the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 directed Amtrak
to study the restoration of passenger service on the Chicago-Denver-Seattle Pioneer Route; and
WHEREAS, Fort Collins is a growing city and the home of a major university which needs
a wide array of transportation facilities to serve its population; and
WHEREAS,the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway route through Fort Collins and other
Front Range population centers warrants study as the best route for the Pioneer Route between
Denver and Cheyenne; and
WHEREAS, the Burlington Northern Santa Fe route is being considered for upgrading for
regional passenger rail service, which would complement long-distance Amtrak service; and
WHEREAS, trains are an environmentally friendly means of multimodal travel that can
substantially reduce transportation-generated carbon emissions; and
WHEREAS, the City has long been committed to the support of environmentally friendly
transportation as an alternative to congested roads and airways; and
WHEREAS, passenger trains perform an especially important function when roads and
airways are shut down by winter weather, leaving rail as the only intercity transportation alternative;
and
WHEREAS, a range of transportation facilities contributes to the vitality and attractiveness
of the City to residents and visitors alike.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS that:
Section 1. The City Council hereby requests that Amtrak include Fort Collins as a stop
in its national system.
Section 2. That the City supports all efforts to reinstate the Amtrak Pioneer Route;with
direct service to Fort Collins.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the C of the City of Fort Collins this 6th
day of October, A.D. 2009.
Mayo
ATTEST:
City Clerk,