HomeMy WebLinkAboutDeclaring May 16, 1990 as Transit Appreciation DayAttest:
RESOLUTION
NO. 1785 -90
Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend,
Attest:
May
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Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend,
May 15, 90
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Resolution No. I f5- 90
A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF:SOUTH BEND,
INDIANA, DECLARING MAY 16, 1990, AS TRANSIT APPRECIATION DAY.
WHEREAS, the nation, our communities and our citizens face a
mounting array of challenges to our health and safety from
declining environmental conditions; and
WHEREAS, gridlock and traffic congestion, declining air
quality, increasing energy dependence and reliance on foreign oil
will continue to plague us in the 19901s; and
WHEREAS, the increased availability and use of public
transportation and other forms of high- occupancy, shared ride
services represent a critical strategy in alleviating these
national problems; and
WHEREAS, public transportation is vital to the growth and
continued social and economic well -being of the cities of South
Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; and
WHEREAS, the threat of further reductions in federal aid to
mass transit places an increasingly difficult burden on cities,
counties and states to raise the necessary financial support for
transit services; and
WHEREAS, the American Public Transit Association, together
with the National Association of Counties, the National
Association of Regional Councils, the National League of Cities,
and the United States Conference of Mayors, have declared
Wednesday, May 16, 1990, as TRANSIT APPRECIATION DAY and have
called upon all citizens to join in a national mobilization to
highlight the benefits of public transportation.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City
of South Bend, Indiana,as follows:
SECTION I. The Common Council of the City of South Bend,
Indiana, hereby declare Wednesday, May 16, 1990, as TRANSIT
APPRECIATION DAY.
SECTION II. The Common Council calls upon all citizens to
examine their personal travel choices and become more active in
educational and advocacy efforts to promote the vital role of
transit in South Bend, Indiana, and across the United States.
SECTION III. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect
from and after its adoption by the Common Co cil and approval by
the Mayor.
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William Soderberg, 'Thomas zakr ski,
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Sean Coleman, At Lar Tlpreit Duda,s C Large.
ATTEST:
Irene K. Gammon,
, At Large
E. Kernan,