HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 01011998 - 1998-200 The Board of Supervisors
of Contra Costa County
In the Matter Resolution No. 9 8/2 0 0
RECOGNITION OF TRY TRANSIT WEEK,
MAY 11—15,199$
WHEREAS, increased public investment in transit services provides the
potential to create jobs and enhance business prosperity; and
WHEREAS, public transportation is vital to the quality of life and economic
well-being of the citizens of Contra Costa County; and
WHEREAS, workers, school children, senior citizens, people with disabilities,
and those unable to afford an automobile use public transportation to gain access to jobs,
schools, medical facilities, and other fundamental services; and
WHEREAS, the nation, our communities, and our citizens face the risks to
health and the environment that are brought on by automobile exhaust emissions; and
WHEREAS, traffic congestion that wastes productive time can be alleviated
through the increased availability and use of public transportation and other forms of
high-occupancy, shared-ride services; and
WHEREAS, Tri Delta Transit, the American Public Transit Association. the
U.S. Department of Transportation, the Federal Transit Administration, the American
Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, the Association for
Commuter Transportation, the Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations, the
National Association of Counties, the National League of Cities, the Surface
Transportation Policy Project, the U.S. Conference of Mayors, and the Community
Transportation Association of America, have declared May 11-15, 1998 to be TRY
TRANSIT WEED. and have called upon all citizens to join in a nationwide effort to
promote transit's benefits,honor transit employees, and encourage new riders.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Supervisors of
the County of Contra Costa, California does hereby recognize the week of May I 1-15,
1998 as TRY TRANSIT WEEK. We call upon all citizens to examine their personal
travel choices, to commute via transit or share the ride during TRY TRANSIT 'WEEK,
and to become more active in education and advocacy efforts to promote the vital role of
public transit.
PASSED by unanimous vote of the Board Members present on this 121' day of
May, 1998.
1 hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of a resolution entered
on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date aforesaid.
Witness my hand and the Seal of the
Board of Supervisors affixed on this
12'"day of May, 1998.
PHIL BATCHELOR, Clerk of
the Board of Supervisors and
County Administrator
By
Introd by: Deputy
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