CITY OF SEATTLE
RESOLUTION __________________
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A RESOLUTION relating to Sound Transit, providing recommendations to the Sound Transit Board as to the content of the proposed Sound Transit 3 (ST3) ballot measure to be submitted to the voters in November 2016.
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WHEREAS, a Regional Transit Authority (Sound Transit) was created for the Pierce, King, and Snohomish County region by action of their respective county councils pursuant to RCW 81.112.030; and
WHEREAS, in November 1996, the voters of the three-county Sound Transit district approved Sound Move, a ten-year regional transit system plan for high-capacity transit in the Central Puget Sound Region; and
WHEREAS, in November 2008, the voters of the three-county Sound Transit district approved Sound Transit 2, a 15-year regional transit system plan for high-capacity transit in the Central Puget Sound Region; and
WHEREAS, on December 18, 2014, through Resolution R2014-31, the Sound Transit Board adopted an updated and modified Regional Transit Long-Range Plan, setting out goals, policies, and strategies to guide the long-term development of the region's high-capacity transportation system; and
WHEREAS, Sound Transit Resolution R2014-31 also directed Sound Transit staff to develop priorities for the next set of investments to be added to the regional high-capacity transportation system, with a goal to develop the "Sound Transit 3" (ST3) plan to be submitted to the voters; and
WHEREAS, Sound Transit has engaged in a multi-year planning process with the public, other agencies, and communities to identify and evaluate potential projects for inclusion in the ST3 proposal, and to evaluate several revenue and investment scenarios; and
WHEREAS, Sound Transit intends to place an ST3 proposal before the voters of the region in November 2016; and
WHEREAS, a continued regional investment in high-capacity transit, including light rail (Link), commuter rail (Sounder), and express bus service and facilities (ST Express), ...
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