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CITY OF HOPKINS
Hennepin County, Minnesota
Resolution No. 89-131
RESOLUTION TO THE REGIONAL TRANSIT BOARD
IN SUPPORT OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF A LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT LINE IN THE
SOUTHWEST CORRIDOR OF HENNEPIN COUNTY
WHEREAS, the Minneapolis Southwest corridor serves a high concentration of population and
businesses; and
WHEREAS, the Minneapolis Southwest corridor serves a population which has traditionally
made use of mass transit; and
WHEREAS, the Minneapolis Southwest corndor serves an Increasingly transit dependent
population; and
WHEREAS, Light Rail Transit in the Minneapolis Southwest corridor will provide access to
employment for central city residents; and
WHEREAS, the surrounding land uses and zoning in the Minneapolis Southwest corridor are
compatible with light Rail Transit, and
WHEREAS, Hennepin County owns the railroad nght-of-way needed to construct light rail
transit in Hennepin County; and
WHEREAS, a draft environmental Impact statement and other preliminary studies have
already been completed for the Minneapolis Southwest corridor; and
WHEREAS, the Joint LRT Advisory Committee recommended that the Minneapolis Southwest
Corridor be included in Stage 1; and
WHEREAS, based on the abIlity to a get a corridor ready for construction and the availability of
financing, the Minneapolis Southwest Corridor was assigned to Category C;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City CounCil of the City of Hopkins hereby
endorses and supports the construction of light Rail Transit In the Minneapolis Southwest
Corridor as soon as feasible. Be it further resolved, that the City Council of the City of Hopkins
hereby endorses and supports the concept that construction of light Rail Transit in the
Minneapolis Southwest Corndor IS an Integral part of any Light Rail TranSit system and should
therefore have an equal priority with other corndors which connect central cities to suburban
areas.
Adopted December 19,1989 by the City Council of the City of Hopkins.
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