HomeMy WebLinkAbout96-148 CC Resolution RESOLUTION NO. 96-148
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF TEMECULA IN SUPPORT OF AN INLAND EMPI[RE
ROUTING OF HIGH SPEED RAIL BETWEEN LOS
ANGELES AND SAN DIEGO
WHEREAS, the California Intercity High Speed Rail Commission is completing its
study of the feasibility of establishing a high speed rail line between Los Angeles and the Bay
Area; and,
WHEREAS, the California Intercity High Speed Rail Commission has concluded that
an extension from Los Angeles to San Diego would significantly increase total State ridership
and would generate four million passengers yearly just on the segment between Los Angeles
and San Diego; and,
WHEREAS, the California Intercity High Speed Rail Commission has selected two
alternate routes between Los Angeles and San Diego: one parallel to Interstate 5 and one
parallel to Interstates 10 and 15/215; and,
WHEREAS, the 1-5 coastal corridor currently has numerous Amtrak and commuter
trains in its limited right-of-way and most communities along that corridor have previously
expressed opposition to high speed rail; and,
WHEREAS, an unconstrained high speed rail route via the Inland Empire would have
shorter travel times between San Diego and Los Angeles compared to a reduced speed
alternative using the environmental sensitive costal corridor and would, thus, likely generate
greater ridership and revenue; and,
WHEREAS, an Inland Empire routing for the high speed rail system would establish
new economic links to northern San Diego county cities such as Escondido; and,
WHEREAS, the 1-15/215 corridor currently provides no rail service options between
the Inland Empire and San Diego while the costal corridor already provides a full range of
commuter and intercity services; and,
WHEREAS, the Inland Empire is a major hub of an expanding regional economy and
both to recognize the need for and support the development of transportation improvements to
strengthen the region's economy; and
WHEREAS, the United States Department of Commerce forecasts that the two
counties of Riverside and San Bernardino will have the largest population growth of any of the
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nation's metropolitan areas over the next ten years creating over 415,000 new jobs and the
Southern California Association of Governments estimates that the counties of Riverside and
San Bernardino will have a population of approximately 4.2 million by the year 2005; and,
"EREAS, the Inland Empire high speed rail alignment between San Diego and Los
Angeles could connect with other proposed high speed rail projects between Los Angeles and
Las Vegas; and,
VMEREAS, the Inland Empire transportation agencies own many miles of rail rights-
of-way which could be used for portions of an alignment to San Diego, including twenty miles
immediately parallel to I-215 and additional rights-of-way in the Inland Empire could be
purchased at values less than along a coastal route; and,
WHEREAS, there is little or no air service between the Inland Empire and either San
Diego or Los Angeles, thus, minimizing competition between air and rail modes; and,
WHEREAS, public support for rail development is strong within the Inland Empire;
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of
Temecula supports the development and construction of a high speed rail link between Los
Angeles and San Diego serving the Inland Empire, as part of an overall high speed rail system
between San Diego and San Francisco.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Temecula on the 10th day of December, 1996.
Kar6i Lindemans, Mayor
ATTEST:
June S. Greek, CMC, City Clerk
[SEAL]
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE SS
CITY OF TEMECULA
1, June S. Greek, City Clerk of the City of Temecula, do hereby certify that the
Resolution No. 96-148 was duly and regularly adopted by the City Council of the City of
Temecula at a regular meeting thereof, held on the 10th day of December, 1996, by the
following vote:
AYES: 3 COUNCILMEMBERS: Ford, Stone, Lindemans
NOES: 0 COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: 2 COUNCILMEMBERS: Birdsall, Roberts
June S. Greek, CMC, City Clerk
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