District Of Columbia 2023-2024 Regular Session

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	4	+	Councilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie Councilmember Charles Allen 2
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	8	+	Councilmember Janeese Lewis George Councilmember Robert C. White, Jr. 6
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	12	+	Councilmember Zachary Parker Councilmember Christina Henderson 10
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	15	+	______________________________ _______________________________ 13
	16	+	Councilmember Brooke Pinto Councilmember Brianne K. Nadeau 14
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	19	+	_______________________________ 17
	20	+	Councilmember Matthew Frumin 18
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	24	+	A CEREMONIAL RESOLUTION 22
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	26	+	_________________ 24
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	28	+	IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 26
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	30	+	______________ 28
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	33	+	To recognize Transit Equity Day and to emphasize our commitment to equitable 31
	34	+	transportation systems across the District and Washington Metropolitan Region on the occasion of 32
	35	+	the day of action on February 4, 2023. 33
	36	+	34
	37	+	WHEREAS, Transit Equity Day is observed annually on February 4 to commemorate the 35
	38	+	life and legacy of Rosa Parks, recognizing her as a pivotal figure in the Civil Rights Movement 36
	39	+	when she refused to give up her seat on a segregated Montgomery, Alabama public bus and was 37
	40	+	arrested in 1955; 38
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6		-	A CEREMONIAL RESOLUTION
	42	+	WHEREAS, Rosa Parks was an iconic figure in the movements for social justice and racial 39
	43	+	equality and played a significant role in the inception of the Civil Rights movement that ended 40
	44	+	legal segregation in the United States; 41
	45	+	WHEREAS, Unequal access to public transit based on race, income, and disability has 42
	46	+	persisted since the Civil Rights era and has become worse in many areas of the country, with cuts 43
	47	+	in public funding for transit and consequent fare increases in many transit systems across the 44
	48	+	country, including the DC Metro region; 45
	49	+	WHEREAS, Public transit is a fundamental right for all District residents and is often the 46
	50	+	only form of mobility for many in our communities, and the fight for transit equity continues in 47
	51	+	many communities across the District and around the country for high-quality, accessible and 48
	52	+	reliable transportation service; 49
	53	+	WHEREAS, Public transit is essential urban infrastructure – just like roads, bridges, 50
	54	+	tunnels, and utilities – that is crucial to the economic, social, and environmental well-being of the 51
	55	+	District and the metropolitan region; 52
	56	+	WHEREAS, Public transportation is a right that all District residents and others should 53
	57	+	have access to, and failing to make substantial investments in free or affordable transportation is 54
	58	+	to deny our residents a basic essential needed to be contributing members of our city and 55
	59	+	communities; 56
	60	+	WHEREAS, Often, communities that rely on public transit the most often face the most 57
	61	+	difficulty accessing it, namely people of color and lower-income communities, who are literally 58
	62	+	stranded in their communities; 59
	63	+	WHEREAS, The District must prioritize more investment in paratransit as a necessary 60
	64	+	component of any public transit system to ensure accessibility for people with disabilities and 61
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	66	+	others who require it. Any expansion of public transit necessitates the further strengthening of 62
	67	+	paratransit so that it is as reliable and efficient as other parts of the transit system; 63
	68	+	WHEREAS, The expansion of public transportation is a significant step towards meeting 64
	69	+	our climate mitigation goals and will be essential in reducing harmful transit-related emissions and 65
	70	+	ensuring that all District residents can safely and reliably get around the city and region; 66
	71	+	WHEREAS, Our nation and the world are faced with the growing crisis of climate change, 67
	72	+	with record-breaking temperatures, with consequences including sea level rise, prolonged drought, 68
	73	+	more frequent wildfires, more severe storms and flooding, and spread of diseases; 69
	74	+	WHEREAS, The overwhelming scientific consensus attributes the warming trend to 70
	75	+	human emissions of greenhouse gases from the combustion of fossil fuels such as oil, gas, and 71
	76	+	coal, and it is essential for the survival of humanity to drastically cut our emissions of greenhouse 72
	77	+	gases and convert our economy to renewable non-emitting energy sources; 73
	78	+	WHEREAS, Emissions from the public transportation system are a major part of 74
	79	+	greenhouse gas emissions, and transitioning our transportation system from excessive automobile 75
	80	+	dependence to public transit, especially electrified public transit with electricity from renewable 76
	81	+	sources, is key to transitioning our economy from fossil fuels to renewable energy and cutting our 77
	82	+	greenhouse gas emissions; 78
	83	+	WHEREAS, The required expansion of public transit to address the climate crisis also 79
	84	+	provides an unprecedented opportunity to create a large number of good, high-skill, family-80
	85	+	supporting transit operation jobs, as well as construction jobs for building new transit facilities; 81
	86	+	WHEREAS, The growth of public transit will also reduce automotive pollutants that have 82
	87	+	the worst impacts on the communities closest to highways and other major roads, which tend to be 83
	88	+	disproportionately communities of color and economically disadvantaged communities; 84
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10		-	IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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12		-	March 7, 2023
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15		-	To recognize Transit Equity Day and to emphasize our commitment to equitable transportation
16		-	systems across the District and Washington Metropolitan Region on the occasion of the
17		-	day of action on February 4, 2023.
18		-
19		-	WHEREAS, Transit Equity Day is observed annually on February 4 to commemorate the
20		-	life and legacy of Rosa Parks, recognizing her as a pivotal figure in the Civil Rights Movement
21		-	when she refused to give up her seat on a segregated Montgomery, Alabama public bus and was
22		-	arrested in 1955;
23		-
24		-	WHEREAS, Rosa Parks was an iconic figure in the movements for social justice and racial
25		-	equality and played a significant role in the inception of the Civil Rights movement that ended
26		-	legal segregation in the United States;
27		-
28		-	WHEREAS, Unequal access to public transit based on race, income, and disability has
29		-	persisted since the Civil Rights era and has become worse in many areas of the country, with cuts
30		-	in public funding for transit and consequent fare increases in many transit systems across the
31		-	country, including the DC Metro region;
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33		-	WHEREAS, Public transit is a fundamental right for all District residents and is often the
34		-	only form of mobility for many in our communities, and the fight for transit equity continues in
35		-	many communities across the District and around the country for high-quality, accessible and
36		-	reliable transportation service;
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38		-	WHEREAS, Public transit is essential urban infrastructure – just like roads, bridges,
39		-	tunnels, and utilities – that is crucial to the economic, social, and environmental well-being of the
40		-	District and the metro politan region;
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42		-	WHEREAS, Public transportation is a right that all District residents and others should
43		-	have access to, and failing to make substantial investments in free or affordable transportation is
44		-	to deny our residents a basic essential needed to be contributing members of our city and
45		-	communities ;
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50		-	WHEREAS, Often, communities that rely on public transit the most often face the most
51		-	difficulty accessing it, namely people of color and lower-income communities, who are literally
52		-	stranded in their communities;
53		-
54		-	WHEREAS, The District must prioritize more investment in paratransit as a necessary
55		-	component of any public transit system to ensure accessibility for people with disabilities and
56		-	others who require it. Any expansion of public transit necessitates the further strengthening of
57		-	paratransit so that it is as reliable and efficient as other parts of the transit system;
58		-
59		-	WHEREAS, The expansion of public transportation is a significant step towards meeting
60		-	our climate mitigation goals and will be essential in reducing harmful transit-related emissions and
61		-	ensuring that all District residents can safely and reliably get around the city and region;
62		-
63		-	WHEREAS, Our nation and the world are faced with the growing crisis of climate change,
64		-	with record-breaking temperatures, with consequences including sea level rise, prolonged drought,
65		-	more frequent wildfires, more severe storms and flooding, and spread of diseases;
66		-
67		-	WHEREAS, The overwhelming scientific consensus attributes the warming trend to
68		-	human emissions of greenhouse gases from the combustion of fossil fuels such as oil, gas, and
69		-	coal, and it is essential for the survival of humanity to drastically cut our emissions of greenhouse
70		-	gases and convert our economy to renewable non-emitting energy sources;
71		-
72		-	WHEREAS, Emissions from the public transportation system are a major part of
73		-	greenhouse gas emissions, and transitioning our transportation system from excessive automobile
74		-	dependence to public transit, especially electrified public transit with electricity from renewable
75		-	sources, is key to transitioning our economy from fossil fuels to renewable energy and cutting our
76		-	greenhouse gas emissions;
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78		-	WHEREAS, The required expansion of public transit to address the climate crisis also
79		-	provides an unprecedented opportunity to create a large number of good, high- skill, family-
80		-	supporting transit operation jobs, as well as construction jobs for building new transit facilities;
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82		-	WHEREAS, The growth of public transit will also reduce automotive pollutants that have
83		-	the worst impacts on the communities closest to highways and other major roads, which tend to be
84		-	disproportionately communities of color and economically disadvantaged communities;
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86		-	WHEREAS, The required expansion of public transit to address the climate crisis also
87		-	provides an unprecedented opportunity to create a large number of good, high- skill, family-
88		-	supporting transit jobs, as well as construction jobs for building new transit facilities and rail;
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95		-	WHEREAS, Increased community access to public transit, reduction in racial, economic,
96		-	and other disparities in access to transit and clean air and the burden of climate change impacts,
97		-	and increased opportunities for employment in good jobs form a key part of a “just transition”
98		-	from a carbon-intensive, fossil-fuel based, highly unequal extractive economy to a pollution- free,
99		-	regenerative, renewable energy-based economy;
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101		-	WHEREAS, Public transportation is a civil right, and the District will continue combating
102		-	racial, economic, and other inequalities in access to adequate public transit and will lead efforts to
103		-	provide affordable and accessible transit to all District residents.
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105		-	RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, that this
106		-	resolution may be cited as the “District of Columbia Transit Equity Day Recognition Resolution
107		-	of 2023”.
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109		-	Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia recognizes and hereby proclaim s February
110		-	4, 2023, as Transit Equity Day.
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112		-	Sec. 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
	90	+	WHEREAS, The required expansion of public transit to address the climate crisis also 85
	91	+	provides an unprecedented opportunity to create a large number of good, high-skill, family-86
	92	+	supporting transit jobs, as well as construction jobs for building new transit facilities and rail; 87
	93	+	WHEREAS, Increased community access to public transit, reduction in racial, economic, 88
	94	+	and other disparities in access to transit and clean air and the burden of climate change impacts, 89
	95	+	and increased opportunities for employment in good jobs form a key part of a “just transition” 90
	96	+	from a carbon-intensive, fossil-fuel based, highly unequal extractive economy to a pollution-free, 91
	97	+	regenerative, renewable energy-based economy; 92
	98	+	WHEREAS, Public transportation is a civil right, and the District will continue combating 93
	99	+	racial, economic, and other inequalities in access to adequate public transit and will lead efforts to 94
	100	+	provide affordable and accessible transit to all District residents. 95
	101	+	RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, that this 96
	102	+	resolution may be cited as the “District of Columbia Transit Equity Day Recognition Resolution 97
	103	+	of 2023”. 98
	104	+	Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia recognizes and hereby proclaims February 99
	105	+	4, 2023, as Transit Equity Day. 100
	106	+	Sec. 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately. 101