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By: Harper-Brown H.R. No. 1213
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The City of Irving is marking the advent of an
exciting new era in transportation and economic growth with a
groundbreaking ceremony for the Dallas Area Rapid Transit Orange
Line on April 13, 2009; and
WHEREAS, The Orange Line is a key component of a regional rail
expansion that will lead to the doubling of DART's rail network by
2013; the line will run parallel with the Green Line through
downtown Dallas to Bachman Station in Northwest Dallas before
branching off to the northwest; construction, taking place in
stages, is scheduled to reach the Las Colinas Urban Center in 2011
and the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport in 2013; and
WHEREAS, Working in close partnership with DART, Irving
officials have dedicated enormous amounts of time and energy to
this vital mass transit project, which will connect business
centers, medical facilities, institutions of higher education, and
new transit villages to downtown Dallas and DFW; city leaders are
working diligently to maximize the economic impact of the Orange
Line by promoting mixed-use development within a quarter-mile of
each of Irving's eight DART transit stations; and
WHEREAS, Millions of private sector dollars have been
designated for new development projects, and more than $4 billion
in new commercial, office, entertainment, and residential
developments will be sited along the rail line; the Orange Line will
spur creation of thousands of new jobs and improve access to
better-paying jobs for residents of historically disadvantaged
areas, while making the pedestrian-friendly neighborhoods of the
Las Colinas Urban Center more convenient to those who live in
Dallas, Plano, Richardson, and Carrollton-Farmers Branch; and
WHEREAS, Rail service is critical for the Dallas-Fort Worth
Metroplex as its population continues to expand; by promoting
economic growth in walkable urban neighborhoods and linking popular
destinations, the Orange Line will decrease traffic congestion and
air pollution and improve quality of life throughout the entire
North Texas region; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby commemorate the groundbreaking for the Orange
Line in Irving on April 13, 2009, and extend sincere
congratulations to the City of Irving and to Dallas Area Rapid
Transit; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the City of Irving as an expression of high regard by
the Texas House of Representatives.