| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 1213 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The City of Irving is marking the advent of an |
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| 6 | 6 | | exciting new era in transportation and economic growth with a |
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| 7 | 7 | | groundbreaking ceremony for the Dallas Area Rapid Transit Orange |
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| 8 | 8 | | Line on April 13, 2009; and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, The Orange Line is a key component of a regional rail |
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| 10 | 10 | | expansion that will lead to the doubling of DART's rail network by |
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| 11 | 11 | | 2013; the line will run parallel with the Green Line through |
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| 12 | 12 | | downtown Dallas to Bachman Station in Northwest Dallas before |
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| 13 | 13 | | branching off to the northwest; construction, taking place in |
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| 14 | 14 | | stages, is scheduled to reach the Las Colinas Urban Center in 2011 |
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| 15 | 15 | | and the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport in 2013; and |
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| 16 | 16 | | WHEREAS, Working in close partnership with DART, Irving |
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| 17 | 17 | | officials have dedicated enormous amounts of time and energy to |
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| 18 | 18 | | this vital mass transit project, which will connect business |
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| 19 | 19 | | centers, medical facilities, institutions of higher education, and |
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| 20 | 20 | | new transit villages to downtown Dallas and DFW; city leaders are |
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| 21 | 21 | | working diligently to maximize the economic impact of the Orange |
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| 22 | 22 | | Line by promoting mixed-use development within a quarter-mile of |
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| 23 | 23 | | each of Irving's eight DART transit stations; and |
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| 24 | 24 | | WHEREAS, Millions of private sector dollars have been |
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| 25 | 25 | | designated for new development projects, and more than $4 billion |
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| 26 | 26 | | in new commercial, office, entertainment, and residential |
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| 27 | 27 | | developments will be sited along the rail line; the Orange Line will |
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| 28 | 28 | | spur creation of thousands of new jobs and improve access to |
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| 29 | 29 | | better-paying jobs for residents of historically disadvantaged |
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| 30 | 30 | | areas, while making the pedestrian-friendly neighborhoods of the |
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| 31 | 31 | | Las Colinas Urban Center more convenient to those who live in |
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| 32 | 32 | | Dallas, Plano, Richardson, and Carrollton-Farmers Branch; and |
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| 33 | 33 | | WHEREAS, Rail service is critical for the Dallas-Fort Worth |
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| 34 | 34 | | Metroplex as its population continues to expand; by promoting |
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| 35 | 35 | | economic growth in walkable urban neighborhoods and linking popular |
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| 36 | 36 | | destinations, the Orange Line will decrease traffic congestion and |
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| 37 | 37 | | air pollution and improve quality of life throughout the entire |
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| 38 | 38 | | North Texas region; now, therefore, be it |
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| 39 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 40 | 40 | | Legislature hereby commemorate the groundbreaking for the Orange |
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| 41 | 41 | | Line in Irving on April 13, 2009, and extend sincere |
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| 42 | 42 | | congratulations to the City of Irving and to Dallas Area Rapid |
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| 43 | 43 | | Transit; and, be it further |
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| 44 | 44 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 45 | 45 | | prepared for the City of Irving as an expression of high regard by |
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| 46 | 46 | | the Texas House of Representatives. |
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| 47 | 47 | | Harper-Brown |
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| 48 | 48 | | ______________________________ |
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| 49 | 49 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 50 | 50 | | I certify that H.R. No. 1213 was adopted by the House on April |
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| 51 | 51 | | 16, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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| 52 | 52 | | ______________________________ |
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| 53 | 53 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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