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Consider/Discuss/Act on a Resolution Proposing the Development of a Comprehensive Public Transportation Plan for Collin County
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COUNCIL GOAL: Direction for Strategic and Economic Growth
MEETING DATE: September 19, 2017
DEPARTMENT: City Manager
CONTACT: Paul Grimes, City Manager
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION: Approve Resolution
ITEM SUMMARY:
• This Resolution recognizes that as Collin County and the City of McKinney continue to grow, roadway planning alone will not solve traffic congestion and mobility concerns and strategic planning for public transportation must include transportation within cities and across city limit lines and local transit agency boundaries.
• This Resolution supports participation with other cities in the County, the Metropolitan Planning Organization, the Texas Department of Transportation, local transit agencies and the private sector to implement such strategic planning for public transportation.
• Multi-jurisdictional planning has not taken place in Collin County to determine the role of public transportation in the future movement of people within the County.
• This Resolution supports seeking funding from the Metropolitan Transportation Organization, the Texas Department of Transportation, the Federal Transit Administration and private companies to pay the cost of the development of a strategic public transportation plan.
• With the support of the Collin County Commissioners Court and the cities in Collin County, the North Central Texas Council of Governments will assist with funding and coordinating this planning project.
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