#616 02-19-84 Met Council Re-Evaluation Proposed I-394222
Resolution No. 616
February 19, 1974
Member Hoover introduced the following resolution and MOVED its adoption:
RESOLUTION
(Council Request for Metropolitan
Council Re-evaluation of Proposed
I-394)
WHEREAS,
1. Federal law requires that interstate highways projects be
based upon a continuing, comprehensive and cooperative
planning process;
2. The Metropolitan Council is in the process of developing
an overall development plan and a mass transit plan for
the metropolitan area;
3. Proposed I-394 constitutes the single decision which will
most influence land use, mass transit, and petroleum demand
in the area west of Minneapolis during the remainder of
this century;
4. The energy shortage and the decline in birth rate will
reduce the need for I-394;
5. We must in light of current and future petroleum shortages
develop a viable alternative to the single passenger
automobile;
6. By making the automobile more convenient and our reliance
on it more complete, the building of the proposed freeway
will prevent the development of effective mass transit in
the western suburban area during this century;
7. The high level of activity and indecision concerning
transportation planning in the metropolitan area by the
Minnesota Legislature, the Metropolitan Council and the
Metropolitan Transit Commission provide a strong basis
for re-evaluation of the I-394 proposal;
8. The review of the MTC transit development program by the
Metropolitan Council Transportation Planning Staff itself
demonstrates the adverse land use effects of concentrating
transportation in a single corridor;
9. The land use policies being developed by the Council
favoring rehabilitation of city neighborhoods and fill-
ing in of skipped -over land, in preference to sprawl, are
inconsistent with the proposed freeway both for the
developed urban areas and the developing fringe;
10. The 1973 Highway Act makes it possible for Minnesota to
obtain 87.5 million dollars in Federal transit funding by
building less than an interstate freeway in this corridor.
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Resolution No. 616 February 19, 1974
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE VILLAGE OF GOLDEN VALLEY REQUESTS THE
METROPOLITAN COUNCIL TO:
1. Withdraw its prior approval of proposed interstate freeway 3911,
2. Withhold any subsequent approval of that proposed freeway
pending finalization of the Metropolitan Council's Development
Plan for the metropolitan area and a final decision by the
Metropolitan Council and the Minnesota Legislature concerning
a mass transit plan for the metropolitan area,
3. Re-evaluate the proposed interstate freeway 3911, when the
Council's Development Plan and Mass Transit Plan are finalized,
in light of the Councils policies for land use and transit,
and in consideration of the effect of the energy shortage and
the declining birth rate upon transportation planning.
Attest:
Village C lerk.
Mayor
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The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded
by Member Anderson, and upon vote being taken thereon, the following members
voted in favor thereof: Anderson, Bias, Hoover, and Riggs; and the following
voted against the same: None, whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed
and adopted, signed by the Mayor and his signature attested by the Village Clerk.
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