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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1978.12.21 - 12650December 21, 1978 MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION 8754 BY: Richard Wilcox, Chairman, Planning & Building Committee RE: Extension of Commuter Rail Service North of Pontiac TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen: WHEREAS, at present the Southeastern Michigan Transportation Authority provides commuter rail service between Pontiac and Detroit; AND WHEREAS, over the last decade considerable development has occurred north of Pontiac in Independence, Orion, and Oxford Townships area; AND WHEREAS, a large number of residents of this area commuter to work outside the area and to Detroit; AND WHEREAS, empirical travel behavior data from large metropolitan areas in North America indicate that the propensity to ride commuter rail increases with the distance between origin and destination; AND WHEREAS, it stands to reason that Independence-Orion-Oxford areas can generate a sizable commuter rail ridership; AND WHEREAS, there exists Grand Trunk Western railroad tracks from Pontiac to Orion Township; AND WHEREAS, the Township of Orion has requested that commuter rail service be extended eight miles to Greenshield and Joslyn Roads; AND WEBREAS, SEMTA staff has performed a cursory examination of the proposal; AND WHEREAS, SEMTA staff analysis of the proposal is deficient in travel behavior forecast of the proposed service area; AND WHEREAS, Oakland County government has consistently supported optimum utilization of existing transportation resources, in this case GTW right-of-way and existing trackage. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners requests the SEMTA board to seriously consider extending commuter rail service to Orion Township; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that SEMTA begin during fiscal year 1979 a detailed planning and analysis study to extend commuter rail service to Orion Township. We move the adoption of the foregoing resolution. 006Ri chard Wilcox 4 4 Chairman Planning & Building Committee #8754 December 21, 1978 Moved by Wilcox supported by Patterson the resolution be adopted, A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution was adopted, STATE OF MICHIGAN) COUNTY OF OAKLAND) I, Lynn D. Allen, Clerk of the County of Oakland and having a seal, do hereby certify that I have compared the annexed copy of Miscellaneous Resolution #8754 adopted by the Oakland County Board of .......................... eoo mom'm om0000s mommo•emo om•molosmomo•eree•nneas 6 Commissioners at their meeting held on December 21, 1978 0 er 6 • 6 0 6 • 6 6 a e. 0 0 u 6 0 0 el 06. am 0 0 0 go ............ 0 ..... at ....... with the original record thereof now remaining in my office, and that it is a true and correct transcript therefrom, and of the whole thereof. In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County at Pontiac, Michigan 21st December Q 78 ..... ..day Lynn D. Allen................---Clerk BY 0O.O1..".0.3.9170600•40.01,0 ..... --Deputy Clerk