HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTION - 10-91 - 2/26/1991 - SUPPORT SCHAUMBURG'S APPLICATIONRESOLUTION NO. 10-91
A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE VILLAGE OF SCHAUMBURG'S APPLICATION
TO HOST THE PERSONAL RAPID TRANSIT (PRT) DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
AND SUPPORTING THE FUTURE POTENTIAL EXTENSION OF THE PRT SYSTEM
INTO THE VILLAGE OF ELK GROVE VILLAGE
WHEREAS, the Village of Elk Grove Village has the largest consolidated
industrial park in the United States with over 3,000 firms employing over
65,000 people; and
WHEREAS, the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) has determined
that a Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) System offers desirable characteristics
such as non-stop travel, free of traffic congestion; and
WHEREAS, the RTA anticipates the PRT demonstration system will be a
one -to -two mile loop which offers potential for system expansion; and
WHEREAS, the RTA has determined that the ideal PRT demonstration system
shall meet the criteria of generating a stable ridership throughout the
day, having the requisite space to construct the system, and achieving a
partnership with local, private and public interests committed to its
success; and
WHEREAS, the Village Board of Elk Grove Village has examined the PRT
proposal of the Village of Schaumburg including the future extension to
the Village of Elk Grove Village; and
WHEREAS, the Village Board of Elk Grove Village has formally submitted
a letter to the RTA indicating an interest in developing a proposal for the
PRT system.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the President and Board of Trustees
of the Village of Elk Grove Village, Counties of Cook and DuPage, Illinois
as follows:
Section 1: That the Village of Elk Grove Village fully endorses and
supports the proposal of the Village of Schaumburg for the PRT
demonstration site.
Section 2: That the Village of Elk Grove Village fully believes that
the future extension of the PRT demonstration system into Elk Grove Village
is both desirable and necessary for maintaining the viability of the
nation's largest consolidated industrial park.
Section 3: That this Resolution be conveyed to the Village of
Schaumburg for presentation with its application to the Regional
Transportation Authority.
Section 4: That this Resolution shall be in full force and effect
from and after its passage and approval as provided by law.
VOTES:
AYES:
4
NAYS: 0
ABSENT: _2
PASSED
this
26th
day of
February 1991.
APPROVED
this
26th
day of
February 1991.
ATTEST:
Patricia S. Smith
Village Clerk
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Michael A. Tosto
Chairman pro tem