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economies and our quality of life, as well as our global position as the nation's most trade -
WHEREAS, Washington State's transportation system is suffering from disrepair, with a
backlog of maintenance and preservation needs, and data showing that without any new
investments, more than half the pavement on our state roads and highways will be in poor
interchanges undermine the mobility of vehicles, buses, and freight -carriers to transport people
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WHEREAS, the Connecting Washington Tas Force released a report in early 2012
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billion in state ftinding during the next 10 years for maintenance, preservation, and strategic
investments; and
WHEREAS, investing in maintaining and upgrading our transportation system is a
*ur P•rts. and create a pathwM for retaining and industry sectors: and-
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Legislature is considering a 12-year, $9.5 billion package of transportation infrastructure
investments; and
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WHEREAS, the transportation package also provides a direct gas tax distribution that
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WHEREAS, the package • provides critical funding for key highway corridor projects
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WHEREAS, the package also provides funding to help pay for construction of the Sunsel
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vital • cities and • including the Transportation Investment Board (TIB), the Freight
Mobility Strategic Investment Board (FMSIB), "Complete Streets," Safe Routes to Schools, anii
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including Community Transit, that would otherwise have to make drastic cuts in routes which
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WHEREAS, the City • Edmonds strongly encourages the Washington State -•
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Section 1. The Edmonds City Council takes an official position in strong support of a
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