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RESOLUTION NO. 9,726 392
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A RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT FOR THE
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CENTRAL ARKANSAS TRANSIT AUTHORITY
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(CATA) DOWNTOWN TRANSFER STATION.
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(TO BE LOCATED BETWEEN 4TH AND 5TH
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AND ROCK AND CUMBERLAND STREETS.)
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WHEREAS, the City of Little Rock is a founding member of
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and participant in the Central Arkansas Transit Authority; and
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WHEREAS, the residents of the City of Little Rock who use
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public transportation deserve a safe and modern facility to
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transfer from one bus route to another; and
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WHEREAS. the Transit Authority also serves the growing
tourism and convention market and needs a gateway facility to
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facilitate bus travel throughout the area; and
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WHEREAS, the Transit Authority has secured local and
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Federal funding to construct a River Cities Travel Center to
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accomplish these goals; and
WHEREAS, the Transit Authority has reviewed alternative
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sites in cooperation with the City and its departments,
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Metroplan, and other agencies and institutions, and has provided
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for early public involvement and comment; and
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WHEREAS, the Transit Authority's Board of Directors has
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recommended a proposed location for the River Cities Travel
Center at Block 39, Original City of Little Rock, at Capital and
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Fourth, Cumberland and Rock.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
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THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
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SECTION 1. The Little Rock Board of Directors endorses this
site selection by the Transit Authority.
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SECTION 2. The Little Rock Board of Directors encourages
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the Transit Authority Board to work with local residents,
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interested agencies and institutions, and the River Project
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parties to develop a facility that will complement the River
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Project area and the MacArthur Park Historic District.
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SECTION 3. The Little Rock Board of Directors encourages
the Transit Authority in its effort to provide a shuttle system
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connecting the River Cities Travel Center, the River Project
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area, the Convention Center, and other parts of the Central
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Business District.
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ADOPTED: June 11, 1996
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