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RESOLUTION 97- 22 A RESOLUTION FOR THE CITY OF ELK RIVER TH10 MULTI-MODAL TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR DEVELOPMENT WI-IEREAS, Trunk Highway 10 (TH10) from Minneapolis to St. Cloud is a transportation corridor that runs through the fastest growing area in the State of Minnesota and such growth has created significant transportation, safety and land use issues; and, WHEREAS, there are opportunities for a variety of multi-modal transportation improvements in the TH10 corridor, including highway improvements, commuter and freight raft, recreational trails and Intelligent Transportation System (ITS); and, WHEREAS, TH10 serves as a primary hnk between the Twin Cities metropolitan area and the communities in the cor~'idor from Minneapolis, north along TH47 north to TH10 northwest to St. Cloud; and, V~rIEREAS, such communities wish to collaboratively plan for multi- modal transportation i~nprovements to the corridor and for the related land use and development impacts; and, VVHEREAS, the federal ISTEA was adopted to encourage and facilitate integrated transportation planning along major transportation corridors and authorizes funding for such corridor planning and development; and, WI-IEREAS, the United States Congress will consider the reauthorization of ISTEA this year and is consequently ~'equiring that all applications for ISTEA be submitted as soon as possible for inclusion in the draft bill. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THAT: The City of Elk River strongly supports the development of a federally £manced plan to analyze the feasibiliW and environmental impacts of multi-modal transportation improvements along the TH10 corridor, including highway improvements, commuter and freight raft, recreational trails, ITS, safety and related land use issues; and,