PRINTER'S NO. 1790
No. 173 Session of 1997
INTRODUCED BY L. I. COHEN, PETTIT, FICHTER, BUNT, LEDERER,
McNAUGHTON, MANDERINO, READSHAW, MARKOSEK, BEBKO-JONES,
BUXTON, BAKER, BELARDI, RUBLEY, SERAFINI, ITKIN, THOMAS,
DONATUCCI, BOSCOLA, ROBINSON, B. SMITH, DiGIROLAMO,
HENNESSEY, PISTELLA, STABACK, CAPPABIANCA, TRUE, C. WILLIAMS,
GIGLIOTTI, MELIO, LESCOVITZ, HALUSKA AND WOJNAROSKI,
MAY 12, 1997
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MAY 12, 1997
A RESOLUTION
1 Declaring May 12 through 16, 1997, as "Try Transit Week" in
2 Pennsylvania; and encouraging all citizens to examine their
3 personal travel choices and to commute via transit or share
4 the ride.
5 WHEREAS, Increased public investment in transit services
6 provides the potential to create jobs and enhance business
7 prosperity; and
8 WHEREAS, Public transportation is vital to the quality of
9 life and economic well-being of the citizens of this
10 Commonwealth; and
11 WHEREAS, Workers, schoolchildren, senior citizens, people
12 with disabilities and those unable to afford an automobile use
13 public transportation to gain access to jobs, schools, medical
14 facilities and other fundamental services; and
15 WHEREAS, The nation, our communities and our citizens face
16 the risks to health and the environment that are brought on by
1 automobile exhaust emissions; and
2 WHEREAS, Traffic congestion which wastes productive time can
3 be alleviated through the increased availability and use of
4 public transportation and other forms of high-occupancy, shared-
5 ride services; and
6 WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania Public Transportation Association,
7 the American Public Transit Association, the American
8 Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, the
9 Association for Commuter Transportation, the National League of
10 Cities, America's Coalition for Transit NOW, the Association of
11 Metropolitan Planning Organizations, Citizen Action, the Surface
12 Transportation Policy Project and the United States Conference
13 of Mayors have declared May 12 through 16, 1997, to be "Try
14 Transit Week" and have called upon all citizens to join in a
15 nationwide effort to promote transit's benefits, honor transit
16 employees and encourage new riders; therefore be it
17 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives declare May 12
18 through 16, 1997, as "Try Transit Week" in Pennsylvania and
19 encourage all citizens to examine their personal travel choices
20 and to commute via transit or share the ride.
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