TEXAS HIGH SPEED RAIL CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION NOVEMBER

TEXAS HIGH SPEED RAIL CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION NOVEMBER 3, 2009

Texas High Speed Rail & Transportation Corporation (THSRTC) • THSRTC is a non-profit corporation created in 2002 • Tarrant County Commissioner Gary Fickes is Secretary for the Corporation • The vision of the THSRTC is to create “a multimodal and intermodal transportation system linking the four major metropolitan areas in Texas together by an advanced high speed rail system”

The Texas T-Bone Corridor • Connects the major metropolitan areas in Texas • North-South: Fort Worth/Dallas, Hillsboro, Waco, Killeen/Temple/Fort Hood, Austin and San Antonio • East-West: Killeen/Temple/Fort Hood, Bryan/College Station, Houston

Local Congressional/Legislative Support • Congress – Senators Hutchison and Cornyn – Representatives Burgess, Edwards and Marchant • Legislative – Senators Davis and Harris – Representatives Truitt, Pierson and Smith

October 5, 2009 Meeting Request for Support • County Judge Glen Whitley, Commissioner Gary Fickes and Mayor Oscar Trevino met with Mayor Mike Moncrief, Councilman Jungus Jordan and Councilman Carter Burdette • Commissioner Fickes provided a briefing on the high speed rail project • Asked for a Council Resolution supporting the high speed rail issue

Proposed Resolution • Articulates the growth and development that is occurring in the City of Fort Worth • Notes that 7. 5 million people live within a 50 mile radius of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport • Notes that high speed passenger rail is capable of operating at speeds in excess of 185 mph

Proposed Resolution (cont’d) • Resolves that – The City of Fort Worth supports the efforts to develop a viable high speed rail system – The Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport be encouraged to support the development of high speed rail – A high speed rail station should be located on Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport property

Texas High Speed Rail Discussion and Questions