City of Philadelphia - File #: 010433

• File #: 010433
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: ADOPTED
• File created: 5/31/2001
• In control: Committee on Transportation and Public Utilities
• Title: Authorizing the Committee of Transportation and Public Utilities to hold hearings into access to transportation services for Philadelphia residents to expand their regional employment opportunities.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Goode, Councilmember Mariano, Councilmember Ortiz, Councilmember DiCicco, Council President Verna, Councilmember Kenney, Councilmember Krajewski, Councilmember Reynolds Brown, Councilmember Tasco, Councilmember Clarke, Councilmember Longstreth, Councilmember Rizzo, Councilmember Miller, Councilmember Nutter, Councilmember O'Neill, Councilmember Cohen, Councilmember Blackwell

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
9/25/2001	0	Committee on Transportation and Public Utilities	HEARING NOTICES SENT
9/25/2001	0	Committee on Transportation and Public Utilities	HEARING HELD
9/25/2001	0	Committee on Transportation and Public Utilities	RECESSED
5/31/2001	0	CITY COUNCIL	ADOPTED & REFERRED
5/31/2001	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced	Pass

Title

Authorizing the Committee of Transportation and Public Utilities to hold hearings into access to transportation services for Philadelphia residents to expand their regional employment opportunities.

Body

WHEREAS, Regional employment growth continues to be strongest in suburban markets; and

WHEREAS, These markets often lack efficient public transportation for many city residents; and

WHEREAS, These residents therefore face serious obstacles in reaching employment opportunities in suburban locations; and

WHEREAS, These particular obstacles are less related to skills and education than to geographic considerations and transportation constraints; and

WHEREAS, Transit provided by SEPTA is comprised of a network of mostly fixed, centrally-focused transportation lines; and

WHEREAS, This system was an effective supply of transportation services when more of the region's job growth was located in Philadelphia; now therefore

RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, That the Committee on Transportation and Public Utilities is authorized to hold hearings into access to transportation services for Philadelphia residents to expand their regional employment opportunities.

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