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38 <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE SUPPORT OF THE COUNCIL OF THE <br />CITY OP PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA FOR A PEDESTRIAN FERRY SERVICE <br />BETWEEN DOWNTOWN PORTSMOUTH AND NORFOLK. <br /> <br /> WHE?~EAS, the Virginia Department of Highways and Trans- <br />portation has announced the availability of State aid for <br />experimental mass transportation and ride-sharing projects; <br />and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the goal of the State program is to assist <br />communities in preserving and revitalizing mass transportation <br />services by implementing experimental proDects designed to <br />improve the efficiency and effeotiveness of mass transportation; <br />and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the Tidewater ~ransportation District Commission, <br />in cooperation with the cities of Portsmouth and Norfolk, has <br />propose~ to initiate a pedestrian ferry service across the <br />Elizabeth River between the downtown business districts; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, current and proposed development in the Ports- <br />mouth Seawall area and the Norfolk Waterside area is expected <br />to attract a large number of people, many of whom will desire <br />to travel from one city to the other for commercial or <br />recreational purposes. <br /> <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the <br />City of Portsmouth, Virginia that the Council supports the <br />application of the Tidawater Transit District Commission to <br />initiate a pedestrian ferry service between downtown Portsmouth <br />and Norfolk. <br /> <br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk be, and she <br />hereby is, directed to send a certified copy of this resolution <br />to the Tidewater Transportation District Commission. <br /> <br /> Adopted by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, <br />at a meeting held May 25, 1982. <br /> <br />Teste: <br /> <br />City Clerk <br /> <br /> <br />