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<br />for the foreseeable future as there are no existing plans for another multimodal crossing <br />of the Elizabeth River; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, a Light Rail river crossing would be cost effective and would be the <br />most fiscally-constrained project possible if the new Midtown Tunnel were designed as a <br />multimodal facility, as evidenced by a 1999 Hampton Roads Transit study which <br />concluded that a separate, stand alone dedicated Light Rail crossing that is not part of a <br />shared facility would be cost prohibitive. <br /> <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Portsmouth City Council <br />supports the inclusion of a lane in the new Midtown Tunnel dedicated to light rail and or <br />mass transportation with the goals of reducing traffic congestion and increasing <br />connectivity in Hampton Roads; and <br /> <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Portsmouth City Council hereby <br />requests and urges the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Planning Organization, as part of its <br />2034 Long Range Plan, to require a dedicated mass transit corridor in the new Midtown <br />Tunnel, with the ability to provide for improvements such as a reversible HOV lane or a <br />signal controlled exclusive bus lane in the opening configuration and the ability to <br />accommodate a Light Rail line in the future which will allow the expansion of the <br />Regional Light Rail system to localities west of the Elizabeth River. <br /> <br />ADOPTED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia at a meeting held <br />on April 8, 2008. <br /> <br />Teste: <br /> <br />City Clerk <br />