Bill Text: TX HR122 | 2011 | 82nd Legislature 1st Special | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring Sun Metro on its receipt of a 2011 Outstanding Public Transportation System award by the American Public Transportation Association.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-07-06 - Reported enrolled [HR122 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR122-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 122 |
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WHEREAS, Sun Metro in El Paso has been named a 2011 | ||
Outstanding Public Transportation System by the American Public | ||
Transportation Association; and | ||
WHEREAS, The award is presented annually to just a few | ||
transit systems in the country that best demonstrate achievement in | ||
transit efficiency and effectiveness over the previous three-year | ||
period; Sun Metro won in the medium-size category, which honors | ||
transit systems providing between 4 and 30 million rides each year, | ||
and it was judged on quantifiable performance-related data, | ||
including its safety record, operating procedures, customer | ||
service, financial management, sustainable practices, workforce | ||
development, marketing, technological applications, and community | ||
involvement; and | ||
WHEREAS, Dedicated to making El Paso the least car-dependent | ||
city in the Southwest, Sun Metro is working to make public transit a | ||
more accessible, attractive, and viable option for all; among its | ||
recent accomplishments are the completion of four new transfer | ||
centers, a partnership with Google, the installation of nearly 200 | ||
shelters, a 21 percent increase in ridership, and the introduction | ||
of eight new vehicles; in addition, Sun Metro has adopted a plan to | ||
develop a Rapid Transit System along four corridors, with the first | ||
two to become operational in late 2013; and | ||
WHEREAS, Currently, Sun Metro supports some 15 million bus | ||
passenger trips a year with 167 vehicles that service 58 routes; | ||
moreover, the transit system includes 65 LIFT paratransit vehicles | ||
on which about 200,000 disabled passengers rode in 2010; and | ||
WHEREAS, The enhancement and expansion of public | ||
transportation contributes to economic development and an improved | ||
quality of life for a community, and Sun Metro's notable | ||
advancements in these areas make it a truly fitting choice for this | ||
prestigious award; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby honor Sun Metro on its | ||
receipt of a 2011 Outstanding Public Transportation System award by | ||
the American Public Transportation Association and extend to all | ||
those associated with the organization sincere best wishes for | ||
continued success; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Sun Metro as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
House of Representatives. | ||
Margo | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 122 was adopted by the House on June | ||
28, 2011, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||