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RESOLUTION NO. Q , A Resolution of the Everett City Council Supporting Improved Cross-Sound Passenger Transportation WHEREAS, it is in the general public interest to support efficient and effective transportation systems which reduce the negative traffic and related environmental and financial metropolitan impacts associated with auto travel; and WHEREAS, continued costly expansion of our highway systems encourages the increase of automobile use; and WHEREAS, it would be desirable to see increased high-quality public transportation connections on Puget Sound waterways and other waterways where ferry service provides a cost effective alternative to increasing highway capacity; and WHEREAS, the Puget Sound Council of Governments (PSCOG) is currently conducting the West Corridor Project to investigate and recommend operational and capital improvements for the "marine highways" throughout the Puget Sound metropolitan area, with an emphasis towards less auto-dependent options; such as passenger-only ferries across the Puget Sound; and WHEREAS, passenger only ferry service not only implements existing public transportation policy, but also provides a desirable maritime use for urban waterfronts and leads to dispersed and varied suburban development around the metropolitan areas; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, Section 1: The Everett City Council expresses its support for further regional discussion of high-occupancy vessel concepts, such as passenger-only ferries, which offer improved water connections between cities around the Puget Sound area. Section 2: The Puget Sound Council of Governments (PSCOG) is encouraged to continue its West Corridor Project, including the development of a cross-sound public mass transportation policy and an action plan for improved passenger-only services; and the PSCOG is asked to share the results of such discussions with the Washington State Department of Transportation's Marine Division.