Proclamation_Dump the Pump Day (June 16, 2011)
PROCLAMATION
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WHEREAS, June 16, 2011 marks the 6 annual National Dump-the-Pump Day as a day that
encourages people to ride public transportation to save money, protect the environment,
reduce our dependence on foreign oil, and improve the quality of life for all Americans;
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WHEREAS, The Jule, Dubuque’s public transit system, will provide free, fixed-route bus service on
Dump the Pump Day to promote ridership; and
WHEREAS, people who ride public transportation can save, on average, more than $10,000 per year,
based on today’s gas prices, the cost of owning a car and the average unreserved
parking rate; and
WHEREAS U.S. public transportation use reduces the country’s carbon footprint by 37 million metric
tons -- the equivalent of 4.9 million households using electricity in a year and provides
citizens with travel options other than driving a car; and
WHEREAS U.S. public transportation use saves 4.2 billion gallons of gasoline per year, which is the
equivalent of 900,000 cars filling up every day. And 439 urban areas in the United States
saved 785 million hours in travel time and 640 million gallons of fuel in 2009. Without
public transportation, congestion costs would have risen by nearly $19 billion; and
WHEREAS, for every dollar invested in public transportation, four dollars is generated in economic
returns; and
NOW THEREFORE, I, ROY D. BUOL, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA, ON BEHALF OF THE
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CITY COUNCIL, STAFF AND CITIZENS OF DUBUQUE, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE 16 DAY OF JUNE,
2011 AS
“DUMP-THE-PUMP DAY”
IN THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA, AND ASK THE COMMUNITY TO JOIN THE JULE AND OTHER
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TRANSIT AGENCIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 6 ANNUAL NATIONAL
DUMP-THE-PUMP DAY TO ENCOURAGE PUBLIC TRANSIT RIDERSHIP.
IN WITNESS THEREOF, I have hereunto set my
hand and caused the Great Seal of the City of
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Dubuque to be affixed this 6 day of June, 2011.
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Roy D. Buol, Mayor
Attest:
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Kevin S. Firnstahl, Acting City Clerk
2011: Submitted by Transit Manager Barbara Morck in conjunction with APTA.