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Complete Streets Sample Caucus Resolution
Also available, background on Complete Streets.
Candidate Questions: 2010 Minnesota Governor's Race. These questions were prepared for the Governor Candidate Forum held on January 25, 2010.
2010 Legislative Agenda
MAPS
Twin Cities Transitways: 2020. A map showcasing how the Twin Cities region could look with eight new light rail, commuter rail, and express bus lines by 2020.
STATEMENTS
Statement by Transit for Livable Communities about investment choices for transportation stimulus spending in the metropolitan area.
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act or “stimulus” provided slightly more than $300 million to the metro region for transportation projects. While the majority of that money has been erroneously characterized across the country as “highway” money, the funding can be used for nearly any transportation capital project by any agency. None of it requires a local match and it shouldn’t.
Response to the MnDOT 2008 Statewide
Transportation Plan. This letter from TLC provides several big‐picture
comments and then provides a listing of specific chapter by chapter comments.
Reports
Stranded at the Station: The Impact of the Financial Crisis in Public Transportation (2009). A new report released by Transportation for America and the Transportation Equity Network shows that service cuts and fare increases in Minnesota’s public transportation systems are part of a national epidemic, making it harder for families as well as some our most vulnerable citizens to get to work and access essential services.
Minnesota and the Stimulus: Did Minnesota use the federal stimulus to
create jobs, catch up on needed repair, and
expand travel options? This new report by Transit for Livable Communities and several allies evaluates the process used in Minnesota to allocate stimulus dollars and the projects selected. This report is being released in conjunction with a report from Smart Growth America entitled The States and the Stimulus.
Spending the Stimulus: How Minnesota Can Put Thousands Back to Work Building a 21st Century Transportation System (2009). As families all over America struggled during this recession, elected officials are under pressure to spend the federal stimulus money soon to pour into state capitols. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), better known as "the stimulus," provides a critical opportunity to boost our economy by advancing a 21st century transportation system.
Pedestrian and Bicycle Count Results: Bike Walk Twin Cities 2008 (2009). At locations where counts were performed in both 2007 and 2008, walking increased by six percent and bicycling increased by 29 percent. By itself, this information is little more than an interesting statistic. Over time, counts and other data collection—combined with strong collaboration with local governments, businesses, organizations, and residents—can help local leaders make better informed decisions about bicycling and walking investments.
--Executive Summary
--Report Without Maps Attached
--Map 1: Count Locations
--Map 2: Bike Counts
--Map 3: Pedestrian Counts
Transportation Performance in the Twin Cities Region (2008). Are the Minnesota Department of Transportation and the Metropolitan Council adequately measuring the key indicators that would drive Minnesota to address the challenges of rising gas prices, an aging population and climate change?
Snapshot Minneapolis: Bicycling and Walking 2007 (2007). All across America, there is a growing effort to encourage bicycling and walking. Transit for Livable Communities wrote Snapshot Minneapolis to develop a baseline of information for the Bike Walk Twin Cities initiative. Bike Walk Twin Cities is a federally-funded initiative to increase bicycling and walking, and reduce driving in Minneapolis and its 13 neighboring communities.
Citizens' Agenda for Transportation in the Twin Cities (2004). As the Twin Cities region adds one million new residents by 2030, we need communities designed to provide a range of transportation options. The Citizens' Agenda is a blueprint for how Twin Cities residents can reform transportation and build a better region.
Sharing the Road: Encouraging Biking & Walking in Minnesota (2003). Walking and bicycling are good for our bodies, our environment, and our communities--and we're less likely than ever before to walk or bike to where we want to go. Sharing the Road describes how our region must level the playing field so that government, institutions, and businesses make biking and walking a priority.
The Myth of Free Parking (2003). The Myth of Free Parking raises fundamental questions about parking and identifies ways in which employers, municipalities and state agencies can improve their approch to parking. The report discusses parking innovations from the Twin Cities region and around the country.
Policy Briefs
Twin Cities Traffic Congestion (2009) The Twin Cities congestion ranking is lower than many peer regions.
Transit Fares in Peer City Regions (2009). Many regions have comparable fares to the Twin Cities, but have more extensive systems so a transit fare buys more service in those regions.
Denver, Colorado:The Next Transit Metropolis (2005). Nearly every major metropolitan area in the United States has made a strong financial commitment to a transit system. Learn how Denver is making a difference.
Driven to Spend (2005). The average Twin Cities household spends 17 percent of its income on transportation. This is $1,500 more than the amount spent by the average U.S. household.
Transit Fares (2008). Minneapolis and St. Paul have some of the highest transit fares in the country.
Transit Funding in Peer City Regions (2006). Investment in public transit in the Twin Cities is 23 percent lower than the average spent in peer regions.
Transit Ridership in the Twin Cities (2006). 81 million people rode transit in 2006.
Transit Routes and Ridership in Major U.S. and Canadian Metro Regions (2004). New York, Washington D.C., and Boston have the highest transit ridership per capita.
Highway Lane Miles (2009). The Twin Cities have more highway lane miles per capita than cities like Los Angeles and Detroit.
Sources of Funding for Transit in Peer Regions (2006). A dedicated sales tax is the funding mechanism of choice in most regions.
E-Newsletters
On the Way. On the Way is Transit for Livable Communities' monthly e-newsletter. To subscribe, send an email to ArtA [at] tlcminnesota.org.
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