Transit

OUR GOAL
Transit can make our communities more vibrant and successful, connecting our region and shaping communities that we are proud to call home. As we move into the 21st century, we must look to the future and invest in a transportation system that provides residents with opportunities to reach their destinations without a car.

Transit for Livable Communities continues to make transit funding a priority, ensuring that Minnesota’s transit system grows along with the state.

KEY INITIATIVES
Federal Transportation Stimulus. The Economic Recovery Reinvestment Act, known as the Federal Stimulus Pacakge, is providing Minnesota with approicimately $600 million in transportation funding. Transit for Livable Communities advocates for a "Fix it First" approach to spending this money: repair our roads and bridges and expand our transportation choices by investing in transit, biking, and walking before building new highways. Learn more...

Transportation Choices 2020. Minnesota shouldn’t have to wait nearly a quarter century for the transit we need now. We wouldn’t fund education grade by grade, and we shouldn’t be funding transit corridor by corridor. Transportation Choices 2020 is a realistic framework to break the stalemate and start breaking ground on a twenty-first century transit system. Learn more...

Transportation Performance in the Twin Cities Region. Transportation policymakers need to better understand and track how transportation investments affect broader goals. The Minnesota Department of Transportation and the Metropolitan Council set and monitor progress toward traditional transportation goals, but are they adequately measuring the key indicators that would drive Minnesota to address the 21st century challenges of rising gas prices, an aging population and climate change? Learn more...