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Strategy 3 Increase available resources for transit and actively manage capital transit investments.

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Strategy 2
Next Strategy:
Strategy 4

The actions within this strategy are divided into two categories:

Action we will DOActions we will SUPPORT

Action we will do are followed by “DO” and are colored in dark gray, and actions we will support are followed by “SUPPORT” and are colored in light gray.

Learn more about how we get there

Currently, the City contributes to transit improvements through partnerships with Metro Transit and funding from our cooperative project fund in the Capital Improvement Program. As the City prioritizes its role in making transit work more effectively, leveraging existing mechanisms to fund transit improvements is an important part of the work. Existing mechanisms include:

  • Cooperative project funding
  • Partnering with private development to include transit amenities into building construction projects
  • Land use controls through the Department of Community Planning and Economic Development, including incentivizing transit through parking regulations
  • Adjusting signal timing and including transit priority signalization along transit corridors
  • Redesigning streets to allow better transit facilities and interactions with other modes, particularly along the curb.

Transit Strategy 3 actions focus on adjustments to our existing tools to better recognize transit improvements as a prioritizing force within our capital program as well as to look creatively to leverage additional resources for transit improvements on city streets in coordination with regional partners.

  • Transit infrastructure on bridge at 46th Street S over I-35W

    Transit infrastructure on bridge at 46th Street S over I-35W

  • Transit signal priority

    Transit signal priority

Actions

Actions to increase available resources for transit and actively manage capital transit investments.

Transit 3.1

Modify capital programs to support transit investments on corridors that have the highest ridership and lowest car ownership rates and allocate funds in a manner that advances citywide transit priorities.

Supported goals:

Equity Mobility Active Partnerships

Related actions:

 

Difficulty:

High

Timeframe:

2024-2027 (years 4-7)

Status:

Complete

Significant milestone(s):

The 20 Year Streets Funding Plan, which is used to prioritize capital projects, has been updated to include this consideration.

Transit 3.2

Work with the Department of Community Planning and Economic Development and other agency partners to convert excess right of way to development parcels; an example includes along Olson Memorial Highway (Highway 55).

Supported goals:

Mobility Active Partnerships

Related actions:

 

Difficulty:

High

Timeframe:

2024-2027 (years 4-7)

Status:

Successfully completed to date and on-going

Significant milestone(s):

Public Works continues to coordinate with the Department of Community Planning and Development (CPED) and other agency partners on potentially converting right of way to development parcels along Olson Memorial Highway.

Transit 3.3

Continue to leverage private development opportunities to implement or improve transit investments in the public right of way

Supported goals:

Climate Mobility Active Partnerships

Related actions:

 

Difficulty:

Medium

Timeframe:

2020-2023 (years 0-3)

Status:

Successfully completed to date and on-going

Significant milestone(s):

Through the development review process, Public Works engages and advocates for transit improvements where appropriate.

Transit 3.4

Support transit infrastructure improvements during freeway bridge maintenance and replacement projects along transit corridors

Supported goals:

Climate Mobility Active Partnerships

Related actions:

 

Difficulty:

Low

Timeframe:

2020-2023 (years 0-3)

Status:

Successfully completed to date and on-going

Significant milestone(s):

Various divisions of Public Works collaborate with agencies to support transit infrastructure during planned maintenance and replacement projects.

Transit 3.5

Support regional efforts to better operate transit through larger regional investments in high-impact locations in Minneapolis. Examples include exploring better operations for buses at the Washington Ave and I-35 W intersection.

Supported goals:

Climate Prosperity Mobility Active Partnerships

Related actions:

 

Difficulty:

Medium

Timeframe:

2020-2023 (years 0-3)

Status:

Successfully completed to date and on-going

Significant milestone(s):

Public Works continues to support regional efforts in high-impact transit investments. Arterial Bus Rapid Transit such as the Orange line, D line, B line, and E line projects are one example.

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