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2025-01
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Minnesota Department of Transportation
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The transportation system in Minnesota plays an important role in supporting our state’s economy and connecting our communities to each other. Whether it’s access to work, school, shopping, getting medical care, or socializing with friends and family, everyone needs to be able to use and have access to our transportation system.
The Legislature formed the Minnesota Council on Transportation Access (referred to as MCOTA) under Minn. Stat. 174.285 in 2010 to “study, evaluate, oversee and make recommendations to improve the coordination, availability, accessibility, efficiency, cost-effectiveness and safety of transportation services provided to the transit public.” Since then, MCOTA has worked to improve mobility options for those who live and visit our state.
MCOTA is led by staff from the Department of Transportation who work with partner agencies, organizations, and stakeholders to continue to reduce barriers in the transportation system. This includes working with Transit Assistance Coordination Projects (TCAPs) in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area and Regional Transportation Coordinating Councils (RTCCs) in Greater Minnesota to connect users to services throughout the state and recruit new providers, as per the 2020-2024 MCOTA Strategic Plan. MCOTA also works with partners to identify issues that can be improved upon through the legislative process, and endorsing and supporting legislation that improves access and mobility options. MCOTA members connect with existing and potential stakeholders and share educational and networking opportunities.
The Legislature formed the Minnesota Council on Transportation Access (referred to as MCOTA) under Minn. Stat. 174.285 in 2010 to “study, evaluate, oversee and make recommendations to improve the coordination, availability, accessibility, efficiency, cost-effectiveness and safety of transportation services provided to the transit public.” Since then, MCOTA has worked to improve mobility options for those who live and visit our state.
MCOTA is led by staff from the Department of Transportation who work with partner agencies, organizations, and stakeholders to continue to reduce barriers in the transportation system. This includes working with Transit Assistance Coordination Projects (TCAPs) in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area and Regional Transportation Coordinating Councils (RTCCs) in Greater Minnesota to connect users to services throughout the state and recruit new providers, as per the 2020-2024 MCOTA Strategic Plan. MCOTA also works with partners to identify issues that can be improved upon through the legislative process, and endorsing and supporting legislation that improves access and mobility options. MCOTA members connect with existing and potential stakeholders and share educational and networking opportunities.
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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14153/mndot.17764