The 1999 legislature requested the Commissioner of Transportation to conduct a study of the "State Bridge Grant Program" in order to assess the effect of implementing a proposed expansion of the current eligibility criteria that is applied to all local requests for state bond funds for bridge replacement and rehabilitation. Specifically, the law required a study assessing the impact on the demand for state bridge grants that would likely result from expanding the eligibility criteria of the existing program to include the following:
1. Allowing grants to be used for the costs of flood-related erosion protection;
2. Allowing grants to be used for construction of water-retention projects where such a project is more cost efficient than replacement of an existing bridge;
3. Allowing grants to be made for bridges that are functionally obsolete; and
4. Allowing grants to be used for construction of bridges on new alignments.
The purpose of this study is to estimate the extent to which the demand for state bond funds will increase for each of the distinct eligibility criteria under consideration. This is achieved by first examining the demand for local bridge bond funds under the current eligibility criteria, and then by projecting additional needs that would likely result in the current biennium and the next biennium if the program were expanded to include the criteria listed above.
The Minnesota Transit Report is written to inform public officials, administrators, transit managers, citizens, and other interested parties about the status of public transportation in Minnesota. The Transit Report describes the status of the State's Public Transit Program using the following: Actual 1990 transit system costs and operating statistics; 1991 program activities; and 1991 special projects.
The Minnesota Transit Report is written to inform public officials, administrators, transit managers, citizens, and other interested parties about the status of public transportation in Minnesota. The Transit Report describes the status of the State's Public Transit Program using the following: Actual 1991 transit system costs and operating statistics; 1992 program activities; and 1992 special projects.
The Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT) Office of Transit annually publishes the Minnesota Transit Report. The Transit Report is written to inform public officials, administrators, transit managers, citizens, and other interested parties about the status of public transportation in Minnesota. It also describes the status of the State's Public Transit Program using the following: Actual 1992 transit system costs and operating statistics; 1993 program activities; and 1993 special projects.
The Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT) Office of Transit annually publishes the Minnesota Transit Report. The Transit Report is written to inform public officials, administrators, transit managers, citizens, and other interested parties about the status of public transportation in Minnesota. It also describes the status of the State's Public Transit Program using the following: Actual 1993 transit system costs and operating statistics; 1994 program activities; and 1994 special projects.
The Pawlenty administration in concert with the Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT) and the Metropolitan Council continue their commitment to providing efficient and cost effective transportation options to Minnesota’s traveling public. Transit plays a major role in providing alternatives to personal vehicles and developing a coordinated transportation system. These options go beyond buses to reduce Single Occupant Vehicles (SOV). Also included in the variety of services are volunteer driver programs, light rail transit, commuter rail, rideshare programs, bicycling, walking and telecommuting.
To accomplish this commitment, the Mn/DOT Office of Transit and the Metropolitan Council provide financial and technical assistance to local governments, joint powers boards, non-profit organizations and tribal councils to plan, establish and operate public transit systems. With the past year’s limited funding environment, Minnesota transit systems have become progressively more innovative in order to meet daily ridership demands. The passage of Minnesota’s Transportation Amendment will provide, for the first time, dedicated transit funding and with it the opportunity to address unmet needs.
The 2006 Annual Transit Report provides an overview of the Minnesota Department of Transportation and Metropolitan Council transit projects. It also provides a summary of several statewide initiatives that impact the way in which transportation services are delivered.
The report is divided into five major sections:
Program Overview
Programs/Projects
Fact Sheets
Financial Reports
Glossary
The Minnesota Department of Transportation, Office of Transit is pleased to present the 2007 Minnesota Transit Report. Mn/DOT annually publishes the report with contributions from Met Council, as well as from each metro and rural public transit system. The report provides an overview of federal and state transit programs, in addition to detailed information about each individual transit system.
The report is divided into five major sections:
Program Overview
Programs
Fact Sheets
Financial Reports: Greater Minnesota and Metro Area
Glossary
Minnesota Statute 174.247 requires the Commissioner of Transportation to submit a report to the Legislature on transit services outside the metropolitan area by February 15th of each year. The Metropolitan Council and any public transit system receiving assistance under section 174.24 are required to assist with this annual transit report. At a minimum, the report must include the following:
Descriptive overview of public transit in Minnesota;
Descriptive summary of funding sources and assistance programs;
Summary of each public transit system receiving assistance under section 174.24;
Data that identifies use of volunteers in providing transit service;
Financial data that identifies operating costs, capital costs, and funding sources for each public transit system and for each transit system classification under section 174.24, subdivision 3b; and
In each odd-numbered year, beginning in 2009, a calculation of the amounts of surplus or insufficient funds available for 1) paying the state share of transit operating costs under section 174.24, subdivision 3b, and 2) paying capital and operating costs to fully implement the transit service needs implementation plan under section 174.24, subdivision 1a.
The purpose of the 1984 Minnesota Transit Report is to inform the reader of the current status of the State's public transit program, and to present information on activities that will provide future direction for transit in Minnesota.
The 1985 Minnesota Transit Report describes the status of the State's public transit program through the following: 1984 actual provider costs and operating statistics; 1985 program activities; and 1986 special projects.
