The Minnesota Department of Transportation has been developed this plan in cooperation and consultation with its partner transportation providers, both public and private, stakeholders and the general public, It results from work and discussions during a period marked by significant shifts in the focus of the public's transportation concerns, coupled with dramatic changes in the state and national economic outlook.
The process began in the spring 2007 with a series of outreach meetings held throughout the state. Travel trends and system conditions were discussed and stakeholders identified key issues that needed to be addressed. A Steering Committee composed of state and local government representatives began working through potential approaches to the issues. Work on the plan was postponed in late summer to address the pressing issues related to the Interstate 35W bridge collapse in Minneapolis Reconvening in January 2008, the committee soon had to factor into the plan a major state funding increase for transportation and legislative directive on bridge rehabilitation.
A second round of outreach meetings was held in July 2008 to share the Steering Committee's work and to discuss the implications of the Chapter 152 transportation funding bill enacted during the 2008 legislative session. Based on this additional stakeholder input, the policies and investment priorities were further developed and refined into the proposed draft plan,
In January 2009, the draft plan was posted for public review on Mn/DOT's Web site and discussed with stakeholders at a series of open houses held statewide, Formal public hearings were held in St. Paul at the end of March, with videoconference links to each of Mn/DOT's eight district offices to provide greater accessibility for public comment. In June 2009, the Steering Committee reviewed a summary of all the comments received along with recommended responses and final revisions leading to this Statewide Transportation Policy Plan and accompanying Statewide Highway Investment Plan.
The Statewide Multimodal Transportation Plan is Minnesota's highest level policy plan for transportation. It is a 20-year plan based on the Minnesota GO Vision for a transportation system that maximizes the health of people, the environment and our economy. The plan is for all types of transportation and all transportation partners. It is about more than just roadways and more than just the Minnesota Department of Transportation. It evaluates the status of the entire transportation system, takes into account what is changing, and provides direction for moving forward over the next 20 years.
MnDOT is required by state and federal law to plan for 20 years into the future but also to update the plan every four years. The SMTP was last updated in 2012.
The 2002 Major Transportation Projects List document includes transportation projects that meet specific criteria set forth by the Major Projects Commission. This document is produced annually by the Minnesota Department of Transportation in compliance with Minnesota Statute 174.55 Subdivision 4.
This report presents a freeway traffic management plan through the year 2000 for the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area and Duluth.
The information presented provides an update of the freeway traffic management plan published in 1979.
The Minnesota Highway Department has adopted objectives to expand its efforts to inform and involve the public in the highway planning process. This article addresses the topic of citizen involvement in the project development process and the implementation of efforts to achieve the Department's objectives.
The content of this article is based on a literature review, the results of workshops and conferences, the recommendations of the Citizens Action Plan Task Force and previous citizen involvement experiences. The content does not reflect official policy of the Minnesota Highway Department nor does it represent a specification or regulation.
This study surveys the resources in a rectangular area 3 miles east, 4 1/2 west and 3 1/2 miles north of Chaska, Minnesota. The study was intended to aid in the selection of alternate routes and the preparation of an Environmental impact Statement for TH 212.
A key transportation decision-making process is the one used by Mn/DOT to select projects to be funded. This decision making process is called PROGRAMMING: Simply stated, programming is a process of matching the objectives of a specific program with the list of candidate projects and available resources. The result of this process is a PROGRAM. A program is a list of specific investments in transportation improvements or services scheduled over a definite period of time that is based on available resources and current priorities. The purpose of this report is to describe the Mn/DOT programming process for all modal programs.
This is an executive summary of the 2003-2023 Minnesota Statewide Transportation Plan.
The plan establishes the Minnesota Department of Transportation's (Mn/DOT's) framework for making transportation investment decisions. The policies and performance measures established in this plan create a vision for a transportation future that will meet Minnesotan's expectations for a transportation system that helps Minnesotans to travel safer, smarter, and more efficiently.
The plan establishes the Minnesota Department of Transportation's (Mn/DOT's) framework for making transportation investment decisions. The policies and performance measures established in this plan create a vision for a transportation future that will meet Minnesotan's expectations for a transportation system that helps Minnesotans to travel safer, smarter, and more efficiently.
This Minnesota Statewide Transportation Plan:
• Strengthens one of the first performance-based state transportation plans in the nation, setting performance targets for each policy to ensure that investments are achieving specific outcomes for Minnesota's citizens and businesses.
• Establishes a cost-effectiveness framework for evaluating Mn/DOT's major investment decisions to ensure that resources are managed in ways that provide the best-value for taxpayers' dollars.
• Affirms the focus of Mn/DOT's strategic directions to "Safeguard what exists," "Make the transportation network operate better," and "Make Mn/DOT work better."
• Provides performance objectives and long-range planning direction for integrated transportation systems for highways; transit; roadway, waterway, and rail freight; aeronautics; and for bicycle, pedestrian, and other non-motorized travel choices.
