“People should have transportation options.”

2. TRANSPORTATION MOVING PEOPLE AND COMMERCE WHERE THEY WANT AND NEED TO GO “People should have transportation options.”

3. 60% of total freight representing EFFICIENT ROAD TRAFFIC FUELS MINNESOTA’S ECONOMIC ENGINE Efficient road traffic fuels Minnesota’s economic engine 32% of Minnesota’s workforce 60% of total freight representing 32% of Minnesota’s workforce

4. 90% EFFICIENT ROAD TRAFFIC FUELS MINNESOTA’S ECONOMIC ENGINE Efficient road traffic fuels Minnesota’s economic engine of workers get to work by car

5. EFFICIENT ROAD TRAFFIC FUELS MINNESOTA’S ECONOMIC ENGINE Congestion almost doubled

6. EFFICIENT ROAD TRAFFIC FUELS MINNESOTA’S ECONOMIC ENGINE Efficient road traffic fuels Minnesota’s economic engine

7. ROAD QUALITY EFFICIENT ROAD TRAFFIC FUELS MINNESOTA’S ECONOMIC ENGINE Efficient road traffic fuels Minnesota’s economic engine MnDOT projects“poor quality”roads to increaseover 400% (2002-2016)

8. SAFETY EFFICIENT ROAD TRAFFIC FUELS MINNESOTA’S ECONOMIC ENGINE Minnesota experienced the third largest drop in the fatality rate in the country

9. FUNDING SHORT FALL EFFICIENT ROAD TRAFFIC FUELS MINNESOTA’S ECONOMIC ENGINE $5 billionroad maintenance $12 billiongrowth — MnDOT

10. PRIORITIES EFFICIENT ROAD TRAFFIC FUELS MINNESOTA’S ECONOMIC ENGINE • Congestion relief (Metro) $520 million • Congestion relief (Greater MN) $0 million • Bicycle infrastructure $100 million • Southwest LRT $1.7 million

11. • Place a moratorium on future light rail projects RECOMMENDATION Focus transit spending on cost effective approaches to connect people to jobs • Focus new transit spending on more flexible and less costly transit options

12. • Use a portion of sales and use tax for maintenance and expansion RECOMMENDATION Maintain and improve Minnesota’s transportation system • Convert counties transit improvement board to transportation board • Enable a public-private partnership (3P) pilot program

13. RECOMMENDATION Reduce traffic congestion • Reduce congested roadways by 20% • Require MnDOT to create congestion relief plan • Devote more state bonding for congestion relief

14. RECOMMENDATION Enhance the existing freight network • Empower regional districts to prioritize regional projects