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l~'b J3 -. 6. Develop Transportation Standards and Planning Mechanisms to Allow Continued Growth In Core Areas In Spite of Existing Traffic Congestion. I Several MUSA expansion requests have been delayed because of congested levels of service .. on adjacent roadways. This problem v,ill also affect the redevelopment of many areas \'<ithin the Twin Cities area. Such a single-minded view of transportation, which focuses only on the I number of cars entering and, exiting a site on a given roadway often results in limiting development opportunities, contrary to regional planning objectives. I 7, Examine Local Regulatory Controls and Provide Incentives to Create Value/Cost Housing Opportunities at the local level. I S, Develop Innovative Approaches to Financing Needed Infrastructure Expansions and I Improyements to Encourage the Use of Existing Infrastructure. 9. Establish Adequate urban land supply as the 5th metropolitan system (the current I systems are transportation, wastewater treatment, aviation, and parks), 10, Examples of other ideas that merit further consideration: I . Congestion pricing .. . Developer installed infrastructure . Land use board of adjustment . Tax policy I I Conclusion The findings of the BA TC study confirm that there is a serious shortage of urban land to I accommodate the region's future housing needs. This shortage is causing sharply rising land I prices, which in turn lead to increased housing cost. Currently, this increase in urban residential land cost is causing more people to look outside the MUSA for their housing I needs, The result is urban sprawl on the edges of the Metro Area. This sprawl causes higher costs to the region and individuals over the long term by limiting I housing choices, and increasing the cost for roads, sewers, water and other urban services. Without a new plan for growth, these costs will continue to increase unnecessarily into the I billions of dollars. Executive Summary -- I