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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. Mn/DOT, and the Legislature, should note that the current funding strategy <br />in the TSP based on the constrained budget is imposing an increased <br />higher cost to all participants in the programming process: <br />o Project advocates are being forced to spend more time and money <br />organizing and advocating for their specific needs as more and <br />more needs are unfunded and competition heats up each year in <br />the 'earmarking' process. <br /> <br />o Failure to adequately fund the State's transportation investment <br />needs leaves local officials, citizens and business owners uncertain <br />as to how best to 'make do' and make interim investments without <br />knowing what the ultimate system will look like and when, <br /> <br />o Failure to adequately expand the state system is shifting cost, <br />safety and congestion problems onto county and city road systems. <br /> <br />· Completion of IRC Corridor Management Plans has been a good step. It is <br />now clear where problems exist and will exist in the future. It is critical that <br />additional steps be taken in key corridors and problem locations to fund <br />and conduct Scoping and Tier I EIS studies to clarify and reach consensus <br />on solutions (p 78). Mn/DOT should provide additional resources to <br />complete these studies so that local and private business decisions can <br />be made in a timely and efficient manner. This is essential to enable cities <br />and counties to plan and build the necessary arterial and local street <br />infrastructure needed to support principal arterial operations. <br /> <br />. Allocation of available funds on a statewide basis should be revisited in <br />context of Mn/DOTs recent analysis that showed that a $23.9 Billion <br />funding gap exists in considering needs to meet performance standards. <br />Of this amount, $20.6 Billion is needed in the Metro District. According to <br />that analysis, comparing available versus needed funds shows that 23.7% <br />of Metro needs would be met and 73.0% of Greater Minnesota needs <br />would be satisfied. We suggest that allocations be considered on an equal <br />share of needs basis. On that basis, 38.1 % of statewide needs would be <br />met and forecasted funds for the Metro area would increase from $6.4 to <br />$10.3 Billion with a corresponding shift from Greater Minnesota. <br /> <br />In closing, we again acknowledge that the draft TSP represents a constrained <br />effort compared to actual needs for the State of Minnesota. We will continue our <br />dialog with our legislative delegation and the Governor to encourage them to <br />adopt a significant increase in transportation funding, Until that occurs, we would <br />appreciate your consideration of these recommendations. Please call me if you <br />have any questions. Please also let me know if you have a response to our <br />comments that we should share with our member city officials. <br /> <br />5 <br />
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