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<br />Federal High Priority Project (HPP) funds and matching funds for these federal dollars. The <br />Council and Mn/DOT will monitor scope and costs to ensure major projects continue to meet <br />regional objectives in a cost effective manner. <br />. The plan envisions significant improvements in the bus system, including new express bus <br />routes, arterial corridor enhancements, suburb-to-suburb service, transit stations, park-and- <br />ride lots and other features. The goal is to increase transit ridership 50 percent by 2020 and <br />double it by 2030. <br />. The plan proposes additional express commuter bus corridors as well as enhancement and <br />expansion of existing bus service in freeway corridors. Within each corridor, express bus <br />routes will be supported by park-and-ride facilities, circulator networks, and "transit <br />advantages." <br />· The plan includes construction of five new "transitways" on dedicated rights-of-way by 2020 <br />to help slow the growth in traffic congestion and improve mobility, and three additional <br />transitways by 2030. Unlike the 2001 plan, the technology for each corridor was not <br />identified in the Plan; rather the most appropriate and cost-effective mode for any given <br />corridor is best determined after extensive study of the individual corridor. Figure 4-2 <br />(attached) shows the 2030 Transitway System and Express Commuter Bus System. <br />· The plan now includes detailed information on the facilities needed for transit passengers, <br />such as stations and park and ride lots, as well as facilities needed to support the transit <br />system, such as garages and bus layover sites. (Figures 4-5 and 4-6). Communities should <br />plan for development and redevelopment around stations and park-and-ride lots. <br />· Policy 18 (previously policy 17) on transportation and land use elements in local <br />comprehensive plans was rewritten and more detail provided in some strategies as to what <br />the Council expects in local comprehensive plans. <br />. The TPP now includes references to the regional aviation system as defmed in the Aviation <br />Policy Plan. The 1996 Aviation Policy Plan remains in effect with the exception of the Land <br />Use Compatibility Guidelinesfor Aircraft Noise. These guidelines have been updated and <br />included in the TPP as Appendix H. <br /> <br /> <br />System Plan Considerations Affecting Your Community <br /> <br />1. Metropolitan Highways <br /> <br />Metropolitan highways and regional highway investment priorities for 2030 are shown in Figure <br />4-11. The city should refer to Tables 4-9 through 4-12 for major highway projects and proposed <br />timing. The following metropolitan highway located within Arden Hills is planned for <br />expanSIOn: <br />. 1-694 <br /> <br />2. Transit Routes and Facilities <br /> <br />Arden Hills is within the Metropolitan Transit Taxing District. Arden Hills is within Market <br />Area III. Service options for Market Area III include peak-only express, small vehicle <br />circulators, midday circulators, special needs paratransit (ADA, seniors), and ridesharing. <br /> <br />T-2 <br />