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Transportation <br />Metro Cities supports jurisdictional reassignment or turnback of roads (Minn. Stat. § <br />161.16,subd.4)onaphased basisusingfunctional classificationsandotherappropriate <br />criteria subject to a corresponding mechanism for adequate funding of roadway <br />improvementsandcontinuedmaintenance. <br />Metro Cities does not support awholesale turnback of county or state roads or bridges <br />without the consent of the municipality and the total cost, agreed to by the municipality, <br />beingreimbursed to the city in a timely manner. The process for establishing state policies <br />to assigna shared cost participation for newly constructed or rebuilt bridges over trunk <br />highways to localofficials, must include input by the local municipalities affected, and any <br />assigned shared costs andresponsibilitiesmustbe agreedtobythemunicipalities. <br />5-F Ð 3C Ñ TransportationPlanningProcess:ElectedOfficials Ó Role <br />The Transportation Advisory Board (TAB) was developed to meet federal requirements, <br />designating the Metropolitan Council as the organization that is responsible for a continuous, <br />comprehensive and cooperative (3C) transportation planning process to allocate federal funds <br />among metropolitanareaprojects.Inputby local officialsintotheplanning andprioritization of <br />transportationinvestmentsintheregionisavitalcomponentofthese processes. <br />Metro Citiessupportscontinuation oftheTABwith amajority oflocallyelectedmunicipal <br />officialsas membersandparticipatingintheprocess. <br />5-GElectronicImagingforEnforcementofTrafficLaws <br />Enforcement of traffic laws with cameras and other motion imaging technology has been <br />demonstrated toimprovedrivercompliance andsafety. <br />MetroCitiessupportslocallaw enforcement agencieshaving theauthorityto usesuch <br />technology,includingphotos andvideos,toenforcetrafficlaws. <br />5-HTransportationNetworkCompaniesandAlternativeTransportationModes <br />The introduction of transportation network companies (TNC) such as Lyft and Uber, vehicle <br />sharing and other wheeled transportation modes such as bicycles and scooters, require the need <br />for local officials to determine licensing and inspection requirements for these modes, and to <br />address issues concerning management over public rights-of-way. Cities have the authority to <br />license rideshare companies, inspect vehicles, license drivers,and regulate access to sidewalks <br />and streets. The use of autonomous delivery robots and aerial drones in public rights-of-way is <br />also becoming more prevalent and cities must maintain and enhance the authority necessary to <br />regulate theuse ofthese vehicles toensure safe useofthepublic rightofway. <br />MetroCitiessupportstheauthorityof localofficialstoregulateandestablish feesonthese <br />transportation modes. Emerging and future transportation technologies have potentially <br />2022 Legislative Policies <br />59 <br /> <br />