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<br /> <br />A SMART INVESTMENT <br />FOR MINNESOTA <br /> <br />./ Northstar Commuter Rail is a critical step toward improving the state's <br />transportation system. <br />Transportation improvements in one part of the state - whether roads, busways or rail projects - <br />benefit all residents by developing an integrated system that helps Minnesota remain economically <br />viable and competitive in the coming decades. Balanced improvements will help ensure we are able to <br />move people and goods throughout the region. <br /> <br />./ Northstar Commuter Rail is cost-effective. <br />It is important that the state identify the most <br />cost-effective and efficient alternatives for each region. <br />Northstar has undergone extensive analysis, including <br />rigorous and objective review by the Federal Transit <br />Administration, that has consistently shown that Northstar <br />is the most cost-effective alternative. Northstar will cost <br />sianificantlv less to build and operate in the Northstar <br />Corridor than other transportation alternatives. <br /> <br /> <br />./ Northstar Commuter Rail is not comoetina with other highway projects. <br />State and federal transit funds, not highway funds, will construct Northstar Commuter Rail. All highway <br />funds will continue to be available to fund road projects throughout Minnesota. Because Northstar <br />does not compete with highway dollars, highway funds will continue to go to other road projects <br />throughout all of Minnesota. <br /> <br /> <br />./ Northstar is a regional transportation project <br />that enjoys strong public support throughout <br />Minnesota. <br />A recent statewide survey showed that more than 60 percent of <br />Minnesotans in all regions of the state support state funding for <br />Northstar. And 73 percent of respondents who believe we need <br />transportation improvements say that transit needs to be part <br />of a state transportation solution that will support Minnesota's <br />economic growth. <br /> <br />./ Northstar has bipartisan organizational and political backing. <br />Minnesota political leaders from all parties support Northstar, including Governor Pawlenty and leaders <br />from all four caucuses in the Minnesota legislature. In addition, major chambers of commerce, <br />hundreds of individual businesses, labor leaders, senior groups, environmental groups, and veterans <br />believe Northstar is an important investment for our state. <br /> <br />./ Northstar Commuter Rail will move people where they want to go. <br />Northstar offers travelers a transportation alternative to congested highways in the corridor between <br />Big lake and the Twin aties. It is estimated that Northstar will save commuters 900,000 hours of <br />travel time per year. <br /> <br />Northstar Corridor Development Authority <br />2100 3'" Avenue, Anoka, Minnesota 55303-2265 <br />(763) 323-5700 Fax: (763) 323-5682 <br />www.mn-GetOnBoard.com <br />