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How the Metropolitan Council Will Use tbe Results: The results of the study will be used (I) to assist local governments in analyzing impacts of local land use decisions; (2) to seek appropriate legislative tools to encourage better planned, cost-effective development; and (3) to inform the Council as it works with local governments on development actions. The Council will publish and distribute the results of the study through the media, the Council's Data Center and the Council's Web Page. The results will also be communicated to local governments through the Council's Sector Representative program. In"addition, staff will use the information when working with local governments in reviewing their comprehensive plans. One of the Council's important tasks in implementing the Regional Growth Strategy is to convey its ideas to local governments. The Council has developed an interactive multimedia presentation to communicate its regional growth management policies and strategies regarding community development, density, land use patterns and urban design in the seven-county metropolitan area. The multimedia presentation is used with local officials, community groups and others to explore issues of development and redevelopment. . The information contained in the show includes GIS (geographic information system); maps of land use, regional system services and facilities, and land use patterns. Photography and computer generated pictures are used to illustrate various planning concepts necessary for livable communities-for example, "transit-friendly development," "mixed use," "life-cycle housing" and "environmentally sustainable development practices." The resul~ obtained trom the Cost of Growth study will add fiscal impact data to this multimedia show and should provide more persuasive arguments for seeking local government cooperation in planning for more compact development. At the legislature, there are regular debates about the causes of urban sprawl, subsidization of suburban development, redevelopment and reinvestment in the core area, etc. Legislative positions are based, for the most part, on each person's version of "conventional wisdom." The data and results trom this study will be used to add clarity to these debates and move the discussion to the more important issues of what to do about redevelopment and reinvestment in the core areas, how to encourage more compact development on the suburban edge, and how the state's tax and fiscal systems might affect local government and consumer choices. Coordination with the liaison group will ensure that representative of affected groups and organizations will all be exposed to the same information produced by the study, strengthening a common understanding of the issues and results.