2005 Minnesota Statutes - 473.371 — Policy; goals.

     473.371 Policy; goals. 


    Subdivision 1.    Policy.  The legislature finds that, 
 for the provision of essential mobility and transportation 
 options in the metropolitan area, for the encouragement of 
 alternatives to the single-occupant vehicle and for the 
 development of transportation service designed to meet public 
 needs efficiently and effectively, there is a need for the 
 creation of transit programs in the metropolitan area.  


    Subd. 2.    Goals.  The goals of sections 473.371 to 
 473.449 are as follows:  


    (a) to provide, to the greatest feasible extent, a basic 
 level of mobility for all people in the metropolitan area; 


    (b) to arrange to the greatest feasible extent for the 
 provision of a comprehensive set of transit and paratransit 
 services to meet the needs of all people in the metropolitan 
 area; 


    (c) to cooperate with private and public transit providers 
 to assure the most efficient and coordinated use of existing and 
 planned transit resources; and 


    (d) to maintain public mobility in the event of emergencies 
 or energy shortages.  


    HIST: 1984 c 654 art 3 s 115; 1994 c 628 art 3 s 59