Metropolitan Sytems Information Statement 1989

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Performance Evaluation: Light Rail Transit: Cost-effectiveness measures: a) Average annualized capital cost plus annual operating and maintenance cost not to exceed $4.00 per passenger, including supporting bus service costs and ridership; b) Projected total capital costs to be recovered equal to an all -bus alternative within the economic life of the facility. Impact on congestion levels because of significant auto diversions on parallel metropolitan highway system. Alignments that serve the greatest number of transit -dependent people in the corridor including reverse commute arrees to suburban job opportunities. A financial plan consistent with the Metropolitan Development and Investment Framework and the funding principles in Section 6 of this guide chapter, and containing an established minimum level of equitable regional and/or local participation in funding the improvement. A staging plan based primarily on cost-effectiveness and an equitable financial plan including a regional/local component, but also considering implementation opportunities. POLICY 10 The Regional Transit Board must implement the transit component of the Metropolitan Council's Transportation Development GuidelPolicv Plan. and include the elements and conform to the format described in Appendix B: "Content Requirements for Implementation and Financial Plans of the Regional Transit Board." The implementation plan must also reflect the light rail transit development and financial plan and coordination plan. Discussion: The 1986 Metropolitan Governance Act, (Minn. Stat. Sec. 473.711) requires the Regional Transit Board to implement the Council's policies, and ensure that its implementation plan and financial plans are consistent with Council policy. The guidelines in Appendix B cover the implementation plan elements the legislation requires, plus others the Council deems necn.sary. Appendix B also includes content requirements for the Regional Transit Board's financial plan. The 1989 Minnesota Legislature placed the responsibility to develop a regional light rail transit plan with the Regional Transit Board. Because the implementation plan is a statement of comprehensive and coordinated transit development for the region, it should reflect light rail transit staging in all appropriate areas of the implementation plan. Policies 1 to 10, 14, 15 and 18, the transit system plan, Appendix B and Appendix D compose the transit policy plan. These policies and plan must be implemented by the Regional Transit Board's 1989 implementation plan and subsequent plans. 2