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t Metropolitan Council Local Planning Handbook 1 Section 4. Transportation <br />Overview of plan <br />requirements <br />The local transportation plan must describe, designate and schedule <br />the location, extent, function and capacity of facilities for all <br />transportation modes within the municipality. To ensure the rational <br />and economical development of the regional transportation system, <br />the local transportation plan must include or address the following <br />components: <br />• an assignment of socio- economic forecasts to Traffic Analysis <br />Zones (TAZ) (Handbook, page 4 -3) <br />• a highway and roads plan that maps and describes existing <br />roads and planned improvements, analyzes traffic volumes, <br />addresses safety and capacity issues (Handbook, page 4 -3) <br />• a bike and pedestrian plan (Handbook, page 4 -6) <br />• special situations, as applicable, such as land use planning in <br />high density subareas of the region, corridor studies and right <br />of way preservation (Handbook, page 4 -7) <br />• a transit plan for facilities and service (Handbook, page 4 -8) <br />• an aviation plan that identifies aviation related facilities, <br />addresses airspace protections (Handbook, page 4 -10) <br />Requirements and resources for addressing each of these <br />components are outlined on the pages specified above. <br />April 2008 4 -2 <br />