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IAA Metropolitan Council <br />AA <br />Regional Benchmarks <br />Measuring Our Progress <br />2011 Update <br />2. Improvin • Transportation <br />• Highway Capacity <br />2000 Baseline: 1,485 lane -miles of freeway <br />2030 Trend Line: 300 additional lane -miles of freeway <br />2030 Target: 1,786 lane miles of freeway <br />Almost 30 additional lane -miles were <br />added to the system in 2010. I-35W <br />added 17.08 lane miles; Highway 62 <br />added 7.95 lane miles; and 1-494 <br />added 4.69 lane miles. <br />Lane -miles added has averaged <br />18.4 annually over the measurement <br />period-84 percent above the long- <br />term target of 10 miles per year. <br />Source: Minnesota Department of <br />Transportation <br />• Daily Roadway Usage <br />2000 Baseline: <br />2030 Target: <br />2010 Actual: <br />Target: <br />10 miles <br />per year <br />1\0 <br />Highway Capacity <br />Lane Miles Constructed per year <br />12 <br />32 <br />22 <br />29 <br />7 <br />30 <br />2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 <br />25.9 vehicle miles per capita <br />25.9 vehicle miles per capita <br />25.6 vehicle miles per capita <br />Vehicle miles traveled (VMT) tracks the <br />total amount of travel on the region's <br />roadways. Since the first travel behavior <br />survey in 1949, both the average <br />number of trips taken daily by each <br />individual and the average length of trips <br />have grown. As a result, the amount of <br />travel on the region's roadways has <br />grown substantially faster than <br />population. However, with higher <br />gasoline prices, increased environmental <br />awareness and high unemployment <br />continuing through 2010, these trends <br />seem to be stabilizing. Daily travel per <br />capita in 2010 was the same (25.6 miles) <br />on average as 2009, the lowest level <br />since the Council started monitoring this indicator. <br />Daily Road Usage: <br />Vehicle Miles Traveled per capita per day <br />Target: <br />No growth <br />25.9 26.2 26.1 26.1 26.1 25.9125.9 26.0 25.8 25.6 25.6 <br />Source: Minnesota Department of Transportation <br />2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 <br />6 <br />