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The 2040 Transportation Plan is Anoka <br />County's highest level policy plan for <br />transportation. This plan communicates the <br />transportation system needs and sets goals, <br />priorities, and funding strategies to guide the <br />County's infrastructure investments over the <br />next several decades. It also enables other <br />public and private organizations to plan their <br />activities in coordination with the County. <br />1.1 PLAN UPDATE PROCESS <br />State law requires that all incorporated <br />cities, counties, and townships within the <br />seven -county metropolitan region must <br />update their Comprehensive Plans every <br />ten years to align with the Metropolitan <br />Council's regional system plans for <br />highways, transit, airports, wastewater <br />services, and parks. Anoka County's <br />transportation plan was last updated in 2009. This update is focused on addressing the <br />requirements outlined in the Metropolitan Council's Local Planning Handbook for 2017 and <br />preparing an implementation plan that is reflective of the continued funding constraints <br />faced by the County, the local communities, and the State. This update has also been <br />guided by a Project Management Team which consisted of participants from the following <br />organizations: Anoka County Highway Department, Anoka County Department of Parks <br />and Recreation, Anoka County Transit, Metropolitan Council, the Minnesota Department <br />of Transportation (MnDOT), and consultant team. <br />NS <br />Roadway in Anoka County (Source: Anoka County) <br />The Anoka County Highway Department Five -Year Improvement Program is published <br />annually and identifies upcoming projects. The goals and recommendations identified in <br />this 2040 Transportation Plan will form the basis of future five-year improvement program <br />documents. <br />1.3 PARTNERS <br />Implementing the strategies identified in this plan requires partnerships. As shown <br />on Figure 1, Anoka County is comprised of 20 cities and one township. Throughout the <br />entire update process, Anoka County sought input from the public and transportation <br />partners. This effort included individual meetings with staff from each city at the onset <br />of the planning process to discuss planned development activities and to gain a better <br />understanding of the priorities of each city as it relates to this planning process. These <br />meetings are discussed in more detailed in Section 5.1. <br />ANOKA COUNTY 2040 TRANSPORTATION PLAN UPDATE CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION <br />