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e ~ Metropolitan Council ~ Working for the Region, Planning for the Future Transportation Advisory Board R. .E...CEI:. EDJ JUfJ = 0 10'10 . \l V v~::.:v BY:nn . June 3, 1998 Dear Municipal Official: The region has an adopted transportation system plan that includes highways, transit, freight and bicycle and pedestrian systems. The highway system plan includes private auto travel, public transit and truck freight. It also identifies a network of principal arterials, a set of minor arterials designated as "A" and "B" to differentiate the relative significance in the regional system, and a network of collector roads. Non-freeway principal arterials and "A" minor arterials are the focus of regional highway funding eligibility. All communities and the seven counties in the Twin Cities metropolitan area are required to submit updated comprehensive plans to the Metropolitan Council for review by December 31, 1998. The Metropolitan Council anticipates that each community will critically review and refine the "A" and "B" minor arterial and collector networks in concert with regional and local policies. An adequate system of minor arterials and collector roads in your community is important because they are used for local trips and connect land uses to the metropolitan highway system. They are also important to providing good transit service. If your community's comprehensive plan proposes to change the current functional classification of any principal or "A" minor arterial, you will need to go through the functional classification amendment process. Your community must submit a written request outlining the proposed changes, a location map and a brief rationale showing how the new classification supports the functional classification criteria in Appendix F of the Transportation Policy Plan. Printed maps showing the Transportation Advisory Board's (TAB) roadway functional classification are available from the Metropolitan Council. If your community proposes to change the functional classification of a road that is not under your jurisdiction (e.g., a county road), your submittal must include comments from the county. The TAB encourages you to coordinate changes with neighboring communities to ensure consistency at municipal boundaries. The TAB will review your request and all comments before implementing any changes. Questions and requests for changes in the TAB functional classification system should be sent to: Kevin Roggenbuck Metropolitan Council 230 Eo Fifth Street St. Paul, MN 55101 phone: 612-602-1728 This planning process offers local units of government a significant initiative in designing transportation systems that are sensitive to local needs and consistent with regional policies. stL~L Donn Wiski, Chair Transportation Advisory Board 230 East Fifth Street St. Paul, Minnesota 55101-1634 (612) 291-6359 Fax 291-6550 TDD/TlY 291-0904 , Metro Info Line 229-3780 An Equal Opportunity Employer