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Policy Committee of the Transportation Advisory Board - 2011 Agendas and Minutes

Date of Meeting Agenda Minutes Notes                                                                                              
December 21, 2011 December 21, 2011 October 19, 2011

2011-70    Metropolitan Airports Commission 2012-2018 Capital Improvement Program w

Recommendation to approve the MAC 2012-2018 CIP findings and forward them to the Metropolitan Council.

  • Russ Owens, Metropolitan Council
     

Prospectus Update – 3C Transportation Planning Guidebook w Update on the preparation of a guidebook describing the transportation planning and programming processes in the Twin Cities region.

  • Ann Braden, Metropolitan Council
     

“A” Minor Arterial Study. w

Presentation on the scope of work and schedule; project inventory; progress to date and upcoming steps.

  • Mary Karlsson, Metropolitan Council
  • Carl Ohrn, Metropolitan Council
November 16, 2011 November 16, 2011   Meeting is cancelled
October 19, 2011 October 19, 2011 September 21, 2011

Transportation Planning Handbook w

Presentation on the draft Transportation Planning Handbook; discussion of content, format and audiences.

Connie Kozlak, Metropolitan Council

  • Ann Braden, Metropolitan Council
     

Information and  Discussion

 cover memo

September 21, 2011 September 21, 2011 August 17, 2011

Internal Audit on Metropolitan Planning Process. w

Presentation of the internal audit report entitles “Metropolitan Planning Organization Process Review”.

  • Brian Hanninen, Metropolitan Council
     

Transportation Planning Handbook

Brief report on the scope, next steps and proposed TAC/TAB involvement.

  • Connie Kozlak, Metropolitan Council
     

Interstate 35E Corridor.

Update on a major regional highway project including the proposed MnPASS lanes.

  • Wayne Norris, MnDOT
  • Brad Larson, MnDOT
     

2011-59          

2012 Urban Planning Work Program. w

Recommendation to the Metropolitan Council to approve the 2012 Urban Planning Work Program.

  • Elaine Koutsoukos, Metropolitan Council
August 17, 2011 August 17, 2011 May 12, 2011 MSP Airport security checkpoint information
     

St. Croix River Bridge funding. (tentative)

Project status report and information on the sources of funding and relationship to the highway investment strategies in the region’s Transportation Policy Plan.

     

Transportation Policy Plan Update Process. w

Discussion of proposed changes to the Transportation Policy Plan update process; Committee may recommend approval and inclusion in the draft Transportation Planning Handbook.

  • Kevin Roggenbuck, TAB Coordinator
     

Transitway Guidelines.

Presentation on the draft Regional Transitway Guidelines; opportunity to provide comments to the Metropolitan Council.

  • Mary Karlsson, Metropolitan Council
  • Cole Hiniker, Metropolitan Council
July 20, 2011 Agenda   Meeting Cancelled
June 9, 2011 June 9, 2011   Meeting Cancelled
May 12, 2011 May 12, 2011` March 10, 2011

Regional "A" Minor Arterial Study

Presentation on the purpose, scope and Schedule of the study.

  • Carl Ohrn, Metropolitan Council
    2011-43

Twin Cities Regional Roadway Functional Classification Map

Recommendation to adopt the seven-county roadway functional classification map for the 2011 regional solicitation.

  • Carl Ohrn, Metropolitan Council
     

Review of Regional Transportation Planning and Programming Processes

Discussion of TAB involvement in MPO transportation planning and programming processes (referred by the full TAB

2008 MOU        April 20 TAB minutes      1996 Prospectus

  • Kevin Roggenbuck, TAB Coordinator
     

Electric Vehicles and the Gasoline Tax

Committee discussion of an alternative road tax for electric vehicles; impact of alternative fueled vehicles on revenues used to maintain roadways.

       
April 14, 2011 April 14, 2011   Cancelled
March 10, 2011 March 10, 2011 January 13, 2011

MN/DOT 50 Year Visioning.

Presentation on the purpose and scope of the visioning process, and the involvement of the steering committee.

  • Philip Schaffner, MN/DOT Office of Statewide Multimodal Planning.
     

High Speed Rail in Minnesota.

Prospects for high speed rail in Minnesota given Wisconsin’s decision to return FRA funding.

  • Dan Krom, MN/DOT Office of Passenger Rail
     

Regional Population Forecasts.

Current estimates and how the 2010 census data will be used to develop new forecasts.

Libby Starling, Metropolitan Council
February 10, 2011 February 10, 2011    
January 13, 2011 01132011 12152011

Transportation Economic Development (TED) Program.

Results of the TED solicitation.

Matt Shands, MN/DOT Office of Innovative Finance
     

Metro Area Freight Strategy.

Draft freight strategy vision and goals, study timeline.

  • Steve Elmer, Metropolitan Council.
     

Regional Transitway Guidelines.

Identity and branding process and schedule for next steps.

  • Mary Karlsson, Metropolitan Council Transportation Services.
  • Cole Hiniker, Metropolitan Council Transportation Services.
Charlene Zimmer, ZAN Associates