Commissioner Kathleen Gaylord works on county transportation issues as a member of the County Board, and as a member of the National Association of Counties Transportation Steering Committee and the Metropolitan Council’s Transportation Advisory Board (TAB). In 2014, she participated in a historic meeting on transportation policy for the Twin Cities Region. Commissioners from five suburban counties presented 17 concerns with the Met Council’s 2040 Transportation Policy Plan and continue to ask the Met Council to address these and similar concerns with regional transportation policy. The forum took place at Thompson Park in West St. Paul.
A news story by Elizabeth Mohn of the Pioneer Press reports: In a rare move, five suburban counties held a joint meeting Monday to air their concerns about the Metropolitan Council’s latest regional planning document.
The 2040 Transportation Policy Plan does not include enough input from suburban counties, it does not represent a fair regional vision, it focuses too much on urban-core transit instead of highway maintenance, and it does not adequately show funding gaps. Click here to read the full article.