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Minnesota Public Transit Association
House Transportation CommitteeFebruary 4, 2015
Marc Hall, MPTA President
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Greater Minnesota 54 public transit providers.
Total system count is now 54 (from 59 last year) as a result of various mergers of existing systems and the addition of two new tribal systems (White Earth and Fond-du-Lac).Includes Metropolitan Council Transit Link (rural service inside the seven county metro area);Northstar Commuter Rail (Greater Mn portion of Sherburne County commuter rail service); and St. Cloud Transit's Northstar Link system (commuter bus service between St. Cloud and Big Lake).
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Greater Minnesota TransitStatistics from 2010 Greater MN Transit Plan
50% use transit at least 5 days a week
86% ride at least twice a week
33% are going to work
20% are going to school
50% of users in rural counties are 65 years or older76% of seniors are female33% of senior trips are medical and basic shopping needs
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Greater Minnesota Transit Service70 counties with countywide
service9 counties with municipal
service only Clearwater, Cass, Nicollet, Le Sueur,
Rice, Blue Earth, Olmstead, Faribault, Wilkin
1 counties with no public transit service Waseca
_______________________________6 Urbanized
St. Cloud, Rochester, Duluth, East Grand Forks, La Crescent and Moorhead
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Meeting State Goals Minnesota Statutes §174.24• Meet 80% of transit needs by July 1, 2015• Meet 90% of transit needs by July 1, 2025
• In Greater Minnesota • Address unmet need in existing systems, add
service in un-served counties and in un-served communities.
• Add evening and weekend service.
• Funding Service Expansion• TFAC REPORT recommended increasing annual investment of $45
million for Greater Minnesota Transit by 2020