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Greater Minnesota Transit
Greater MN Transit Service
(2010)
• 59 transit agencies
– 6 Large Urban (more than 50,000 population)
– 13 Small Urban
– 40 Rural
• 11.1 million passenger trips
• 1.07 million service hours
• $58.5 million operating cost
Greater Minnesota Transit Service
• 70 counties with
countywide
service
• 8 counties with
municipal service
only
• 2 counties with no
public transit
service
Greater MN Ridership
Ridership
11,500,000
11,000,000
10,500,000
10,000,000
9,500,000
9,000,000
8,500,000
8,000,000
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Greater MN Service Hours
Service Hours
1,100,000
1,050,000
1,000,000
950,000
900,000
850,000
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Comparisons to Other States
For Rural and Small Urban (<50,000 population) Transit
Measure
2009
2010
Passenger Trips
12
10
Bus Service Hours
15
13
Revenue Miles
15
18
State Investment in Operations
5
5
Total Investment in Operations
19
17
State Investment in Operations & Capital
8
6
Total Investment in Operations & Capital
19
19
Source: National Transit Database (Federal Transit Administration)
Transit Funding, FYs 2012-13
All dollars in millions
Type
Source
FY 2012
FY 2013
Direct appropriations
General Fund
$15.0
$15.0
Trunk Highway Fund
$0.8
$0.8
Subtotal, Direct
$15.8
$15.8
Federal funds
$67.6
$67.2
Bond funds
General Obligation (GO) Bonds
$6.4
$0
Statutory appropriations
Transit Assistance Fund (Motor Vehicle Sales
Tax and Motor Vehicle Lease Sales tax)
$28.2
$29.2
Special Revenue Fund
$43.1
$43.2
Miscellaneous
$0.6
$0.6
Subtotal, Statutory
$71.9
$72.9
Total Funding
$161.6
$156.0
Notes:
• Direct appropriations from Minnesota Session Laws of 2011, 1st Special Session, Chapter 3
• Federal funds from FY 2012-13 operating budget agency narrative for Transportation, + additional authority granted through Legislative Advisory Commission (LAC) request
• Statutory and open appropriations from FY 2012-13 operating budget agency narrative for Transportation, updated for February 2012 forecast
• Bond amounts from Chapter 293 (House File 1752)
Typical Funding Sources
Typical State Funding Sources
Basis for Funding Decisions
• Minnesota statutes §174.24
• Minnesota rules chapter 8835
• 2011 Greater Minnesota Transit Investment Plan
2011 Transit Investment Plan
Annual Grant Process
• Annual application process
• Multiple considerations by evaluation team
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Performance measures
Access (availability) measures
Technical capacity/capability
Financial capacity/capability
Bicycle & Pedestrian
• Share the Road adult bicycle safety program
– Expanding to child bicycle and pedestrian safety
• Minneapolis named most bicycle friendly large U.S.
city by Bicycling magazine
– Greater Mankato just received Bronze ranking
• Minnesota top performing state in League of
American Cyclists rankings
– 2010: 5, 2011: 4, 2012: ?
Thank you
Mike Schadauer, Director
MnDOT Office of Transit
651-366-4161
[email protected]
www.dot.state.mn.us/transit