ATP (Area Transportation Partnership) | Transportation Advisory Committee | MATAPS |
2011 Local Human Service Transit Coordination Plan| Transit Software Grant project |
South Central Minnesota Rural Transit Needs Assessment | transit survey results |
Ronda Allis, Transportation Planner
The Region Nine transportation program is focused on maintaining and improving the various modes of transportation within the nine-county region and beyond. We work with Mn/DOT, local units of government, legislators, citizens, and other organizations to continually focus on bolstering transportation facilities, options, and resources in south-central Minnesota.
The Region Nine Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC), a committee composed of elected officials and engineers oversees the general functions of the transportation program at Region Nine.
Under the agreement with the Minnesota Department of Transportation, Region Nine is involved with the following:
* Member of the Area Transportation Partnership
* Member of Transit and Enhancements subcommittees
* Administering the Transportation Advisory Committee
* Serving on various transportation related committees
* Conducting Regional Significance Reviews of proposed projects
* Serving as a liaison between MNDot and the region
* Assisting communities with grant applications
Conducting and assisting in various studies:
- Freight
- Ethanol and Rails
- Functional Classification
- Localized studies
- Transit Planning
- Long-Range Planning
- Increasing air service to the Region
- Working with other cross-discipline departments
- MN River Area Agency on Aging
- Community Development
- Economic Development
- Participating in the legislative process
- Other discretionary items
Recent Projects:
- Mankato Area Transportation and Planning Study (MATAPS)
- Refinement of Functional Classification System
- Regional Significance Reviews
- Regional Human Service and Public Transportation Coordination Plan
- Inter-regional Corridor Study
- Trails Inventory