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Regional Transportation Solutions
What is it?
Today our transportation system carries 39,000 commuters into and out of Dane County from the surrounding eight counties, and that number continues to rise. We need to apply regional thinking to commuter solutions. The Transportation 2020 recommendations for a regional transportation system include express bus, commuter rail, sustained metro bus service and Park and Ride lots. Bicycle and motor vehicle transportation and infrastructure would also be components of a integrated regional transportation system.
Why is it important?
If Dane County could continue with exactly the number of cars on the road as we have today, significant improvement to our transportation connections might not be necessary. But trending data show that from 2000 to 2030 we can expect the Dane County population to grow by another 3/4 of the population of Madison. Good regional decisions on land use and transportation lead to a high level of environmental quality and greater opportunity for commercial development in the future.
What is DMI's role?
DMI has and continues to advocate for regional transportation solutions and the creation of a Regional Transit Authority (RTA). An RTA with a dedicated funding source like a 1/2 cent sales tax, will allow our region to invest efficiently in an integrated solution to current and future transportation problems. The DMI Transportation & Parking committee continues to monitor and weigh in on issues that effect transportation solutions for our region and our downtown.
What Can I Do?
- Join the DMI Transportation & Parking Committee
- Learn more about regional transportation solutions by reading DMI's RTA Fact Sheet
- Read the Plan For Transit produced by the former Dane County Regional Transit Authority.
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