Minnesota Statutes

Minn. Stat. § 473.371 (2026)

Policy; Goals

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Subdivision 1.Policy.

The legislature finds that, for the provision of essential mobility and transportation options in the metropolitan area, for the encouragement of alternatives to the single-occupant vehicle and for the development of transportation service designed to meet public needs efficiently and effectively, there is a need for the creation of transit programs in the metropolitan area.

Subd. 2.Goals.

The goals of sections 473.371 to 473.449 are as follows:

(a) to provide, to the greatest feasible extent, a basic level of mobility for all people in the metropolitan area;

(b) to arrange to the greatest feasible extent for the provision of a comprehensive set of transit and paratransit services to meet the needs of all people in the metropolitan area;

(c) to cooperate with private and public transit providers to assure the most efficient and coordinated use of existing and planned transit resources; and

(d) to maintain public mobility in the event of emergencies or energy shortages.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2015–2025 · leading case: Lakes & Parks All. v. Fed. Transit Admin., 91 F. Supp. 3d 1105 (D. Minnesota 2015).

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Lakes & Parks All. v. Fed. Transit Admin., 91 F. Supp. 3d 1105 (D. Minnesota 2015). · cites it 2× “” Minn.Stat. § 473.371, subd. 2(b). If the public, and the decision makers participating in the municipal consent process, are not properly and fully informed, the statutory regime will not meet its goals of creating a system that meets the needs of all people.”

Peter Richard Rickmyer v. Xenos Letoi Brooks, Marva Wagner in her individual capacity, & in ... (Minn. Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 2× “See Minn. Stat. §§ 473.371 -.452 (2024). He later amended his complaint to add Wagner as a defendant.”

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