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investments that support facilities of region-wide importance located within the Metropolitan Area. The jurisdiction of the Council may well include a larger geographic area. Effective Transportation • In the year 2015, the transportation system moves people within the region and to the state, nation and world efficiently, cost-effectively and safely. The transportation system is developed in ways that preserve the integrity of the environment, allow for economic growth and development, and support other regional goals. • The region has a highway, rail, and waterway system that moves goods in and out of the region efficiently and effectively. • Transit is the preferred choice over the single-occupant automobile for many more people. An adequately funded and improved transit system makes buses or light rail transit, paratransit and ridesharing more attractive for all users. With improved safety, comfort and convenience of riders and drivers, the transit system increases the people-carrying capacity of the transportation system as much as possible, serves the needs of transit-dependent and disabled people, supplements the metropolitan highway system, maintains and enhances the economic vitality of the central cities and allows for intensified development in other economic centers. The system meets the needs of all commuters. • The region has an air transportation system with the capability to meet the reasonable expectations of businesses and people in Minnesota and the Upper Midwest for air connections to the nation and the world. The region's major airport enjoys the presence of "home base" commercial airline facilities, international hubbing and a competitive airline market, with the sizable presence of several national commercial airlines. Direct passenger and air freight services are available to the world's major cities. Leading-Edge Telecommunications • In the year 2015, the region has "leading-edge" telecommunications services readily available to all businesses and homes. High-capacity telecommunications transmission facilities and networks move information within the region and state, and to national and worldwide dominations. — - - The region's telecommunications infrastructure gives businesses a competitive advantage in producing and selling products and services to the nation and the world. In addition, telecommunications connects people to the library and other information resources they need to learn, work effectively, make decisions, and enjoy the richness of the arts and culture of the region and the world. • Telecommunications infrastructure is considered as fundamental to the effective functioning of the region as are roads, sewers and parks. • The region has the telecommunications it needs to reach its social, educational, quality of life and economic goals. 3