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3. Relationship to Metropolitan Development and Investment Framework The planning and investment strategy, geographic policy area recommendations, and forecasts of population, households and employment of the 1986 revisions of the Council's Metro litan Development and Investment Framework will be evaluated for their impacts on transit planning. Resultant changes, additions and deletions will be made in the revised transit plan. 4. Problem Statement Major transportation and land -use changes have taken place since the 1983 adoption of the Transportation Chapter. Changes in demographic and sooio- economic forecasts are being included in the now MDIF. Significant increases in travel have been observed regionwide, mainly because suburban development is taking place at a faster pace than anticipated. Transportation funding sources are being reexamined at the federal and state levels. The role of transit in the overall transportation scene is being reassessed. These and other problems translate into a series of issues that need to be dealt with in the upcoming update of the Transportation Chapter. This pre -drafting notice adresses those related to the transit system. 5. Major Issues To Be Examined a) What is the role of transit in serving the transportation needs of the metropolitan area? Is it a full-fledged alternative to the automobile, a complement to it or a service mainly structured to satisfy the need of the transit dependent? What are the trade-offs between the highway and the transit systems? b) How does the transit system relate to other metropolitan systems? What role does it play in containing urban sprawl and shaping development? Can it be used as an economic development tool? c) What are the impacts of existing and future demographics (e.g. aging of the population) and socioeconomic characteristics of the region on transit needs? d) What transit needs can be satisfied for different major market groups (i.e. central city oriented travel, suburban based.travel, University of Minnesota travel, transit dependent travel)? Is there a dichotomy between urban and suburban needs? If so, should RTB consider different policies in addition to different service mechanisms/providers? e) What are the service delivery options and levels of service that better satisfy the transit needs identified above in a cost-effective manner? What is the potential for travel behavior changes through incentives and inducements? What is the role of major capital investment vs. service improvements? How do the transit and highway systems relate? f) What is the role of the private sector in the delivery of transit services? How should new development proposals include transit provisions? Does competition among providers foster improvements in cost-effectiveness?