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While there are many demands competing for scarce public resources, existing revenue streams simply will not be adequate to implement this.plan and meet the region's transportation needs. Maintaining highway funding at current levels will result in significant increases in traffic congestion, delaying the movement of people and goods, reducing the region's economic competitiveness and harming our quality of life.Transit service improvements, which could help ease the pressure on our highways, will not be possible at current funding levels. Indeed, current funding levels will not be adequate to maintain transit service at current levels. Working with the Governor, the Legislature, the business community and other stakeholders,the Metropolitan Council will actively pursue an adequate level of funding to address the region's unmet transportation needs. The Transportation Policy Plan also addresses issues dealing with aviation, freight, bicycling and walking. The complete text and additional information about the plan are available online at www.metrotouncil.org. About the Metropolitan Council The Metropolitan Council is a 17-member body appointed by the governor. It was created by the Legislature in 1967 to ensure"the i coordinated,orderly and economical development"of the seven-county Twin Cities metropolitan area—consisting of Anoka,Carver, Dakota, Hennepin,Ramsey,Scott and Washington Counties. F In addition to its planning functions,the Council operates a regional transit system that carries more than 200,000 passengers a day, provides wastewater collection and treatment services for 103 communities,and oversees a regional parks system that attracts more than 30 million visitors a year.