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Transitways Current Revenue Scenario Transitways The TPP's Transit Investment Plan does not show any transitway investments planned for Hugo in the Current Revenue Scenario (TPP Figure 6-8). Increased Revenue Scenario Transitways The TPP increased Revenue Scenario shows additional transitway corridors beyond the scope of the plan's adopted and fiscally constrained Transit investment Plan (the Current Revenue Scenario). These corridors are listed on page 6.63 of the TPP, and TPP Figure 6-9, which is attached, shows the complete transitway vision for the region. If Hugo believes it might be directly impacted by transitways in the Increased Revenue Scenario (for example, because they are participating in transitway corridor studies or feasibility analyses); the transitways may be acknowledged in the Comprehensive Plan. These additional corridors are or will be under study for mode and alignment recommendations, but they are not included in fiscally constrained plan. However, they should be clearly identified as not funded within the currently expected resources for transitways. The Council recognizes the important planning work that goes into a corridor prior to it becoming part of the region's Transit Investment Plan, especially if increased revenues were to become available. Similar to Current Revenue Scenario Transitways, communities should identify known potential stations along planned transitways and consider guiding land use policies, station area plans, and associated zoning, infrastructure, and implementation tools that support future growth around transit stations. These policies can also influence station siting in initial planning phases of transitway corridors and influence the competitiveness of a transitway for funding. Communities can find further guidance for station area planning in the Transportation section of the Local Planning Handbook and the Transit Oriented Development Guide. Communities not in the Transit Capital Levy District Hugo is not within the Transit Capital Levy District as shown in Fig 1-3 of the TPP (Existing Transit System with Transit Capital Levy District). Regardless of the Transit Market Area or transitway corridor planning, the only transit services provided in this type of community are Transit Link dial -a -ride service and various ridesharing services. A list of Transit Link service areas and communities can be found on the Council's website: httpJ/www.metrocouncil.org/Transportation/ServiceslTransit-LinWTransit Link - Service Areas. aspx?source=child If Hugo is interested in additional transit services and a need for transit services can be identified, Hugo would first have to agree to pay the regional transit capital levy, as defined in MN Stat. 473.446 and 473.4461. •l All communities must include an aviation element in the transportation sections of their comprehensive plans. The degree of aviation planning and development considerations that need to be included in the comprehensive plan varies by community. Even those communities not impacted directly by an airport have a responsibility to include airspace protection in their comprehensive plan. The protection element should include potential hazards to air navigation including electronic interference. Hugo is not in an influence area of a regional airport. Airspace protection should be included in local codes/ordinances to control height of structures. Page - 10 1 2015 SYSTEM STATEMENT — HUGO TRANSPORTATION