Dakota Land, Water, and People Acknowledgment
The Metropolitan Council acknowledges that the land we currently call Minnesota and specifically the seven-county region is the ancestral homeland of the Dakota Oyate who are present and active contributors to our thriving region. As part of the Metropolitan Council’s commitment to address the unresolved legacy of genocide, dispossession, and settler colonialism and the fact that government institutions, including the Metropolitan Council, benefitted economically, politically, and institutionally after the forceable removal of the Dakota Oyate, the Metropolitan Council is dedicated to instilling Land, Water, and People Commitments in regional policy. These commitments support the Dakota Oyate, the eleven federally recognized Tribes in Minnesota, Ho-Chunk Nation, and the American Indian Communities representing over 150 diverse Tribal Nations that call the seven-county region home.
Call to Order
August 20 TAB Items
Non-Consent Business
- 2025-20: Corridors of Commerce Recommendation
- 2025-18: Scope Change Request – Minnesota Valley Transit Authority’s Technology and ADA Enhancements Project
- 2025-19: 2026-2029 Transportation Improvement Program Public Comments
- 2025-26: Recommending release of the draft 2050 Transportation Policy Plan (TPP) Amendment 2: Aviation System Plan update for public comment
- 2025-27: Recommending adoption of the draft 2026 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) and its release for public comment
- 2025-28: Saint Paul Arlington Avenue Sidewalk Infill Project Program Year Extension Request
Information
- Mobility Improvements
- Minnesota GO Vision Update
- Regional Solicitation Evaluation and Active Transportation Update
September 17 TAB Items (tentative)
Business
Information
- Regional Solicitation Evaluation and Active Transportation Update
- Blue Line Extension & Green Line Extension TPP Amendment Comment Report and Final Amendment
- Electric Vehicle Public Charging Needs Analysis
- Travel Demand Management Update
Other
- Discussion on Dakota Land, Water, and People Acknowledgement (Alison Waukau, Tribal Liaison)
Future Information Items
- Regional Solicitation Evaluation - ongoing
- Congestion Performance Targets and Before/After Analysis
- Performance Standards for transit projects in Regional Solicitation
- Bike/Pedestrian Usage on Regional Solicitation projects
- Mobility Improvements (August)
- Discussion on federal grant requirements that are changing
- Electric Vehicle Charger Update – VW Settlement
- Greenhouse Gas and Vehicle Miles Traveled
- Healthy Community Planning
Adjournment
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* Agenda item changed following initial publication