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Transportation Funding Mechanismz <br />TheStateiLegi~l~i~ and Mn/DOT are equally perceived as having the most resP0nslbili~'T~/: "' ~ <br />transportation funding. <br /> <br />Respondents ascn'be the Ieastfurm'ing- responsibility to groups such as employers, travelers, bus <br />companies and local city. councils. Notably, .three of these four groups are end users ofth'e transportation <br />infrastructure. <br /> <br />IV. Transportation Planning Priorities <br />When asked to identify from a list what they would focus resources on both today and 20 years into the <br />future, residents expressed varying priorities for current day and long-term transportation funding. <br /> <br />Listed Priodties <br /> <br />Current Long-term <br /> <br />Managing traffic/removing bottienecks 66% 52% (3) <br />Maintaining roadways / public transit 63 62 (4) <br />Seeking added transportation funds 46 47 <br />Constructing new roads 45 46 <br />Providing light rail or commuter'rail 44 57 (2) <br />Improving bus transportation 29 29 <br /> <br />As seen in the bold ambers under LONG-TERM, a noteworthy change was <br />'Managin' g traffic/removing bottlenecks' which dropped 14% to third position for. long-term, and 'Providing <br />light rail or cormmuter rail', which rose 8% to the #2 priority.;- . . . ..... . · · <br /> <br />The small numbers in parentheses show the ranking of the top three, long-term. <br /> <br /> <br />