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Board considers countywide mobility study and grant strategy for Southwest Transit expansion
Summary
Southwest Transit and county staff recommended a countywide mobility study and stakeholder outreach to build a grant-ready plan for transit expansion rather than starting ad hoc pilots.
County staff and Southwest Transit presented options for expanding transit service in Carver County, recommended a mobility study and urged a grant-driven approach to maximize local funds.
What was presented: Southwest Transit CEO Eric Hansen reviewed the agency’s current service footprint and said the county’s portion of the new regional sales-tax fund could be put toward transit, greenhouse-gas mitigation or complete-streets projects. Staff and the transit working group asked Southwest Transit to revisit a 2024 proposal (initially focused on on-demand service in Waconia) and instead to evaluate countywide needs, service…
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