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o Targeted regional capacity: Figure 11 in the Highway Investment Plan shows <br />funded and planned regionally significant highway capacity investments. It also <br />includes potential future capacity enhancements identified in studies. <br />Modifications were made to the 2050 TPP that removed appendix naming found in <br />previous plans and reworks previous chapters. Support documents for the Highway <br />Investment Plan include Functional Classification, Preliminary Interchange Approval <br />Process, and Congestion Management Process. The project list appendix item is now a <br />separate section of the TPP, titled Long Range Highway and Transit Capital Project <br />List. This updated list identifies projects from 2025 to 2050. <br />Regional Transit System <br />The regional transit system comprises the region's transitways, regular route bus services, <br />demand response services, transit centers and park and rides, and transit advantages. This <br />system is operated by six different service providers in the region. The COVID-19 pandemic <br />upended transit, and some services vary dramatically from pre -pandemic levels. Many routes <br />were suspended in the region and are still in the process of restructuring. <br />Key Changes from the 2040 TPP <br />A major shift from the previous TPP is from new revenues raised to fill budget gaps in <br />the system. A new source of revenue for transit was created in 2023 to fund operations <br />and maintenance for the region. Similar to highways, the Transit Investment Plan no <br />longer contains a current and increased revenue scenario. The projects shown in the <br />2050 TPP are those in the fiscally constrained plan. Additional opportunities for <br />investment are also identified in the plan and these may be incorporated into local <br />comprehensive plans. <br />Several transitways have been implemented and opened, and additional transitways <br />have been identified in the region. Multiple arterial bus rapid transit (BRT) routes are <br />completed and operational, while more alignments have been identified in studies for <br />future implementation. The Transit Investment Plan identifies investments planned to be <br />implemented in the 2050 TPP: <br />o Two light rail extensions (Green Line Extension, Blue Line Extension) <br />o Two dedicated BRT routes (Gold Line, Purple Line) <br />o Five arterial BRT routes (B Line, E Line, F Line, G Line, H Line) <br />Modifications were made to the 2050 TPP that removed appendix naming found in <br />previous plans and reworks previous chapters. Support documents for the Transit <br />Investment Plan include Transit Design and Performance Guidelines. <br />Regional Aviation System <br />The regional aviation system includes Minneapolis -Saint Paul International Airport, eight <br />publicly owned regional airports, and two privately owned seaplane bases. These regional <br />airports are owned and operated by the Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) and local <br />communities. <br />2025 SYSTEM STATEMENT TRANSPORTATION 9 12 <br />