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In your community there are two RBTN corridors and three alignments. Your community <br />should incorporate the RBTN map within your local bicycle plan maps and use your <br />comprehensive planning process to identify suitable alignments within and along the RBTN <br />corridors for future incorporation into the TPP. In addition, agencies should plan their local on <br />and off -road bikeway networks to connect to the designated Tier 1 and Tier 2 alignments, as <br />well as any new network alignments within RBTN corridors to be proposed in local <br />comprehensive plans. Bikeway projects that complete segments of, or connect to, the RBTN <br />are given priority for federal transportation funds through the Transportation Advisory Board's <br />biannual regional solicitation. <br />In your community there are one or more identified bicycle barrier crossings. Please review the <br />Regional Bicycle Barriers Online Map to determine which regional bicycle barriers and <br />prioritized barrier crossing improvement locations are in your community. The tiered crossing <br />improvement locations are used as one alternative criterion in the Regional Solicitation to <br />distribute federal transportation funds. Communities are encouraged to analyze and address <br />the need for new bicycle barrier crossings or improved bicycle facilities at existing barrier <br />crossings. <br />Regional Freight Planning <br />The Met Council encourages all local governments to plan for freight movement in their <br />communities. Trucks are the major mode of freight movement in the region and across the <br />nation to distribute consumer goods as well as move manufactured goods and commodities, <br />and they operate in every community. <br />The Metropolitan Freight System and the National Highway Freight Network are shown in <br />Figures 1 and 5 of the Freight Investment Plan, respectively. The following regional freight <br />facilities are located within your community: an active freight railroad. These networks and <br />facilities should be incorporated into your local comprehensive plan. The local plan should also <br />plan for compatible adjacent land uses, consider last -mile freight delivery needs and curb <br />management strategies for local deliveries, if applicable. Refer to the Urban Freight <br />Distribution Study for specific guidance on how to consider e-commerce and local deliveries on <br />the local transportation system. <br />Other Transportation Policy Plan Considerations <br />Pedestrian Planning <br />The Met Council encourages local governments to address pedestrian needs for transportation <br />in their local comprehensive plans. An adopted pedestrian, active transportation, or multimodal <br />plan can be included as an addendum to or in addition to the comprehensive plan. This <br />planning should also include ensuring your local community has a current Americans with <br />Disabilities Act (ADA) self -evaluation that covers the public rights -of -way for transportation. <br />Agencies with 50 or more employees must also have an adopted ADA transition plan, not just <br />a self -evaluation. <br />Travel Demand Management <br />The Met Council encourages local governments to address travel demand management needs <br />for areas which experience traffic congestion. Your community is served by Metro Transit <br />Commuter Services. Local governments should identify the transportation management <br />2025 SYSTEM STATEMENT TRANSPORTATION 13 16 <br />