{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-473.371","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 473.371","heading":"POLICY; GOALS.","body":"Subdivision 1. Policy.\nThe legislature finds that, for the provision of essential mobility and transportation options in the metropolitan area, for the encouragement of alternatives to the single-occupant vehicle and for the development of transportation service designed to meet public needs efficiently and effectively, there is a need for the creation of transit programs in the metropolitan area.\nSubd. 2. Goals.\nThe goals of sections 473.371 to 473.449 are as follows:\n(a) to provide, to the greatest feasible extent, a basic level of mobility for all people in the metropolitan area;\n(b) to arrange to the greatest feasible extent for the provision of a comprehensive set of transit and paratransit services to meet the needs of all people in the metropolitan area;\n(c) to cooperate with private and public transit providers to assure the most efficient and coordinated use of existing and planned transit resources; and\n(d) to maintain public mobility in the event of emergencies or energy shortages.","path":["METROPOLITAN AREA","CHAPTER 473. METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT","TRANSIT"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/473.371","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:47Z","sha256":"f3c51a049394691978c109226fbcc6b32cc4b9220d453c4b418db974b1f491ac","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-473.355","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-473.375"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}