Members of the Mankato Area Transportation and Planning Study held an open house Tuesday to showcase dozens of recommendations.
The study team is comprised of representatives from Blue Earth and Nicollet counties, Mankato and North Mankato, MnDOT and Minnesota State Mankato.
Charged a year ago with creating a regional planning document stretching until the year 2035, group members proposed a variety of improvements, from revamped public transit routes to passenger rail lines to pedestrian crossings over the Minnesota River.
There is particular interest in a passenger rail line connecting Mankato to the Twin Cities and plans to improve transportation routes for pedestrians and bicyclers. There also is interest in the group’s recommendations to improve current public transit routes by expanding service in North Mankato and making routes quicker by eliminating unnecessary stops and creating transit hubs at key destinations.
A draft of the study will be available at www.mataps.com by the end of the week. After that, the group will collect public comment for about three weeks before adopting a final plan this fall.
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