Possible Topics

• Council’s Role: Learn about the Council’s role and the challenges facing our region as we seek to accommodate a projected 1 million increase in population while preserving our prized quality of life.
• How to Ride Buses and Trains: Learn the basics of how to use the region's transit network: planning a trip, paying your fare, riding tips and more.
• Population and Demographics: Examine the past and projected growth of our region, and the increasing diversity of our population.
• Regional Parks: Discover the wonders of our 52,000-acre system of regional parks and trails, and hear about our plans to expand the system 35 percent by 2030.
• Regional Planning: Learn about our plans to accommodate the region’s projected growth and how the Council works with local communities to coordinate planning.
• Ride-Sharing Programs: Hear the options available to employers to encourage their employees to use transit and ride-sharing to get to work.
• Transit Plans: Learn about the impact of the Hiawatha light-rail transit line on transit ridership and our plan to expand the transit system, including the proposed LRT line in the Central Corridor.
• Transportation Funding: Hear about the need for additional funding to keep pace with our region’s highway and transit needs.
• Water Resources: Learn about the Council’s efforts to develop a master plan to ensure that we have an adequate, reliable and secure water supply to meet our region’s future needs.