Issue Position: Transportation

Issue Position

My time on the Southwest Light Rail Corridor Management Committee has shown me how important a balanced multi-modal approach is to handle the population growth we will face in the next few decades. Our congested roads are taking time out of people's lives and money out of our businesses' pockets. I will continue to advocate for investment in our roads, bridges and transit.

With 1 million more people expected in Minnesota by 2040, we cannot pave our way out of congestion. We need to balance our investment between roads, bridges and transit opportunities.

The southwestern suburbs will see the largest job growth in the metro region over the next decade. There will be 60,000 new jobs by 2020 in the western suburbs that people will need to be able to commute to. That is why he Southwest Light Rail Transit line is so important to both the businesses and residents in our region.

As cars become more fuel efficient, we will need to find an additional, more stable, funding stream to maintain our roads and bridges. We can not let our infrastructure crumble and expect our businesses to be successful.

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