MN SF252

Requires a cost-benefit analysis before selecting a locally preferred alternative for any proposed guideway transit project seeking state or federal funding in the seven-county Twin Cities metro area

Mandates comparison of the proposed guideway against at least three alternatives: arterial bus rapid transit, regular route bus service, and a nontransit road capacity expansion option

Analysis must include 13 specific metrics for each option: ridership estimates, vehicle traffic impacts, revenue projections, maintenance and capital costs, economic benefits, construction timelines, collision estimates, project flexibility, travel times, and carbon emissions

Requires the completed analysis be submitted within 30 days to the Commissioner of Transportation and Metropolitan Council, posted on both agencies' websites, and provided to the legislative auditor and relevant legislative committee leaders

Exempts the Gold Line bus rapid transit project but requires retroactive analysis for guideways with a locally preferred alternative already selected that are not yet in operation