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Northeast Minnesota Area Transportation Partnership
The Northeast Minnesota Area Transportation Partnership (NE MN ATP) is a committee of elected officials, engineers, planners, and other agency representatives from an eight county area of northeast Minnesota. The role of the ATP is to prioritize the spending of available federal dollars by developing the Area Transportation Improvement Program (ATIP), which is a four-year list of prioritized projects. This list is submitted to the Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT), which gives final approval to the ATIP, making it a part of the State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP).
2013 ATP Program Update
Click here to view the .pdf presentation on the 2013 ATP Program Update that was presented to the ATP Steering Committee on February 25, 2013

Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP)
MAP-21 established a new program to provide for a variety of alternative transportation projects, including many that were previously eligible activities under separately funded programs. The TAP replaces the funding from pre-MAP-21 programs including Transportation Enhancements, Recreational Trails, Safe Routes to School, and several other discretionary programs, wrapping them into a single funding source.

Click here to learn more information about the TAP.

Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (Map-21)
On July 6, 2012, President Obama signed into law the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (Map-21), which funds surface transportation programs at over $105 billion for Federal Fiscal Years 2012-2014. This new bill restructures core transportation programs and establishes a performance based transportation program. Policy provisions took effect on October 1, 2012.

The following resources will provide information on Map-21:

Map-21 Transportation Funding Overview presentation from the November 8, 2012 ATP

MnDOT, Map-21 page

U.S DOT, Map-21 page

U.S DOT- Federal Highway Administration, Map-21 page

U.S DOT- Federal Transit Administration, Map-21 page

ARDC Participates in the NE ATP by:
  • Administering the Enhancements process
  • Providing assistance with the ATP processes
  • Voting member of the ATP Policy Board
  • Other assistance as requested



For more information contact Jon Mason

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ATP Membership
2013-2016 STIP
Meeting Summaries
ATP Meeting Summaries

ATP Steering Committee Meeting Summaries

Trail Planning
Recreational trails have many important benefits, both for communities and for individual users. They contribute to the quality of life, they contribute to local economies, build pride and put places “on the map”. They offer a wide range of rewards, physically, mentally and emotionally, many of which are directly transferable into both work and home environments....more

Regional Trails in Northeast Minnesota
There are three non-motorized regional trails in NE Minnesota. The Gitchi-Gami State Trail, the Willard Munger State Trail, and the Mesabi Trail.

Mn/DOT District One
District 1 lies between Minneapolis/St. Paul and the United States/Canadian border and supports the transportation network of northeastern Minnesota, including the counties of Cook, Lake, St. Louis, Carlton, Pine, Aitkin, Itasca and Koochiching. Duluth, the location of the district headquarters, is situated at the western tip of Lake Superior and overlooks an international harbor and Lake Superior (the largest freshwater lake in the world).
Duluth from hilltop
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Mn/DOT Office of Investment Management
Mn/DOT's Transportation Plans and Program Management…more
Mn/DOT News