Metropolitan Council

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regional governmental agency regional planning organization

The Metropolitan Council is a regional governmental agency that plans and coordinates transit, housing, wastewater, and land use services for the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area in Minnesota.

Aliases (1)

Metropolitan Council Environmental Services ×1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	regional governmental agency → regional planning organization →
appliesToJurisdiction	Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area → Twin Cities metropolitan area →
appointedBy	Governor of Minnesota →
country	United States →
fieldOfWork	environmental planning → housing policy → land use planning → metropolitan governance → public transportation planning → regional planning → wastewater management →
follows	Minnesota Statutes Chapter 473 →
foundedBy	Minnesota Legislature →
governedBy	appointed council members →
hasChairperson	Chair of the Metropolitan Council →
hasJurisdictionOver	Anoka County, Minnesota → Carver County, Minnesota → Dakota County, Minnesota → Hennepin County, Minnesota → Ramsey County, Minnesota → Scott County, Minnesota → Washington County, Minnesota →
hasNumberOfMembers	17 →
hasOfficialWebsite	https://metrocouncil.org/ →
hasPart	Metro Transit → Metropolitan Council Environmental Services → Metropolitan Housing and Redevelopment Authority → Metropolitan Transit Police Department →
headquartersLocation	Saint Paul, Minnesota →
inception	1967 →
isPartOf	State of Minnesota government structure →
legalForm	public agency →
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Minnesota →
missionStatement	to foster efficient and economic growth for a prosperous metropolitan region →
operates	METRO bus rapid transit system → METRO light rail system → Metro Transit bus system → Northstar commuter rail service → regional transitway system in the Twin Cities → regional wastewater treatment plants →
oversees	Metro Transit → Metropolitan Transit Police →
responsibleFor	regional housing policy in the Twin Cities → regional land use planning in the Twin Cities → regional transit planning in the Twin Cities → regional wastewater collection and treatment in the Twin Cities →
serves	Minneapolis, Minnesota → Saint Paul, Minnesota → Seven-county Twin Cities metropolitan area →
usesLanguage	English →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
METRO light rail → Metro Transit →	governingBody
METRO Green Line → Metro Transit →	ownedBy
METRO Blue Line → METRO light rail →	owner
Minneapolis–Saint Paul →	governedBy
Metropolitan Council ("Metropolitan Council Environmental Services") →	hasPart
Metro Transit →	parentOrganization
Northstar commuter rail →	planningAgency
METRO Green Line →	planningAuthority