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New Brighton Climate Action Plan 2 -4 CAP ACTIONS Strategy Action Transportation and Land Use TL 2: Promote increased ridership of transit with goal of increasing from 3.13% to 5% by 2030. TL 2- 1 Explore options to secure funding and provide transit passes to all youth, households with low in- comes, and individuals with restricted mobility. TL 2- 2 Collaborate with New Brighton businesses to promote and expand on the Metro Transit Guaranteed Ride Home program, and expand participation in the Employer Sponsored Pass program for work- places to purchase bus passes for employees, students, etc. TL 2- 3 Study mobility limitations and challenges for youth and seniors not addressed in existing programs and services and explore additional mobility options and programs with partners to address limita- tions while decreasing community vehicle miles traveled. TL 2- 4 Advocate with Metro Transit to improve efflciency, convenience, frequency, and reliability of bus service as well as improved bus shelter infrastructure. Collaborate with Metro Transit and Ramsey County to improve public transit infrastructure including dedicated lanes, dedicated bus routes, and create high-frequency rapid transit in corridors to improve "time equity / parity" of the route transit time with what it would be to drive a car. Prioritization to be given on routes serving the city’s em- ployment centers and areas with higher shares of people with mobility challenges. TL 3: Increase average population per developed acre by 2% by 2030 (from 9.7 residents to 9.9 residents per residential land use acre). TL 3- 1 Conduct an assessment and review of the city's land use ordinances for identiflcation of zoning modi- flcations to encourage appropriate increased density, increased community "walkability", and de- creased reliance on automobile use. TL 3- 2 Work with the development community and private land owners to redevelop in mixed-use zoning area (i.e. along Silver Lake Road). TL 3- 3 Review existing parking standards and investigate the elimination of minimum parking requirements from Unifled Development Code and replace with a transportation reference guide for development that includes considerations for all modes. Allow developers to determine and defend their transpor- tation needs - don't mandate parking. TL 3- 4 Investigate and implement an ADU policy which will create additional legal ADUs compatible with residential neighborhoods. This will add additional housing options for the City’s workforce, seniors, families with changing needs, and others for whom ADUs present an affordable housing option.