Minnesota Shared Mobility Plan

Location:	Minnesota
Posted:	Dec 9, 2025
Due:	Dec 23, 2025
Agency:	State Government of Minnesota
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	A - Research and development
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MnDOT Contract No. 1061711

Exhibit A: Specifications, Duties and Scope of Work

Minnesota Shared Mobility Plan Scope of Work

Plan Overview

The Office of Transit and Active Transportation (OTAT) at Minnesota Department of Transportation

(MnDOT) is developing the first Statewide Shared Mobility Plan to build on work captured in previous

interrelated plans and initiated through current programs including, but not limited to MnDOT’s, Moving

Greater Minnesota Forward Program, Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS), the Minnesota Shared Use Mobility

Collaborative’s 2017 Twin Cities Shared Mobility Plan and MnDOT’s Greater Minnesota Transit Plan (in

progress).

The goal of this strategic planning process is to engage stakeholders from across the state to develop a

vision, goals and strategies to continue to support and expand shared mobility initiatives based on

specific needs and opportunities in rural, tribal, suburban, and urban areas. Shared Mobility is a form of

transportation in which transportation services are shared among users. Users may use the service at

the same time or independently of one another. Examples of services that may be used at the same

time include traditional public transportation, microtransit, and carpooling and vanpooling, while

services that may be used independently include forms of car-sharing, bikesharing and scooter-sharing.

Shared mobility has recently emerged as a more flexible alternative to more traditional fixed-route

public transportation, as it enables users to interact with intelligent technology systems to travel

throughout an area more efficiently.

A successful outcome of this planning process will include an increased awareness of shared mobility

and an actionable document that will help support the development of new policies, programs and

investments in shared mobility across Minnesota. At MnDOT, we are leveraging shared mobility to help

us reach our statewide legislatively mandated goal of meeting 90% of transit service needs in greater

Minnesota (Sec. 174.24 MN Statute).

We envision this plan will serve more as a strategic plan, rather than a statewide transportation plan,

that helps us define the statewide vision and framework for shared mobility across Minnesota.

Planning goals:

1. Update and expand on work completed in the 2017 Twin Cities Shared Mobility Plan

2. Develop a statewide vision that supports innovation and encourages new programs and services

across the state

3. Determine MnDOT’s role in Shared Mobility

4. Make the case for future investments in shared mobility in Minnesota

5. Develop actionable goals and performance measures for MnDOT and local partners to promote

the use of shared mobility services to meet the mobility needs of Minnesota communities

6. Help build awareness and capacity of shared mobility programs

MnDOT Contract No. 1061711

Exhibit A: Specifications, Duties and Scope of Work

Audience:

The primary audience will be decisionmakers, planners, and operators across the state, including:

1. Current or future partners across the state who are engaged in this work: RTCC's, MN Shared

Mobility Collaborative, transit agencies, staff at municipal and county level who work directly

with shared mobility providers, Tribal Nations

2. MnDOT

3. Statewide and local elected officials/Minnesota state legislature

4. Existing and/or future shared mobility operators

Timeline and staffing:

1. The plan is expected to take approx. 18 months to complete from contract execution and will

include tasks for both the consultant team and internal MnDOT staff.

Background Information

MnDOT’s Moving Greater Minnesota Forward Program

An innovation program for rural, tribal, and small urban communities in Greater Minnesota to develop,

support, and pilot new shared mobility options to meet the transportation needs for these communities.

The program provides project development and ongoing technical support for 24 new shared mobility

projects and pilot funding for projects annually in Greater Minnesota.

Mobility-as-a-Service

MaaS is a multimodal digital trip planning, booking, and payment platform that allows residents and

visitors to see all their public transit and shared mobility options in one place. The current project

involves thirteen public transit and shared mobility providers in Southern and Western Minnesota with a

production road map to add the rest of the state and further enhance data integration and features.

MnDOT has invested additional funds and received new grant funding to expand the platform to the rest

of Greater Minnesota, including all public transit services in Minnesota by the summer of 2026.

Twin Cities Shared Mobility Action Plan (2017)

With assistance from the McKnight Foundation, SUMC worked with leaders in the Minneapolis-St. Paul

region to develop a Shared Mobility Action Plan for the Twin Cities to help scale up shared mobility and

public transit to head off congestion and other challenges related to impending population growth, and

maintain the region’s affordability, livability and freedom of movement. The plan also features several

strategies to help ensure more transportation options reach disadvantaged neighborhoods.

The Shared Mobility Collaborative

Established after the completion of the Twin Cities Shared Mobility Action Plan to address the goals and

implement the strategies outlined. Most notable, the collaborative produced white papers, along with a

MnDOT Contract No. 1061711

Exhibit A: Specifications, Duties and Scope of Work

final report on the impact of the plan. More recently, the group has expanded to include stakeholders

outside the Twin Cities interested in shared mobility.

Sec. 174.24 MN Statute

Subd. 1a. Greater Minnesota Transit investment plan requires MnDOT to develop a transit investment

plan that sets goals for providing transit services statewide. At MnDOT, we’re leveraging shared mobility

to help us reach our statewide legislatively mandated goal of meeting 90% of transit service needs in

greater Minnesota.

Impact of the Moving Greater Minnesota Forward program at MnDOT (1/2026-3/2027)

The objectives of this study are to comprehensively evaluate the Moving Greater Minnesota Forward

program by documenting the types of shared mobility services funded and their geographic distribution,

assessing mobility outcomes such as trip volumes, purposes, and community benefits, and estimating

financial outcomes including return on investment and leveraged funding. The study will also capture

insights from both funded and unfunded organizations to understand mobility needs and challenges,

gather user feedback on experiences and travel behavior changes. The study will be completed by

researchers at the North Dakota State University, College of Business.

MnDOT’s Greater Minnesota Transit Plan (GMTP) - nearing completion

The purpose of this plan is to update transit policies of the State, which are currently part of the

Minnesota GO family of plans. The State’s Office of Transit and Active Transportation (OTAT) is actively

coordinating with rural and urban transit providers, local governments, and other key stakeholders to

assess the needs and strategies required to provide Minnesotans with the necessary mobility and access

they need. The intention of the plan is to provide policy direction that reflects recent trends and guides

priorities for transit service and investments in Greater Minnesota, with a clear and understandable

metrics to evaluate strategies for policy implementation. It will also provide updated information

regarding the direction and strategies that impact projects and the future of transit.

MnDOT’s Statewide Bicycle+ System Plan – nearing completion

The plan advances the State’s commitment to safe, comfortable, and convenient bicycling in alignment

with existing state transportation policy. The primary users of this project’s deliverables will be State

staff. The Plan will be developed at a statewide level, though recommendations will be targeted to local-

level impacts that provide benefits at the community level.

Scope of Work

The Contractor will provide strategic and innovative planning services, including implementation

guidance, stakeholder engagement, and performance measures to help guide future strategic decisions

for shared mobility in Minnesota.

MnDOT Contract No. 1061711

Exhibit A: Specifications, Duties and Scope of Work

Task 1: Project Management Activities

The Contractor will oversee all major project management activities, including contract administration,

task staffing and scheduling, budget management, quality control/assurance, decision-making

coordination, and timely status reporting/programmatic adjustments throughout the project.

Additional project management activities include refining the work plan and schedule, providing weekly

updates to the MnDOT project manager, and biweekly updates to the Contractor team to manage task

staffing, discuss draft deliverables, and ensure deadlines are met. Task scopes are to be reviewed

together between the Contractor and MnDOT prior to starting any work on a new task during a Project

Management Team (PMT) meeting. Assumptions include one project kickoff meeting and biweekly PMT

meetings with MnDOT and the Contractor team.

Task 2: Committees and Public Engagement

MnDOT will develop a public participation plan internally to help guide this work. The Contractor will

primarily be responsible for designing and facilitating the engagement activities. MnDOT has recently

completed statewide community engagement for the Greater Minnesota Transit Plan and the Statewide

Bicycle+ System Plan of which the results will be relevant to this scope of work.

This plan will primarily engage with existing partners and communities from across the state who have

been engaged in this work, using a series of regional workshops and existing meetings (Shared Use

Mobility Collaborative, Regional Transportation Coordinating Committees (RTCC), etc.).

Task 2.1 Develop and Deliver Stakeholder Presentations

The Contractor will approach the stakeholder engagement as an opportunity to meaningfully connect

with shared mobility partners across the state. Beyond making these stakeholders aware of the plan

process, these opportunities to connect with stakeholders will help us develop tasks 3.1 - 3.4a.

The Contractor will develop presentation materials that are accessible for all audiences. These materials

will meet State Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards and on request, can be translated in up

to three languages (likely Spanish, Hmong, and Somali).

Task 2.2 Develop and Implement Regional Stakeholder Engagement Activities

MnDOT and the Contractor will work together to plan 2 regional workshops, and other opportunities to

engage with stakeholders. This will mean utilizing existing meetings, including the MN Shared Mobility

Collaborative (among others), to engage with our stakeholders during the plan.

MnDOT will help organize these activities using existing relationships, with support from partners like

the MN Shared Mobility Collaborative. The Contractor will be responsible for meeting logistics (venue,

food, agenda), organizing the meeting, facilitation, notes and meeting summaries.

Deliverables: Notes and meeting summaries from engagement activities

Task 2.3 Operator Interviews

MnDOT Contract No. 1061711

Exhibit A: Specifications, Duties and Scope of Work

The consultant will organize, complete and summarize operator interviews so we can hear from shared

mobility providers in a non-public venue.

Deliverables: memo summarizing key themes from operator interviews

Task 3: Plan Development

Engagement results will guide any technical work completed during the planning process. As such, the

way the Contractor produces the Task 3 deliverables as well as the shape they take is likely to deviate

from what is outlined below. The descriptions below represent the way of delivering this work, given

what is known now.

For Tasks 3.1-3.4a, the Contactor will produce a summary of our draft findings for presentation at our

regional workshops and other engagement activities. Presenting the context review, definitions of

shared mobility, and the State of Shared Mobility in Minnesota will help build a shared baseline

understanding for workshop participants and will allow them to have an informed conversation around

the needs, vision and goals.

3.1 Context Review

The Contractor will review existing plans, policies, and past MnDOT research projects that are relevant

to Shared Mobility in Minnesota, including but not limited to:

1. Minnesota GO Vision and Statewide Multimodal Transportation Plan

2. Greater Minnesota Transit Plan (in progess)

3. MnDOT Resilience Improvement Plan

4. Documents related to the State’s work to reduce vehicle miles traveled (VMT) and greenhouse gas

(GHG) emissions from transportation

5. Twin Cities Shared Mobility Plan (2017)

6. Moving Greater MN Forward Program Review (January 2026 – March 2027), North Dakota State

University Researchers)

7. Funding Shared Mobility as an Extension of Existing Public Transit Services | Center for Transportation

Studies

Deliverables: context review memo

3.2 State of Shared Mobility in Minnesota (Twin Cities focus)

A significant amount of shared mobility work has happened and is happening across Minnesota. This

section will summarize the work funded by MnDOT, as well as other programs and projects. This section

may also include an online interactive map, and possibly case studies/examples from across the state to

highlight existing programs and help make the case for additional shared mobility funding and

resources.

This is the opportunity summary page. It provides an overview of this opportunity and a preview of the attached documentation.