Transportation planning

Mobility 2040 serves as the multi-modal transportation plan for Hennepin County.

It provides overarching guidance for the county’s overall transportation system, including our individual modal plans and elements, and it supports the county’s mission, vision and overarching goals, especially mobile, where people and goods move easily and safely throughout the county and region via an integrated system of transportation.

Mobility 2040 is closely aligned with the county's 2040 Comprehensive Plan (PDF, 43MB) and fulfills state statutory requirements. View the Transportation: Mobility 2040 Plan (PDF, 7MB).

Hennepin County is committed to making our transportation system safer for all people. We have developed a Towards Zero Deaths action plan to eliminate traffic deaths and serious injuries on Hennepin County roads. Eliminating traffic deaths and serious injuries in Hennepin County will require a concerted, collaborative effort.

Hennepin County is committed to improving accessibility on the county transportation system. Our Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) transition plan identifies where infrastructure meets current standards and where modifications are needed to reach full compliance.

Hennepin County values its public right-of-way as a vital link to jobs, schools, health care, and other key destinations, while helping protect the natural environment. Recognizing diverse transportation needs, the county supports Complete and Green Streets to enhance safety, accessibility, and mobility for all users.

Hennepin County promotes active transportation (walking, biking, and rolling) as a core strategy to achieve the goals outlined in its 2040 Comprehensive Plan, including improved health, sustainability, and equitable access to opportunity. The Active Transportation Committee advises on policies and projects, ensuring alignment with the Climate Action Plan, the Complete and Green Streets Policy and the Disparity Elimination initiative. The ADA Transition Plan guides infrastructure improvements to ensure accessibility for all users, while the Toward Zero Deaths Action Plan focuses on eliminating serious injuries and fatalities on county roads. Together, these efforts support a safer, more inclusive, and climate-resilient transportation network.

Cities are required to submit preliminary plats for developments adjacent to county roads for county review and formal comment. Additionally, we strongly encourage cities, developers, and property owners to share concept layouts, preliminary site plans, or sketch plans with the county early in the planning process. Early review allows potential issues and opportunities to be identified and addressed upfront, leading to better project outcomes and clearer expectations when proposals are presented to planning commissions and city councils for approval.

For more information, visit the preliminary plat and development review page.

Hennepin County collects multi-modal counts on the county transportation system.

These counts include:

• Average daily traffic for general traffic
• Average daily traffic for heavy commercial
• Turning movements
• Bike and pedestrian counts

The county also receives counts from the City of Minneapolis for county routes within the City of Minneapolis and from the Minnesota Department of Transportation for state and federal highways.

The data is used for:

• Calculation of state-aid ‘needs’ information which generates State Aid funding allocations
• Crash rate calculations
• More specific counts, such as intersection approach counts or turning movement counts, are used in analyzing traffic operations for safety and capacity considerations

Interactive online map

Use our interactive multi modal counts map.