Imagine the Future of Regional Parks and Trails
The regional parks and trails in the seven-county Twin Cities area offer natural beauty, outdoor recreation, and moments of magic. They provide diverse opportunities for play, physical challenge, family and cultural gatherings, and solitude. The parks system also protects valuable natural resources and wildlife habitats, helps address climate change, and provides health and happiness for our communities, now and into the future.
Our regional goals
The Met Council has endorsed these goals for our region to achieve through our policies, practices, programs, and partnerships. Collectively, these goals describe and support an overall vision for the region and set the policy agenda for the objectives outlined in the Regional Parks and Trails Policy Plan.
Racial inequities and injustices experienced by historically marginalized communities have been eliminated; and all people feel welcome, included, and empowered.
All our region’s residents live healthy and rewarding lives with a sense of dignity and wellbeing.
Our region meets the opportunities and challenges faced by our communities and economy including issues of choice, access, and affordability.
We have mitigated greenhouse gas emissions and have adapted to ensure our communities and systems are resilient to climate impacts.
We protect, integrate, and restore natural systems to protect habitat and ensure a high quality of life for the people of our region.
Next: regional goals are supported by parks objectives, policies, and actions
The 2050 Regional Parks and Trails Policy Plan and other system plans include system-specific objectives based on the regional development guide's regional vision, values, and goals. Following from the goals and objectives are the policies that will guide regional actions of the parks and trails plan.
Read Objectives for the Regional Parks and Trails Policy Plan
