Sustainable Transportation Advisory Council
The Sustainable Transportation Advisory Council (STAC) makes recommendations to the MnDOT Commissioner to help the agency reduce carbon pollution from transportation, consistent with the MnDOT statutory goals outlined in Minnesota statute 174.01, the Next Generation Energy Act, and the annual MnDOT Sustainability Report. The STAC will prioritize recommendations that value equity and environmental justice.
Goals
The goal of the STAC is to help Minnesota transition to a low-carbon transportation system in a way that is consistent with statutory goals for energy and emissions reductions and maximizes benefits to Minnesota, while recognizing the importance of continued work towards improving safety, reducing inequities, and supporting economic development.
Please see the STAC Charter (PDF) for more information on the council.
Membership
Please see the STAC Membership (PDF) for official list of members and ex officio members.
STAC Recommendations and MnDOT Review
The STAC presented recommendations to MnDOT in December 2020. The full description of the MnDOT review and response is included here along with a 3-page summary.
Meetings
March 5, 2020 meeting

Back row (left to right): Daniel Schellhammer, Ashwat Narayanan, Russ Stark, Rolf Nordstrom, Katie Frye, Micheal Noble, Sam Sanders (for Senator Scott Newman), Greg Ilkka. Front row (left to right): Tim Sexton, Patrick Seeb, Peter Wagenius, Vishnu Laalitha Surapaneni, Katie Bell, Katie Jones, Commissioner Margaret Anderson Kelliher, Chris Clark, Emma Struss, Tara Wetzel, LaShella Sims. Not Pictured: Lisa Thurstin, Nick Thompson, Senator Scott Dibble, Representative Frank Hornstein.
Meeting Materials
March 18, 2021
Meeting Materials
(PDF)
February 18, 2021
Meeting Materials (PDF)
December 10, 2020
Meeting Materials (PDF)
STAC Recommendations (PDF)
October 29, 2020
Meeting Materials (PDF)
August 6, 2020
Meeting Materials (PDF)
Racial Justice and Equity Conversation Document (PDF)
June 3, 2020
Meeting Materials (PDF)
March 5, 2020
Meeting Materials (PDF)
Additional resources
- Pathways to Decarbonizing Transportation
- Summary: Minnesota's Plan for Volkswagen Settlement Funds
- Full Report: Minnesota's Plan for Volkswagen Settlement Funds
- Great Plains Institute White Paper: Clean Fuels Policy for the Midwest
- Minnesota Electric Vehicle Vision
- MJ-Bradley: Electric Vehicle Cost Benefit Analysis
- Governor's Council on Biofuels