congestion mitigation fee program nexus study

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Congestion Mitigation Fee Program Nexus StudyGIS Based Fee Revenue and Growth Forecast Calculator

13th TRB National Transportation Planning Conference

5/10/2011

Yushuang Zhou and Michael Snavely

How the Nexus Process Works

Population and Employment

Total Travel Demand

Determine The Nexus between New

Development and its Impact on Transportation Network

Fee Per Trip of New Development

100%

7%

California Mitigation Fee Act (AB 1600) 1. Allow government to levy fees on new developments to defray the

cost of accommodating impacts on transportation networks2. Need to show a clear nexus between the purpose of the fee, the

improvements being funded by the fee, and development growth

Work Flow

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Employment by SIC Code2005 - 2035

Residential Dwelling Units

2005 - 2035

Employment by Land Use

Land Use TripsTrip Rates

by land use

GHG

Projects FeeFunding

Gap

Residential

Non

Residential

Outreach tool for 1 CMA; 8 Sub-regions; 88 Cities + Unincorporated Areas

Employment in Land Use (SIC 7 =Retail Trade)% of Retail Trade Work Force Works in a Given Land Use Type

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Retail Services, 49%

Residential, 16%

All Other, 10%

Light Manufac-turing, 7%

Low-RiseOf-fice; 5.5%

Open Space, 5%

RegionalRetail; 4.0% High-RiseOffice; 1.6%Hotel/Motel,

1%

Source: Natelson Report, 2001

Urban Employment DensityEstimated Work Area Per Employee

5 Source: Natelson Report, 2001

Trip Rates by Land Use Types

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Web-Based GIS Tool

Web-Based Tool for Fee Program DevelopmentFour Integrated Modules

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Land Use & Socio-Economic Forecast

Project Entry & Editing

Fee Calculation & Revenue Projection

GHG Reduction Analysis

Tool Components

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Mapping Navigation Tools

Fee Calculator

Growth Editor Project Manager

GHG Calculator

Other Tools

Help Menu

Map Option

Zoom Slider

Pop-upManager

Fee Calculator

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1000

Growth Editor: Edit Land Use

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Growth Editor: Edit Employment

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Project Manager

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List of Projects by Sub-Region

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GHG Calculator

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Annual GHG ReductionLikely Measurements by Jurisdiction and Sub-region

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Bike-Pedestrian

Bike/Pedestrian - Transit

Capacity

Capacity/Grade Separation

Capacity/Interchange

Intersection Improvement

System Ops/Management

Transit

Transit/Managed Lanes

Transit/Parking

Reductions of Annual Grams of CO2 per Capita 0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000-3,000 -2,000 -1,000

Revenue Generation Fees Scenarios for Single Family Dwelling Units (2010-30)

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Millions 0f Current Dollars

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

$250

$300

$2,000 per SFDU

$114 Million

$3,000 per SFDU

$171Million

$4,000 per SFDU

$228Million

$5,000 per SFDU

$285Million

Total Revenue GenerationAssumes $300 Fee per Trip-end from 2010 to 2030

$0

$2

$10

$40

$50

$60Millions of Current Dollars

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$4

$6

$8

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By City

Pilot Study Procedure

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Conduct nexus analysisCredit local impact

fee program revenue

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Develop final project list• Nexus• Other Funding• Fee amount

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Draft PilotCongestion Fee Program

7

Verify/adjust land use forecast

2Review/modify

regional network

3Identify

candidate projects

1

GIS Tool makes the exercise easy!

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Congestion Mitigation Fee

New RevenueCities Collect New FundsCities Build ProjectsComply with CMP

Q & AContact

Robert Calix

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation AuthorityPhone: (213) 922-2563

Fax: (213) 922-2868calixr@mta.net

CMP Benefit to Developers

Countywide Fee Provides

» Consistency

» Predictability

» Certainty

Project-Specific Deficiency Plans Could Substantially Delay Project Approvals

Nexus Protects Developer From Payingfor Existing Deficiencies

CMP Land Use Exclusions Are Exempt

Generate New Funding Source for Transportation Projects

New Development Helps Pay Its Way

Geographic Linkage Between New Development Impacts and Fee Funded Projects

Eliminates likely return of “Bean Counting” Exercise

CMP Benefit to Cities