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Technology and TransportationSummit

The Future of Freight, Logistics and Borderlands Trade

OCT. 19, 2017Tucson, ArizonaIn partnership with:

Pima Association of Governments’ Technology and Transportation Summit on Oct. 19 will highlight the future of freight, logistics and borderlands trade. The City of Tucson, which previously hosted the Borderlands Trade Conference, the Arizona Council for Transportation Innovation and Visit Tucson will team up with PAG this year as Summit partners.

This summit will feature leaders and technical experts in industry, government and academia who will discuss the implications of emerging transportation technologies and how they can be applied to improve the safe movement of people and goods and to enhance cross-border trade.

Cyber security and how new technologies are transforming long-distance truck travel and container port operations are among other topics to be discussed.

Other topics will cover:

•Howtechnologymakesinternationalportsofentrysaferandmoreefficientfortheflowofcommercialvehicles

•Howdrones,robotorcrowd-sourcingtechnologies impact the last leg of product delivery

•Howtechnologicalchangesinfluenceplanning for future transportation infrastructure to the borders and beyond

The dialogue will help our region prepare for how these transportation technologies will impact the Sun Corridor megaregion’s infrastructure and economic competitiveness.

The Summit will be held at the J.W. Marriott Starr Pass Resort. For registration information, visit www.PAGtts.com.

Regional ObjectivePima Association of Governments1 Broadway Blvd., Suite 401, Tucson, AZ 85701(520) 792-1093 phone • (520) 620-6981 faxPAGregion.com

July 2017

Resolution observes regional unityMembers of the Pima Association of Governments’ Regional Council and the Regional Transportation Authority Board put a stamp of approval on their collaborative working relationships by approving a resolution for a pledge of regional unity.

The chairs of the PAG Regional Council and RTA Board officially signed the approved resolution at their meetings on May 25, and a ceremonial signing of the pledge by all members will be held at a later date.

“When everyone works together, we deliver improved transportation infrastructure,” said RTA Board Chair Tom Murphy. “A better system, in turn, provides safer, more reliable and efficient mobility to enhance the quality of life for all of our residents. Improved infrastructure also attracts new development that further strengthens our economy.”

See “Resolution,” page 2

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Summit to focus on tech trends for safe movement of people, goods.

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Satish HiremathCHAIR Mayor of Oro Valley

Peter YucupicioVICE CHAIR Vice Chairman of Pascua Yaqui Tribe

Edward ManuelTREASURER Chairman of Tohono O’odham Nation

Tom MurphyMayor of Sahuarita

Jonathan Rothschild Mayor of Tucson

Ed Honea Mayor of Marana

Michael HammondArizona State Transportation Board Member

Ramón Valadez Pima County Board of Supervisors

Ildefonso GreenMayor of South Tucson

Farhad Moghimi Executive Director of Pima Association of

Governments

PAG REGIONAL COUNCIL

The resolution follows a recent 10-year performance audit of the RTA and its 20-year plan by the state’s Office of the Auditor General. The audit report concluded that the RTA met performance expectations during its first decade, stating that “we found the RTA plan partners established a robust framework and oversight structure to help ensure the RTA plan is implemented as envisioned.”

PAG Regional Council Chair

Resolution focuses on regional unityFrom page 1

Satish Hiremath said the audit speaks volumes to the collaborative process established with the launch of the RTA. “Ongoing collaboration will keep us focused on our goals of improving regional safety and mobility and, in turn, our economic vitality.”

In March 2017, the RTA Board received an update on its sales tax revenues from the University of Arizona’s Eller College of Management. The revenue estimate for the 20-year life of

the plan reflects the changed economic conditions associated with the Great Recession and has been revised to $1.6 billion, down from a 2013 estimate of $1.74 billion.

The RTA has completed more than 780 multimodal transportation improvement projects across the region to date. For more information, view the RTA’s annual report and the 10-year performance audit at www.RTAmobility.com.

RTA Chair Tom Murphy, left, and PAG Regional Council Chair Satish Hiremath sign a “pledge of unity” resolution on May 25 after approval by the PAG Regional Council and RTA Board. A formal ceremonial signing of the regional pledge by all members will occur at a later date. The pledge reflects that members will speak with a unified voice on regionally relevant issues.

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In years past, people would listen to police scanners to learn about police activity, including vehicle accidents. Today, information about currenttrafficincidentsisavailable online at www.TransView.org, a website hosted by Pima Association of Governments.

This tool is accessed by local members of the media who help communicate the information to the public duringtheirtrafficreports.Such reports help people change their route to avoid trafficbackupsand,inturn,

What’s going on with our traffic?Website helps answer your questions

further reduce congestion.

Active and upcoming roadway construction projects are a new feature of the recently revamped website. This information also is helpful to commuters who plan their route to avoid heavily congested areas during roadway construction.

Other new features include National Weather Service information, real-time vehicle speed information (provided by Google), and a link to available gas prices. Watch for maps showing weather-related

road closure information that will soon be added to the site.

Transit information on routes, fares and times, bike maps, pedestrian safety, and ridesharing information also is accessible through the website.

Links to downtown parking and county and statewide emergency alerts are available as well to make the site a one-stop portal for transportation news and services in the region.

www.TransView.org, a website hosted by Pima Association of Governments.

PAG develops site selector tool with members, other partnersSite selectors looking for available land in Pima County have a new online tool available to help search for properties.

The www.PimaParcels.com website was developed by Pima Association of Governments in collaboration with Pima County, the Metropolitan Pima Alliance, Sun Corridor Inc. and several utilities, including Tucson Water, TEP and Trico.

“This is an important economic development tool for our members who are working to assist site selectors that show interest in our region and are looking for business expansion or relocation opportunities,” said PAG Executive Director Farhad Moghimi. “We will continue to work with our members to add more useful data to the website that makes our region more attractive for business development.”

See “Site selector tool,” page 5.

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RTA PROJECT STATUS

Through May 31, 2017

Projects in Design ............... 78

Under Construction/Implementation ................. 58

Total Number Completed ... 785

RTA FINANCIAL STATUS

Through May 31, 2017

Collections ................$759.9M

Funds Committed ........$1.158B

Funds Expended ......$1.040.6B

Funds Balance ..............$86.3M

The RTA plan, approved by voters on May 16, 2006, is a 20-year, $2.1 billion multimodal transportation plan with roadway, transit, safety, and environmental and economic vitality elements. For more information about the plan and projects, visit www.RTAmobility.com.

The Regional Transportation Authority is managed by Pima Association of Governments.

RTA UPDATE

Marana Project Manager Tom Houle at the Tangerine Road project site.

The Tangerine Road improvement project, from La Cañada Drive to Dove Mountain Boulevard, requires a makeover that involves a lot of dirt, about 250,000 cubic yards of it, accordingtoTomHoule,project manager for the Town of Marana.

The Regional Transportation Authority plan project will be six feet higher in some places when it’s done to accommodate new drainage structures. The dirthauledinwouldfill75Olympic size swimming pools. Fortunately, other projects in the Town of Oro Valley have dirt to get rid of, such as the current Lambert Lane safety improvement project. Even before work on Tangerine Road started, excess dirt from the Oracle Road widening was stockpiled in anticipation

Tangerine Road makeover in progressof the Tangerine project.

The new Tangerine segment will improve safety and access in the region with a four-lane roadway, landscaped medians, bike lanes, sidewalks, multi-use paths, turn lanes, wildlife crossings, and drainage improvements that will allow for all-weather access. Waiting for floodwaterstorecedewillbe a thing of the past.

A Successful Partnership

Funds for this section of the voter-approved widening project come from the RTA, Marana, Oro Valley and Pima County. The total cost is about $60 million.

Completion of the overall

project is expected by August 2018, but work between Thornydale Road and Dove Mountain Boulevard should be wrapped up this summer. The contractor is Tangerine Corridor Constructors, a joint venture of Granite Construction and Borderland Construction.

“I’m very excited about this project,”Houlesaid.“Thisisthe ultimate in partnering.” Hesaidithasbeenacollaborative process from the beginning; working with the design engineers, contractors and “every utility known to man.”

Tangerine Road project

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The RTA Board and PAG Regional Council presented the Timothy M. Ahrens partnering award on May 25 to the Arizona Department of Transportation for the State Route 77 Widening and Wildlife Crossings Project, which included RTA funding. Representatives of project partners recognized for their spirit of collaboration include, from left, Scott Sprague, Arizona Game and Fish Department; Jesse Espinosa, Granite Construction; Rod Lane, ADOT; PAG Chair and Oro Valley Mayor Satish Hiremath; RTA Chair and Sahuarita Mayor Tom Murphy; Brian Ravesloot, AECOM; Sherry Ruther, Pima County, and Rick Ellis, Pima County. Carolyn Campbell, Coalition for Sonoran Desert Protection, was unavailable for the photo.

ADOT receives 2017 regional partnering award

ThePimaParcelswebsitetargetssignificantemploymentcenters and provides detailed information on infrastructure availability for several parcels across

Pima Association of Governments and the Regional Transportation Authority presented the 2017TimothyM.AhrensPartnering Award to the Arizona Department of Transportation on May 25, during the monthly meetings of the PAG Regional Council and RTA Board.

ADOT received the award fortheStateRoute77Widening and Wildlife Crossings Project, a wildlife linkages project funded as part of the RTA plan’s transportation safety element. Multiple

partners were involved with the project, including Pima County, the Town of Oro Valley, the Arizona Game and Fish Department, the Arizona State Land Department, the Coalition for Sonoran Desert Protection, Granite Construction Inc. and AECOM.

The award was established in 2013 to recognize the spirit of collaboration and partneringasexemplifiedby the late Timothy M. Ahrens. Mr. Ahrens was the RTA manager during development of the $2.1 billion, 20-year RTA plan.

HemanagedtheRTA’s35-member citizens’ advisory committee and gave hundreds of presentations during the public outreach phase before the RTA plan was approved by Pima County voters on May 16, 2006.

Success of the project is demonstrated in the following areas: achieving a common goal, embracing regional stakeholders, resolvingconflict,improving communication on the project with all audiences, incorporating team-building activities, delivery of a quality

product,findinginnovativefunding solutions, and perpetuating the spirit of cooperation.

The crossings were part of an ADOT project to widen Oracle Road/State Route 77.Thecrossingswerecompleted in May 2016.

In relation to the spirit of cooperation, the project application noted that although the project is completed, partners formed an ad-hoc committee to address monitoring, signage, website development and education/outreach to the community at large.

the region. With the understanding that not all data can be captured to address each unique economic development project, this tool allows site selectors to pre-selectparcelsthatfitclientneedsbeforereachingout to request additional information, including workforce data and incentive opportunities.

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Site selector tool

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Members of the Joint Planning Advisory Council, a planning partnership for the Arizona Sun Corridor, are shown with recipients of the new Sun Corridor EDGE export award. JPAC members include Pima Association of Governments, Maricopa Association of Governments, Central Arizona Governments and the Sun Corridor Metropolitan Planning Organization. Expert Exporter award recipients from Pima County included Universal Avionics, Arconic and Raytheon Missile Systems, which also was the top scoring exporter in Pima County.

Regional Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Source*

* Based on 2014 DataCAP: Central Arizona Project

Inventory shows decline in greenhouse gas emissionsThe latest greenhouse gas inventory compiled by Pima Association of Governments shows that emissions in eastern Pima County dropped 5 percent due to reductions in residential, commercial and industrial energy use, vehicle travel and waste disposal. Inventory includes emissions credited to the communities and governments of Tucson, South Tucson, Marana, Oro Valley, Sahuarita, the Tohono O’odham Nation, the Pascua Yaqui Tribe and unincorporated eastern Pima County.

The2017RegionalGreenhouseGas(GHG)Inventory,availableonline at www.PAGregion.com/greenhouse, tracked eastern Pima County, the City of Tucson and their respective governments’GHGemissionsfrom 2012 through 2014.

The inventory is conducted bienniallyandquantifiesemissions from electricity and natural gas use, vehicle and transit use, industrial processes and waste disposal. In 2014, energy use and vehicle travel werethemajorsourcesofGHGemissions in the region.

Sun Corridor EDGE export awardSandra Watson, president and CEO of the Arizona Commerce Authority, moderates a panel of exporters during the Sun Corridor EDGE award program on May 19 in Chandler. Mark Noyes, Director of Emerging Markets for Raytheon Missile Systems, third from the right, participated on the panel.

Anthony Faras of Arconic, an aerospace fastener facility in Tucson, receives an Expert Exporter EDGE award. Also shown, from left, Queen Creek Councilmember Robin Benning of CAG, Faras, PAG Regional Council Chair and Oro Valley Mayor Satish Hiremath and Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton, chair of MAG

Anjali Abraham, attorney for Universal Avionics, accepted an Expert Exporter EDGE award from Eloy Mayor Joel Belloc, Sun Corridor MPO, Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton, chair of the MAG Regional Council, Queen Creek Councilmember Robin Benning, CAG, and Oro Valley Mayor Satish Hiremath, Chair of the PAG Regional Council.