steve heminger executive director metropolitan transportation commission may 2010 financing...
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Steve HemingerExecutive Director
Metropolitan Transportation Commission
May 2010
Financing California’s
Transportation System
Financing California’s
Transportation System
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“We’ve run out of money. Now we’ll have to start thinking.”
-Anonymous
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1. What Should the Feds Do?
1. What Should the Feds Do?
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Protect Ike’s LegacyProtect Ike’s Legacy
Interstate Highway System
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Move the GoodsMove the Goods
Article 1, Section 8
“To regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states…”
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Keep the Engines PrimedKeep the Engines Primed
Key Indicator Metro Areas > 1 million
1 Share of U.S. Population 58%
2 Share of GDP 61%
3 Share of Traffic Congestion 97%
4 Share of Transit Ridership 92%
5Share of Population Exposure to Criteria Pollutants
88%
Sources: U.S. Census, Texas Transportation Institute, U.S. Conference of Mayors, EPA
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Enhance Energy SecurityEnhance Energy Security
Annual Petroleum Trends in the U.S. 1949-2006
Source: Energy Information Administration
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2. What Should the State of California Do?
2. What Should the State of California Do?
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Transportation ParadigmsTransportation Paradigms
Interstate Era
Build Highways
Post-Interstate Era
Build Anything BUT Highways
Post-Post-Interstate Era
Manage What You’ve Built
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Average Daily Person Travel, State of CaliforniaAverage Daily Person Travel, State of California
36%
4%9%
50%
1%
Public T ransitBike/PedLocal RoadFreewayOther
Source: Caltrans, HPMS
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Operations ProjectsBenefit/CostRatio (avg.)
Freeway Ramp Metering 14:1
Incident Response 8:1
Arterial Signal Timing 35:1
Region-Wide ITS Deployment 9:1
Capital Projects
New HOV Lanes 2:1
New Mixed Flow Lanes 1.2:1
Interchange Improvements 1.2:1
Auxiliary Lanes 5:1
Truck Climbing Lanes 1.3:1Source: MTC, Caltrans, and FHWA
Cost/Benefit of Operations and Capital ProjectsCost/Benefit of Operations and Capital Projects
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Traffic Congestion
CaltransBudget
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3. What Should the Metros Do?
3. What Should the Metros Do?
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Price the SystemPrice the System
Change in Motion
Create an 800-mile Regional High-Occupancy Toll (HOT) Network on Bay Area freeways
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Change in Motion
$400 million for Lifeline Transportation Program
$1 billion for Regional Bicycle Network
$2.2 billion for Transportation for Livable Communities Program
TOD Policy for Transit Expansion Program
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Leverage Land-Use Changes
Leverage Land-Use Changes
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Meet the Climate ChallengeMeet the Climate Challenge
RTAC Target Recommendation: X% CO2 per capita reduction between 2005 and 2020/2035
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www.mtc.ca.gov