SAFETEALU and FHWA Research ProgramFunding Update

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SAFETEA-LU and FHWA Research Program/Funding
Update What is Next Denny JudyckiAASHTO
Research Advisory Committee Annual MeetingJuly
11, 2006
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Research Title Philosophy and Principles

• Recognizes RD are critical to developing and
  maintaining transportation system
• Notes historic under-investment in RD
• Encourages stakeholder input, competition and
  peer review as basic principles to guide RD
• Facilitates the development of partnerships
• Recognizes role of FHWAs TFHRC in conducting
  Federal highway research activities

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Authorized Funding for RTE Programs
Note ITS Deployment receives 122 million under
SAFETEA-LU, but only in FY 2005.
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Funding Comparison Average AnnuallyAuthorized
Amounts (1998 2009)
Millions
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Surface Transportation Research, Development,
Deployment Funding Dilemma
38.4 M 16 ?
234.8 Million Designated Earmarked
OB LIM (12.9) 25.4 M Recision (1) 1.7 M
Final Research s
196.4 Million Authorized
169.3 M
SBIR - 3.4 M
Orphans Denote - Corporate RT -
Unfunded Mandates - Mission Critical
Initiatives
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RT Corporate ActivitiesBudget Delivery Plan
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36M
Glide Path
17.3M
-52
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S-LU Technical Corrections Bill (HR 5689)

• F-SHRP funded as apportionment take down at 51
  m/year
• STRDD funding remains at 196.4 m/year
• Fully funds STRDD earmarks and designations
• Provides average of 16 m/year of flexibility
• Includes two new designations
• 1 m/year for the CP Report
• 4.9 m/year for TFHRC
• Correction to allow fully authorized UTC funding
• This is a correction or adjustment for STRDD,
  rather than a fix..

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Estimated Impact of Technical Correction Bill
(H.R. 5689) on STRDD Corporate Activities
36
-22
-29
-48
-48
HR 5689 Adjustment
Carry over
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FHWA RT Functional Areas (Number of RT Focus
Areas)

• Infrastructure (3)
• Safety (4)
• Operations (5)
• Environment/Planning (18)
• Policy (8)
• Advanced Research (6)
• ITS Research (9 Tier 1 Initiatives)

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Infrastructure Focus Areas
Asset Management
Pavements
Bridges and Structures
Technologies Get In, Get Out, and Stay Out
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Safety Focus Areas
Road Departure prevention mitigation
Strategic Approach To Safety
Pedestrian Safety
Intersections
Safety Management/Human Center Systems
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Operations Focus Areas
Recurring Non-recurring Congestion
Emergency Transportation Operations
Freight Management
Day to Day Operations
21st Century Operations
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STEP-Environmental Focus Areas

• Air Quality and Global Climate Change
• Water Quality and Wetlands
• Vegetation/Wildlife Habitat
• Historic Preservation
• Bicycle/Pedestrian and Health
• Noise
• Brownfields, Hazardous Materials, and Recycling
  
• Outdoor Advertising Control/Realty Program Mgt
• Environmental Streamlining/Stewardship
• Context Sensitive Solutions

www.fhwa.dot.gov/hep/step/strategy.htm
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• STEP-Planning Focus Areas
• US/Canada and US Mexico Border Planning
• National Security, Defense and Interstate
  Planning
• Safety Planning
• Congestion Planning
• Freight Planning
• Public Involvement, Environmental Justice,
  Visualization in Planning
• Land Use Planning
• Other Activities that Support
  State/Local/Tribal Planning Capacity
• Building

www.fhwa.dot.gov/hep/step/strategy.htm
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• Tools to Support STEP Focus Areas
• GIS Spatial Information for Improved Decision
  Making
• Travel Modeling
• Travel Surveys and Data

www.fhwa.dot.gov/hep/step/strategy.htm
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• STEP-2006 TIMELINE
• July
• Issue Federal Register Notice to acknowledge
  comments
• on draft STEP implementation Strategy
• Solicit suggestions for the lines of research
  that
• should be pursued within each emphasis
  area.
• July/August
• Continue Outreach
• September/October
• Announce FY06/07 STEP Research Plan
• Post on STEP website
• Fall
• Implement STEP FY06/07 Research Plan

www.fhwa.dot.gov/hep/step/strategy.htm
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Policy Focus Areas

• Legislative Analysis and Implementation
• Highway Travel and System Performance
• Monitoring
• Analysis of Highway Revenue Policy Issues
• Highway Needs and Investment Analysis
• Highway Financing and Trust Fund Attribution
• Transportation Policy Analysis
• Highway and the Economy
• International Outreach

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Advanced Research Focus Areas

• Human-vehicle-
• infrastructure interaction
• Characterization of
• enhanced materials
• Freight movement
• Improved understanding of
• social systems in relation to transportation
• Understanding impacts of aging demographics and
  other
• social trends on transportation demand and
  vehicle needs
• Innovation in pricing and financing

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ITS Tier 1 Initiatives

• Safety
• Cooperative Intersection Collision Avoidance
  Systems (FHWA/NHTSA)
• Integrated Vehicle Based Safety Systems (NHTSA)
• Next Generation 911 (NHTSA)
• Mobility
• Emergency Transportation Operations (FHWA)
• Integrated Corridor Management Systems (FHWA and
  FTA)
• Mobility Services for all Americans (FTA)
• Nationwide Surface Transportation Weather
  Observing and Forecasting Systems -- Clarus
  (FHWA)
• Productivity
• Electronic Freight Management (FHWA)
• Crosscutting
• Vehicle Infrastructure Integration (VII)

www.its.dot.gov/newinit_index.htm
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Moving Forward Making the Connection

• Create Environment for Nationally Coordinated
  Programs
• Communicate RT Roadmaps
• Identify Research Gaps
• FHWA/UTC/State DOT Workshops and Follow-up
• Expand Communication
• Transfer Knowledge

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Moving ForwardPriority Initiatives for Working
With RAC

• Engaging UTCs/DOTs in a National RT Agenda
• Implementing New Transportation Pooled Fund
  Policy Accounting Procedures
• Measuring and Communicating the Value of Research
• Preparing for Reauthorization
• Addressing Outcomes from Strategic Planning
  Session

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More Information On FHWAs RT Program

• www.fhwa.dot.gov/crt