Transportation Briefing

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Transportation Briefing

• 2006

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Transportation Plans Funding
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Growth in Georgia has been phenomenal we are
the 4th fastest growing state
Top 10 states population growth, millions,
1990-2000
Rate of growth
Twice the national average
Source U.S. Census Bureau
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as well as in Metro Atlanta the 4TH fastest
growing metropolitan region
Population growth, millions, 1990-2000
Rate of growth
2 ½ times the national average
Metropolitan areas over 500,000 in
population Source U.S. Census Bureau
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Georgias road improvements have been outpaced by
population and usage
Relative trends
VMT
Population
Lane miles
Vehicle miles traveled
Source Georgia Department of Transportation
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Traffic congestion in Metro Atlanta has increased
76 in the past 10 years
Annual hours of delay per commuter

• Largest increase in the country
• Has moved us from the 15 to the 4 spot in terms
  of worst traffic in America

Source Texas Transportation Institute, 2005
Urban Mobility Report
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Georgia has made the 4th-lowest infrastructure
investment in the country
State funds for transportation capital outlay per
capita (roads and transit) 1995-2003
California.
Wyoming
Minnesota
Iowa
Nebraska
Michigan
South Dakota
Alaska
National Average
Georgia
Oregon
Middle of the pack
Three highest
Five lowest
Source Federal Highway Administration, Texas
Transportation Institute
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Metro Atlanta has a significant portion of
Georgias transportation demand
Represents 18-county metro region Source Atla
nta Regional Commission
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Atlanta Regions 25-year funding plan
This 5.8B is almost half of the states
transportation funding, consistent with
proportion of population
53 billion
State 11
Federal41
Even with recent federal program SAFETEA-LU
approved, federal funding for Georgia will remain
essentially flat
Local governments are paying for almost half of
the transportation plan themselves
Local 48
Source Atlanta Regional Commission
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25-year transportation plan breakdown biggest
spending is on maintenance
Roadway Capacity7.9 billion
53 billion
Maintenance Operations24.4 billion
Leaves 1.1B to spend per year on capital
projects
HOV Lanes5 billion
Roadway Upgrades3.1 billion
Transit Capital10.1 billion
Bike/Ped LCI1.6 billion
Other 0.8 billion
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25 year investment needs in the Atlanta region
are significant
HOV 10 billion
New Roads 19 billion
Transit 14 billion
1.1B annually pales by comparison to the size of
these investments
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Of course, we cannot actually afford the
investment needs in the Atlanta region
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HOV 10 billion
New Roads 19 billion
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Transit 14 billion
Using only the resources we have now, traffic
will worsen significantly
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Texas has already identified that they are
under-investing
State funds for transportation capital outlay per
capita (roads and transit) 1995-2003
Texas Mobility Plan target
California.
Texas
Wyoming
Nebraska
Michigan
Minnesota
Iowa
South Dakota
Alaska
National Average
Georgia
Oregon
Middle of the pack
Five lowest
Three highest
Such a change in Georgia would mean 612M more
annually
Source Federal Highway Administration, Texas
Transportation Institute
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What can PPIs do for us in urban areas?
What PPIs can provide
What PPIs cannot provide

• Tolling on existing lanes
• A large source of funds for new transportation
  projects

• A way to expedite projects
• A way to bring innovation to transportation
  projects
• Another form of user-financed (toll) roads

gt public dollars fund a substantial portion
of almost all PPIs
While certainly part of the solution in
addressing traffic congestion, PPIs are not the
panacea for funding shortfalls
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Texas PPIs Funding large projects between major
metropolitan areas
I-69
TTC-35

• lt15 of new construction funding in urban areas
  will come from tolls

• Texas PPIs between metro regions will be gt95
  paid for by tolls

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Georgias growth and success requires more
attention to transportation infrastructure

• In metro Atlanta, this situation results in 23
  increase in traffic congestion by 2020
• Todays 25-year, 53B plan is insufficient to
  catch up with growth

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Congestion in Metro AtlantaBusiness Perspective
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Transportation plays a vital role in Georgia

• Georgia is part of the national flow of goods and
  people.
• Roads 5 major Interstates 6th in the nation for
  ground freight movement
• Rail 4,900 miles of rail ranked 6th in the
  nation in intermodal traffic
• Air 100 regional airports Atlantas HJIA
  busiest passenger airport in the world
• Ports Savannah is 5th busiest and fastest
  growing container port in the country Brunswick
  growth strong

• Georgias economy strongly tied to
  transportation
• Georgia is the worlds trade corridor to the
  Southeast. The logistics industry represents
  15-20 of Georgias GDP (by comparison, 10-12
  nationally)
• Tourism is Georgias 2nd largest industry

Source Georgia Ports, Atlanta Regional
Commission, Georgia Department of Industry, Trade
and Tourism
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Metro Atlanta plays a vital role in Georgias
transportation network

• Atlanta is an part of the Georgia flow of goods
  and people.
• Roads 3 of the 5 major Interstates pass through
  Atlanta
• Rail metro region one of the densest areas in
  the country for rail connectivity
• Air Atlantas HJIA (1 for passengers, 10 and
  growing for air freight) and other airports link
  to multiple regional airports throughout the state

• Atlantas role in Georgias transportation
  economy is important
• 80 of all freight that enters Georgia ports
  travels through the Atlanta-Macon corridor
• gt50 of states tourism industry involves coming
  to or through metro Atlanta

• Logistics and transportation industry activities
  in and through metro Atlanta represent gt10 of
  Georgias GDP

Source Georgia Ports, Atlanta Regional
Commission, Georgia Department of Industry, Trade
and Tourism
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Our strained transportation infrastructure is the
unintended consequences of our success

• Georgia has a lot to be happy about
• 4th fastest growing state
• Burgeoning logistics industry
• Vibrant economy
• Strong growth expected to continue. By 2030,
  four million more residents expected in Georgia
  half of that in the 18-county metro Atlanta area
• Growth is good for everyone, because is means
  economic opportunity for all Georgians
• The expected growth, however, is predicated on
• People still want to move to Georgia
• Our children still want to live in Georgia
• Companies find Georgia a competitive place to do
  business

Traffic threatens Georgias future
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Addressing Metro Atlantas Traffic Congestion
Will Boost Georgias Current and Future Economic
Prosperity
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There is little need to convince the region that
we have a traffic problem

• 79 of voters think there is a problem with our
  road and transportation system
• 85 of voters complain that traffic has gotten
  worse since they have lived here
• 66 of businesses think transportation problems
  are their biggest impediment to doing business in
  Metro Atlanta (education ranked second _at_ 19)

Source Cooper Secrest Associates, Ayres,
McHenry Associates, March and October 2004
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Traffic congestion is costing us in real terms
every year
Wasted fuel Millions of gallons
Traffic delay Millions of hours
Cost of congestion Millions of dollars
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1,754
104
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292
2003
1990
2003
1990
2003
1990

• gt 2B wasted in 2005
• 300-500 percent increases
• Cost of doing business skyrocketing

Source Texas Transportation Institute
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and in our ability to retain and recruit
companies

• Productivity and employee retention costs
  factored into expansion plans
• Traffic congestion now in top criteria for
  corporate location consultants
• Our reputation for bad traffic is universally
  known. Kiplingers, June 2006 The capitol of
  Georgiahas horrendous traffic.

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A robust Atlanta, a robust Georgia
Jobs (millions)

• Metro Atlantas economy follows that of the
  Georgia economy, and vice versa
• The metro Atlanta region is projected to remain
  half the states population through 2030

Georgia
Metro Atlanta
Population (millions)
Atlanta
Georgia
Source U.S. Census Bureau. Atlanta Regional
Commission, U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics
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Example The logistics industry is key to Georgia
and Atlanta

• Facts
• The port of Savannah is the 5th busiest and
  fastest growing container port in the country.
• gt80 of all freight that enters the ports of
  Savannah and Brunswick travels to or through the
  Macon-Atlanta corridor

• Keeping Georgia ports cost-competitive means
  keeping shipping costs down in Atlanta
• Growing Atlantas logistics industry is tied to
  continued growth of the Georgia ports as well as
  improving traffic

Source Georgia Ports, Atlanta Regional
Commission, Georgia Department of Industry, Trade
and Tourism
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Atlanta competes with these cities for jobs

• The competition
• Charlotte
• Dallas
• Denver
• Tampa
• Miami
• San Diego
• Houston
• D.C.
• Phoenix

Addressing traffic congestion will keep us
competitive with these regions
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From 15th to 4TH but that was the past
Congestion relative to 1993 Atlanta
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Dallas
San Francisco
Denver
San Jose
Houston
Washington D.C.

• Passing up competitors like Dallas, Houston,
  Denver
• Fastest growing traffic congestion in the country
  an internationally know fact

Based on annual delay hours per persons who
travel during the peak commuting times, 6-10 a.m.
and 4-8 p.m. In 1993, Los Angeles delay was
3.0 times that of 1993 Atlanta in 2003, it was
and 2.4 times that of 1993 Atlanta Source Texas
Transportation Institute, 2005 Urban Mobility
Report
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We will surpass our competitor regions traffic
congestion moving to 2nd worst
Annual delay hours per commuter
Atlanta
Miami
Charlotte
Phoenix
Dallas
San Francisco
Denver
Washington D.C.
From a quality of life standpoint, we risk losing
our competitive advantage over other major
metropolitan regions
Behind only Los Angeles Projected
trends Source Texas Transportation Institute,
Atlanta Regional Commission, Miami-Dade MPO
Transportation Plan to the Year 2030, Dallas-Ft.
Worth MPO
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Free the Freeways was our last big
transportation initiative
Congestion relative to 1993 Atlanta
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Dallas
San Francisco
Denver
San Jose
Houston
Washington D.C.

• In 1992, we had reset traffic congestion back to
  1985 levels
• Other regions are now taking the lead

Free the freeways
Based on annual delay hours per persons who
travel during the peak commuting times, 6-10 a.m.
and 4-8 p.m. In 1993, Los Angeles delay was
3.0 times that of 1993 Atlanta in 2003, it was
and 2.4 times that of 1993 Atlanta Source Texas
Transportation Institute, 2005 Urban Mobility
Report
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Charlotte

• Completing beltway
• In 2002 passed 0.5 transit sales tax - building
  2.9B transit network
• Just announced 100 million Gateway multi-modal
  station, to include high-speed rail to D.C.

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Denver

• Completing beltway
• Major highway system improvements
• Passed 1.2 sales tax referendum in 2004 for
  FasTracks, a 4.7B, 119 mile transit system

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Phoenix
Passed 20-year sales tax referendum in 2004

• Raising 9.0B in local funds
• Leverages additional 8.6B in state and federal
  funds
• 57 for freeways, 32 for transit, balance on
  arterial roads and air quality

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San Diego
Passed 40-year TransNet sales tax referendum in
2004

• 14.0B capital improvement and operations plan
• ? for highways, ? for transit, ? for local roads
• Funds set aside for environmental mitigation and
  bike pedestrian facilities

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What if Atlanta could FasTrack our own
TransNet?
Annual delay hours per commuter
Atlanta
Miami
Charlotte
Phoenix
Dallas
San Francisco
Denver
Washington D.C.
If traffic congestion was in check, we regain our
competitive advantage over other major
metropolitan regions
Projected trends Source Texas Transportation
Institute, Atlanta Regional Commission,
Miami-Dade MPO Transportation Plan to the Year
2030, Dallas-Ft. Worth MPO
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• Appendices

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Metro Atlantas growth will outstrip planned
additional capacity and service, resulting in 23
worse traffic congestion
2005
Population (millions)
2020
? 28
Hours of delay per commuter
VMT (millions)
? 28
? 23
Roadway lane miles (thousands)
? 11
Transit trips (millions)
? 55
Vehicle miles traveled Includes freeways,
expressways, major arterials, and HOV (including
rapid BRT) system expansion Mode share is
expected to grow from 2.5 to 3.0 Source Atlant
a Regional Commission