AMPO

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AMPO

• DeLania Hardy
• The Association of Metropolitan Planning
  Organizations (AMPO)
• 1029 Vermont Ave., NW
• Suite 710
• Washington, DC 20005
• 202-296-7051

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TALKING WITH AMPO

• Current Situation
• Big Picture Trouble
• Where are we?
• AMPO Process

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Current SituationWhats Broken?
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Recent History

• SAFETEA-LU -- 2 Years Late and loaded with
  earmarks
• Increased Funding -- Illusionary Inadequate
  (again, earmarks)
• Highway Trust Fund -- In Jeopardy

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BIG PICTURE PROBLEMSmany areasFreight, Safety,
Fundingetc
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Dramatic Increase in U.S. Maritime Trade
Volume of trade 2004 and 2020
Source U.S. DOTv
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More trade means more domesticfreight movements
U.S. domestic freight tonnage growth forecast,
2000-2020
Source U.S. DOT
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Street and Highway Construction Costs Have
Increased Dramatically Over the Past Few Years
Source AGC
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Highway Account Cash Balance
Source FY 2008 Presidents Budget Projections
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Mass Transit Account Cash Balance
Source FY 2008 Presidents Budget Projections
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Transit Ridership Increasing
Source American Public Transportation Association
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Annual Capital Investment Needs for Public
Transportation
Source State National Transit Investment
Analysis
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New Jerseys Spending

• Transit
• FY2005 State Funding for Transit 910.6 million
• National Ranking among States for Total State
  Transit Investment FY 05 4th
• FY2005 State Funding for Transit Per Capita
  104.45
• National Ranking among States for State Transit
  Investment Per Capita 5th
• Highway
• State Revenues for Highway Spending by Type (
  of total)
• Fuels Tax 7
• Vehicle Tax 7
• Tolls 12.2
• General Fund 4
• Bond 39.7
• Federal 27.1
• Payments from Local Govt. 0
• Other 3

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Whats been happening and where are we headed?
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Review of 2007

• A comprehensive Energy Bill (H.R. 6 ) was signed
  into law.
• Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
  (EPW) passed the Lieberman-Warner America's
  Climate Security Act (S. 2191).
• The Federal Transit Administration new proposed
  rules for the New Starts and Small Starts transit
  program was halted by Congress.
• In late December 2007 the President signed into
  law the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008
  (H.R. 2764), a 555 billion appropriations bill.

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2008 Capitol Hill Outlook

• Global warming legislation
• America's Climate Security Act (S. 2191) is
  scheduled to be taken up in June
• Infrastructure legislation
• Senators Christopher Dodd (D-Conn.) and Chuck
  Hagel (R-NE) introduced the National
  Infrastructure Bank Act (S.1926)
• Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) announced that he
  will be introducing legislation on National
  Infrastructure
• Transportation Authorization
• This summer Congress will officially hold field
  hearings and hearings on Capitol Hill in
  preparation for authorization.
• Marker Bills
• Complete Streets
• Economic Stimulus Package
• Highway Trust Fund Fix

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Big Picture

• Old Days- Take our elected officials to the Hill
• Now-Write a check to a lobbyist
• Old Days- Transportation Authorization and
  Appropriations
• Now-Many moving parts to keep and eye on
• Old Days- Highway Trust Fund was viable
• Now- Funding challenges from all angles to
  include earmarks and reliable sources
• Lame duck administration will write bill, new
  administration starts from scratch
• 2008 Elections Critical

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AMPO Process

• Rounds of surveys to membership to craft policy
  positions for whats nextwill there be a TEA?
• Townhall Meeting at the Annual Conference
• Drafting Team developed basic positions
• Policy and Board have met and positions will move
  on to membership

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AMPO Process Themes we are working on

• Themes from our Policy Efforts
• Energy Independence
• Global Competitiveness through Metropolitan
  Mobility
• Rebuild America Smarter Greener

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Our unity as a nation is sustained by free
communication of thought and by easy
transportation of people and goods... Together
the unifying forces of our communication and
transportation systems are dynamic elements in
the very name we bear United States. Without
them, we would be a mere alliance of many
separate parts.

• Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1955

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Thanks for the opportunity!

• AMPO
• 1029 Vermont Ave., NW
• Suite 710
• Washington, DC 20005
• AMPO thanks Steve Heminger and Jim McKenzie for
  contributing to this presentation's content