Implementing Proposition 1B

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Implementing Proposition 1-B

• Rusty Selix
• Executive Director
• California Association of Councils of Government
• www.calcog.org

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Regional Transportation Issues

• Four large metropolitan areas
• SF, LA, San Diego, Sacramento
• San Joaquin Valley
• Central Coast
• North Coast, North Valley, East Mountains

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Major Metros

• Cant build our way out of congestion
• Smart Growth Infill - Regional Blueprints
• Rail Transit
• Goods Movement
• Transit Operations
• Local Streets and Roads
• Declining value of Gas Tax

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San Joaquin Valley

• Economic Development
• High population growth low job growth
• Highway 99
• Air Quality
• Local Sales Tax Measures a Challenge
• High Speed Rail??

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Central Coast

• Congestion Especially 101
• Environmental Protection
• Affordable Housing
• Rail Service

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Rural Areas

• Local Streets and Roads
• Gaps in Interstate Freeways
• Small Revenue Base
• No chance to pass sales tax measures

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Does Everyone get a Fair Share?

• Well established cooperative spirit
• Geographic - mode state/local
• Prop 42 reflects consensus
• STIP, Transit and street and road formulas
• Compete for the Rest
• Most will think its fair , a few wont

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Rules of Competition

• CTC Work groups to develop guidelines
• Regional and state nominations
• Several pots of funds
• Losers in one competition may gain later
• Cant take politics out of it

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Kinds of Projects

• Freeway Bottlenecks
• Carpool Lanes
• Gap closures
• Transit expansions
• Grade Separations
• Port Improvements
• Intermodal improvements
• Air Quality Retrofits

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How will we get it done?

• Construction Costs a major challenge
• Costs of materials
• Limited supply of designers/contractors
• Higher prices
• Potential delays

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Excitement vs Anxiety

• 1-A and 1-B a needed stimulus
• Both funded by state general fund
• Lack of political will to take on gas tax
• Governor wants clean fuels
• SHOPP underfunded
• Local Streets and Roads underfunded
• Transit Operating Underfunded

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Is Help on the Way

• Governor Proposes Health User Fees
• HOT Lanes
• Public Private Partnerships
• Federal Reauthorization in 09-10?
• Congestion Pricing??

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Critical to Public and Economy

• Traffic Congestion 1 Reason busineses dont
  expand or come to California
• Voters consistently vote Yes