Overview BenefitCost Transit Slides

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OverviewBenefit/Cost Transit Slides
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Presentation Agenda What we are going to cover
today

• ltEnter project namegt
• Why this project is important
• Project benefits and costs

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Development Sprawl Traffic Roads An
Important Local Issue In America

• What do you think is the most important problem
  facing the community where you live?
• 18 Development, sprawl, traffic,roads
  
• 18 Crime and violence
• 13 Economic issues
• 10 Education
• 6 Child/teen issues

Source Pew Center for Civic Journalism
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Rush Hour Has Doubled in 20 Years

• Congested travel now consumes nearly ½ of
  daylight hours
• Rush hour has grown from 2 hours per day to
  nearly 6 hours
• The average rush hour trip takes 32 longer than
  non-rush hour trips

Source Texas Transportation Institute 2001
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Congestion Is Growing In All Areas

• Congestion is growing in areas of every size
• Average annual delay grew 3 fold since 1982 from
  11 hours per person to 36 hours in 1999
• Cost of congestion in 1999 was 78 billion

Source Texas Transportation Institute 2001
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American Gridlock

• Since 1982, while the U.S. population has
  grown nearly 20, the time Americans spend in
  traffic has jumped an amazing 236.

Source US NEWS 05/28/2001
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Congestion Is A Problem in ltCommunity Namegt

• We average __ hours of delay per person
• The annual cost for this congestion is ___

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Transit Is An Effective Wayto Fight Congestion

• Most people do not think road building is an
  effective way to fight congestion
• 75 see other strategies as more effective

Source Belden, Russonello Stewart, Sept 2000
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Attitudes About TransportationAre Changing

• Question Would you have your state government
  use more of its transportation budget for
  improvements in public transportation, such as
  trains, buses and light rail, even if this means
  less money to build new highways?

Source Belden, Russonello Stewart, Sept 2000
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Public Transit Use Is Booming

• Over the last five years, transit ridership has
  grown by 21
• Since 1995, transit trips have grown faster than
  population (4.5 ), highway use (11.4), and
  domestic air travel (19)

Source APTA 2001, Annual Growth in Driving and
Transit Use