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Surface Transportation Policy Partnership,Transportation Investment in a New World Environment,New Approaches to Transportation Systems2009 Project Development ConferenceBoise, IDApril, 2009,Surface Transportation Policy Partnership,Is It Only About the Money?,Have we ever had enough money?Will we ever have enough money?,Surface Transportation Policy Partnership,Transferability of federal funds among programs Broad Eligibility for CSS activitiesSafe Routes for School Transportation EnhancementsCongestion Mitigation / Air QualitySafetySurface Transportation ProgramEquity Bonus Funds allocated to COMPASS,The Money,Surface Transportation Policy Partnership,FY 2009 Federal Funding Facts,Idaho apportionment est. $ 227.9 M for core programs$55.9 Million in STP funds$6.6 M sub-allocated to Boise Metro area$5.6 M for Transportation Enhancements$12.2 M for Cong. Mitigation & Air Qual.$10.1 M for Safety$1.0 M for Safe Routes to School,Surface Transportation Policy Partnership,Idaho DOT ARRA Funding,ID DOT received$181.9 MSub-allocation to Boise $11.5 MSet-aside for Transportation Enhancements $5.5 M,Surface Transportation Policy Partnership,New Opportunities to Fund Green Streets,EPA will be administering FY09 SRF funds: about $5 billion for clean water SRF and about $1B for drinking water SRFGreen Street projects can be submitted under this project, which has more lenient deadlinesUpcoming reauthorization of the SRF Potential mandatory set aside for green infrastructure, which will mean more opportunities in out yearsSource: EPA,Surface Transportation Policy Partnership,Its A New World,Changing DemographicsRestraints on Fossil Fuel Use and Climate EmissionsSafety Comes FirstDramatic Reduction in Fatalities & Injuries Understanding Transportation CostsProject cost driversHousehold transportation costsInvesting instead of SpendingProviding the backbone for 21st C prosperityCreating value for customersCreating value for communities,Surface Transportation Policy Partnership,Demographic Changes (2010 2030),Surface Transportation Policy Partnership,Idaho CO2 Emissions (2005),Source: DOE, EIA,Surface Transportation Policy Partnership,Reducing Fatalities & Injuries = #1 Priority,Fatalities declining2005 - 2752006 - 2672007 - 2522008 - 2012 Goal 168Design to Reduce Speed and Create Safer Places,Surface Transportation Policy Partnership,How People Spend Their Money,Source: Bur. Labor Statistics, Cons. Expend. Survey 2007,On average households spend 18% of their income on transportation. In automobile dominated regions, this figure can exceed 30% - often more than a family spends on housing Income for 55% of Idaho households is less than $50,000 (2007 ACS),Surface Transportation Policy Partnership,Maybe Its Time for a New Framework,“The problems we have created cannot be solved with the same thinking that created them.” Albert Einstein,Surface Transportation Policy Partnership,Rethinking the Transportation Mission,FROMA highways primary purpose is to move people and goods safely to their destination as efficiently as possible to meet the needs of the motoristFocusing on projects A low regard for system plan and outcomesRelying on one mode for many different types of trips and a wide range of travelersReluctance to address impact of land-use patterns on travel demandLittle accountability for meaningful outcomes,Surface Transportation Policy Partnership,Rethinking the Transportation Mission,TOEnvision a system that uses all modesAddress the different transport needs of a range of constituents Add value to the public domain and entice private investmentAccountable for outcomes that matterBuild partnerships with local communities and the public to help people prosper,Surface Transportation Policy Partnership,What Drives Project Costs?,Design speedLand/shoulder widthsClear zonesTravel projections & LOSFunctional classificationVehicle profileRight of Way,Surface Transportation Policy Partnership,More Less,creativity cost,Source: PA DOT Smart Transportation,Surface Transportation Policy Partnership,COST REDUCTION AND CSS,The cost of the 70 mph design speed freeway was about $150 million. The two lane, 35 mph at grade parkway that replaced it was half that.The principle of rightsizing to save dollars applies no matter why we do it . Money saved is money saved. (Gary Toth),Route 31 Hunterdon County, NJ,Surface Transportation Policy Partnership,Smart Transportation in PA (Rte 113, Phoenixville Borough),Surface Transportation Policy Partnership,Saving on ROW CostsI 80 SR 36 Interchange (PA),Resulting design has shorter limits of work and tighter ROWNew design has less strip takes and fewer impacts to adjacent land usesCost Savings$9.4 M: If based on DM-2 $6.3 M: If based on AASHTO$3.1M: Cost SavingsCurrently in Final Design and ROW acquisition,Surface Transportation Policy Partnership,Lower Design speeds mean smaller clear zones,Surface Transportation Policy Partnership,The High Price of Level of Service C/D Do We Need 24/7/365?,Traffic & Model projectionsWe Can Challenge Growth and Buildout NumbersMake Adjustments for Walkability & Mixed UseDont do the modeling on the cheapThe model doesnt make decisionsIt shouldnt tell you how wide your streets should beTell the modelers how wide your streets will be, and have them to tell you where the congestion isThen you decide what to do about the congestion,Surface Transportation Policy Partnership,Tools for Smart Transportation,More flexibility“Design exceptions are an acceptable and indeed useful tool” Fewer design constraints,Surface Transportation Policy Partnership,Paying Attention to Flexibility,Both roads are principal arterials,Surface Transportation Policy Partnership,Smart Transportation Checklist,Source: PA DOT Smart Transportation application form,Surface Transportation Policy Partnership,Getting New Results,“Smart Transportation simply asks us to understand and embrace our evolving financial, environmental, technological, and social contexts as we approach our transportation challenges. It is about consistently applying the most innovative tools and ideas to solve our new transportation challenges, while also helping to build great communities across Pennsylvania.”,Making Better Use of Existing Resources Being more creative and flexibleEngaging local governments as partners in land-use planning and zoning,Surface Transportation Policy Partnership,Partnerships are Critical, The DOT is not the only entity responsible for enabling context sensitive streets The essential problem is that current development patterns create transportation demands we cannot sustain Land use context uses, density, building form shape the nature of our transportation,Surface Transportation Policy Partnership,Land-uses Drive Transportation Costs,Auto based transportation fosters separated, low-density/intensity uses, sparse hierarchies of roads, disconnected local networks, etc. This pattern has proven to be astoundingly expensive to build and maintain.,Surface Transportation Policy Partnership,Leverage Transportation Investment,New Vision: A key element of the combined vision of the Town of Livonia and the Village was to re-establish the Village as the communities economic and social center.,Problem: Strip commercial and residential developments were identified as a root cause for the decline of the Village of Livonia, N.Y. (1998),Tools to Achieve Vision: NYSDOT-supported capital improvements, such as sidewalks and tree planting, have brought the Village closer to achieving its vision.,Surface Transpo