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Changing Direction

Changing Direction. Federal transportation funding Christof Spieler. http:// ctchouston. org. FTA. FHWA. In the road business since 1893. FHWA. Federal roadway funding. Federal roadway funding. Photo: Kir Murray. Federal roadway funding. The Grand Parkway.

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Changing Direction

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  1. Changing Direction Federal transportation funding Christof Spieler http://ctchouston.org

  2. FTA FHWA

  3. In the road business since 1893 FHWA

  4. Federal roadway funding

  5. Federal roadway funding Photo: Kir Murray

  6. Federal roadway funding

  7. The Grand Parkway

  8. Step 1: Add project to Regional Plan 1966: add to Major Thoroughfare and Freeway Plan

  9. Step 2: Environmental clearance • TxDOT released the Segment E Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) in Dec 2007 • FHWA granted a record of decision in Sept 2008 • Sierra Club filed a federal lawsuit over the inadequacy of the environmental assessment in March 2009 1993-2007: Environmental process 1999, 2000, 2003, 2007: public meetings Dec 2007: Segment E Final Environmental Impact Statement Sept 2008: Record of Decision

  10. Step 2: Environmental clearance

  11. Step 3: Feds fund the project March 2009: TxDOT allocates $181 million to Grand Parkway

  12. Missing step: Assess cost effectiveness The 15 miles of SH 99 from I-10 to US 290 will cost $1 billion to build and maintain over its lifetime, while only generating $162 million in gas taxes. – TxDOT, November 2006

  13. Missing step: Assess cost effectiveness “The Grand Parkway… will be an opportunity to open up areas for development in the Greater Houston area” – John Barton, TxDOT

  14. In the transit business since 1961 FTA

  15. The Southeast Line METRO’s Southeast rail line

  16. Step 1: Alternatives analysis Dec 2001- Nov 2003: Alternatives Analysis study Feb 2002, May 2002, Jan 2003, Mar 2003: public meetings

  17. Bonus step: Referendum November 2003: Voters approve METRO Solutions

  18. Step 2: Add project to regional plan February 2004: TPC adds Southeast Line to RTP June 2004: public workshops

  19. Step 3: Meet cost-effectiveness requirements April 2005: FTA gives medium-low rating June 2005: METRO switches to BRT

  20. Step 4: Environmental clearance Feb/Mar 2006: Public workshops July 2006: Draft Environmental Impact Statement, public hearing January 2007: Final Environmental Impact Statement February 2007: Record of Decision

  21. Step 5: Try again Oct 2007: METRO goes back to LRT

  22. Step 6: Environmental clearance (again) October 2007: FTA asks for SEIS May 2008: Supplemental EIS, public hearing July 2008: Record of Decision

  23. Step 7: Risk analysis 2008-present: risk assessment

  24. Step 8: Feds fund the project, maybe? March 2009: $30 million from stimulus on second try May 2009: FTA indicates that FFGA may be issued FY2010

  25. Which project should be funded? 15.2 miles 6.2 miles

  26. Which project should be funded? $622 million $680 million

  27. Which project should be funded? 103,246 people+jobs (3 mi.) 163,000 people+jobs (1/2 mi.)

  28. “This Administration believes that people should have options to get to work, school, the grocery or the doctor that do not rely solely on driving. We want to transform our transportation system into a truly multimodal system with strong alternatives to driving in order to maximize highway capacity, combat traffic congestion, reduce our reliance on oil and decrease greenhouse gas emissions.” - Ray LaHood, Secretary of Transportation

  29. Do we need to kick the buckets? FTA FHWA

  30. Questions? http://ctchouston.org

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