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Steve Heminger Executive Director, MTC May 2009

Steve Heminger Executive Director, MTC May 2009. In Memoriam. Paul M. Weyrich 1942-2008. Statutory Mandate. Study current condition and future needs of surface transportation system

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Steve Heminger Executive Director, MTC May 2009

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  1. Steve HemingerExecutive Director, MTC May 2009

  2. In Memoriam Paul M. Weyrich 1942-2008

  3. Statutory Mandate • Study current condition and future needs of surface transportation system • Evaluate short-term sources for Highway Trust Fund revenues and long-term alternatives to replace or supplement fuel tax • Frame policy and funding recommendations for 15-, 30-, and 50-year time horizons

  4. Rebuilding America

  5. Minnesota I-35 W

  6. 2009 Report Card forAmerica’s Infrastructure Sources: American Society of Civil Engineers, 2009

  7. Freight

  8. China was 33% of US imports in 2000 and will be 50% by 2010 8

  9. Dramatic Increase in U.S. Maritime Trade 15,835 59,420 2,557 1,776 4,478 Seattle NY/NJ 4,396 1,798 5,566 1,809 Tacoma Virginia 3,382 2,043 6,639 1,860 Oakland Charleston 13,101 9,420 1,662 6,165 LA/LB 1,437 Savannah 2,152 1,010 Houston (TEUs in thousands) Miami 2004 Forecast figures based on 10-year linear regression 2020 Volume of trade: 2004 and 2020 Source: U.S. DOT

  10. Metro Mobility

  11. In Congestion for At Least 40 Hours Annually Source: Texas Transportation Institute

  12. Metros Capture Huge Market Share Sources: U.S. Census, Texas Transportation Institute, U.S. Conference of Mayors, EPA

  13. Energy Security/Climate Change

  14. Annual Petroleum Production, Imports and Consumption In the U.S., 1949–2006 Source: Energy Information Administration 14

  15. U.S. Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Energy Use: 1985-2006 Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, 2007

  16. Safety

  17. Fatalities and Fatality Rateper 100M VMT by Year Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 2008

  18. U.S. Traffic Deaths Far Exceed Casualties of War Source: Leonard Evans, Traffic Safety, 2004

  19. Finance

  20. Projected Highway and Transit Account Balances Through 2012 Source: U.S. Department of the Treasury projections

  21. Annual National Funding Gap Cost to Maintain(2055) Cost to Improvewith Pricing(2055) Cost to Improvewithout Pricing(2055) Current Spending(2006) Source: Section 1909 Commission

  22. Major Recommendations:The 3 R’s

  23. 1. Reform

  24. The federal surface transportation program should not be reauthorized in its current form. Instead, we should make a new beginning.

  25. The federal program should be performance-driven, outcome-based, generally mode-neutral, and refocused to pursue objectives of genuine national interest.

  26. 2. Restructuring

  27. The 108 separate highway, transit, railroad, and safety funding categories in federal law should be consolidated into the following 10 new federal programs: 27

  28. The various modal administrations of the U.S. Department of Transportation should be reorganized into functional units.

  29. 3. Reinvestment

  30. To address the investment shortfall by providing the traditional federal share of 40% of total transportation capital funding, the federal fuel tax needs to be raised by 25–40 cents per gallon. 30

  31. The fuel tax continues to be a viable revenue source for surface transportation at least through 2025. Thereafter, the most promising alternative revenue measure appears to be a vehicle miles traveled (VMT) fee, provided that substantial privacy and collection cost issues can be addressed. 31

  32. “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

  33. For More Information:www.transportationfortomorrow.org 33

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