U.S. DOT Freight Coordination Meeting MAP-21: Regions Respond Monday, July 30, 2013

1. U.S. DOT Freight Coordination Meeting MAP-21: Regions Respond Monday, July 30, 2013

2. Agenda Welcome and Introductions MAP-21 Implementation Roundtable Background Main Themes Outcomes Questions and Next Steps

3. NARC’s Mission • National non-profit organization • Represents multi-jurisdictional regional planning organizations – large and small, urban and rural • Formed by NACo and NLC; governed by local elected officials • President Hon. Ron Morrison, Mayor, National City, CA • Concentrate on four core areas: Transportation; Economic & Community Development; Homeland Security/Public Safety; Environment • Provides advocacy, training and technical assistance • Strongly supports building livable, sustainable communities through multi-jurisdictional, regional cooperation in urban, suburban and rural areas that are reflective of local elected decision-making and community choice.

4. Welcome & Introductions Erika Young, Transportation Director, National Association of Regional Councils Develop NARC’s Transportation Program and Policy Staff contact for NARC’s Transportation Committee & Subcommittees Liaise with external transportation stakeholders, US DOT, Congress, etc.

5. MAP-21 Implementation Roundtable Background • 27-month authorization (expires 10/1/2014) • Current funding levels maintained plus inflation • $105 billion for FY13 & FY14 (~$53 billion/yr) • ~$41 b/yr for federal highways • Eliminates Equity Bonus, gives 95% RoR to States • Transfers $18.8 billion to HTF from GF • Congressional reauthorization hearings already occurring • What are the implications for Regions as the law expires before all the deadlines happen?

6. MAP-21 Implementation Roundtable Background NARC hosted 7 regional MAP-21 Implementation Roundtables Orlando Sacramento Phoenix Washington, D.C. Worchester, MA Tulsa Indianapolis

7. MAP-21 Implementation Roundtable Background MAP-21 Topics Covered

8. MAP-21 Implementation Roundtable Main Themes The State of the Regions: Responding to MAP-21 Word Cloud; wordle.net

9. MAP-21 Implementation Roundtable Main Themes

10. MAP-21 Implementation Roundtable Main Themes

11. MAP-21 Implementation Roundtable Main Themes Top to bottom: SCAG regional goods movement plan, TMACOG Freight conference banner, CMAP regional goods movement plan

12. MAP-21 Implementation Roundtable Main Themes Indianapolis pre- and post- NHS expansion

13. “ If you want real outcomes that are meaningful, then give us the flexibility to meet that unique opportunity.Michele Craig, Executive Director, KYOVA Interstate Planning Commission MAP-21 Implementation Roundtable Outcomes

14. MAP-21 Implementation Roundtable Outcomes • Partner with regions of all size, • Performance-based planning increasing this trend • Maintain flexibility to achieve federal policies, • Create an intermodal freight program • Align federal mandates with federal authorities, and • Avoid programmatic clawbacks • Require MPOs to conduct goods movement planning and outreach, but no defined regional role

15. MAP-21 Implementation Roundtable Outcomes • Increase the size of the federal program • Not enough money to meet basic federal priorities • Local governments raising new money • New federal planning requirements, but no increase in federal funding • Need both funding and financing tools

16. MAP-21 Implementation Roundtable Questions & Next Steps • Questions? Comments? • Open to General Discussion

17. THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING! For more information, please contact NARC staff: Erika Young Transportation Director erika@narc.org 202.986.1032, x 212