Connecticut Strategic Transportation Plan

1. Connecticut Strategic Transportation Plan June 19, 2014 Stakeholder Council Meetings Round One Cromwell, Connecticut

3. Agenda • Update of the Statewide Transportation Plan • Why we are here • About the Plan (Outcomes, Process, Roles) • Outreach Conducted to Date (Interviews, Questionnaire, Poll, Workshop) • Draft Vision and Goals • Questions? • Transportation in Connecticut - Overview • The system • Overview of issues • Questions? • Orientation for Breakout Sessions

4. Why We Are Here - Stakeholder Councils(each has its own breakout session)

5. Your Role Today

6. Highlights of TransformCT • 50 year vision plan • Multi-modal • Performance Based • Financially constrained, first 10 years • 63 engagements • Open houses • Focus groups • Issue forums • Website

7. MindMixer Activity

8. About the Plan - Process

9. TransformCT in 5 Phases We are here • Build a Vision • Iterative Process • Establish Baseline and Forecast • Existing conditions & needs • Revenue Forecasts • Needs • Economic Tradeoffs • Which investments? • How do we pay? • Return on investments • Evaluate & Prioritize Options • Develop Strategies for implementation

10. Connecticut’s Family of Plans

11. Plan Timeline

12. TransformCT Survey • 1,000 households • February-March 2014 • 19 minute survey asking • Satisfaction with Services • What facilities and services used • Condition and performance of system • Improvement needs • Willingness to pay

13. Overall Satisfaction Levels

14. Pavement Condition

15. Congestion

16. Potential Investments

17. Important Future Initiatives

18. New Infrastructure vs. Maintenance • 14% • 38% • Increase % spent on new infrastructure & reduce % spent on maintaining existing infrastructure • Increase% spent on maintaining existing infrastructure and reduce% spent on new infrastructure • Keep portions the same as now46%

19. Highways vs. Public Transportation • 18% • 32% • Increase the portion it spends on public transportation and reduce the portion it spends on highways and other things • Increase the portion it spends on highways and reduce the portion it spends on public transportationand other things • Keep portions the same as now48%

20. Funding Transportation Improvements

21. Selected Issues – From Outreach Congestion Maintenance Safety

22. Issues (Cont’d) Public Transportation Freight Land Use

23. Issues (Cont’d) • Non-motorized transportation • Reliance on Federal dollars • Mega projects on horizon • Connections to NYC and Boston

24. Draft Goals and Objectives • Infrastructure Condition • Safe and Secure Travel

25. Draft Goals and Objectives (cont.) • Economic Vitality • Environmental Sustainability

26. Draft Goals and Objectives (cont.) • CTDOT Organizational Excellence

27. Draft Goals and Objectives (cont.) • Transportation Equity

28. Trends – Population

29. Trends – Employment and Output Employment Output Manufacturing Education & Healthcare Business & Prof. Services Finance, Insurance & Real Estate Arts & Entertainment Finance, Insurance & Real Estate Business & Prof. Services Education & Healthcare Manufacturing Construction Arts & Entertainment Construction

30. Trends – Federal and State Fiscal Trends

31. Other Trends/Influencers • Construction Costs/Sea level rise • Energy Costs/Supply • Autonomous Vehicles/Vehicle Technology • Generational Preferences

32. Break Out Sessions • Validate vision statement • Validate and prioritize plan challenges • Your focus area and overall • Discussion of trends that will impact Connecticut’s future • What is the transportation system of 2043 • Economic group – Economic scenarios • Report back

33. Thank You! • www.TransformCT.org • Tom Maziarz @ Thomas.Maziarz@ct.gov • David Elder, AICP @ David.Elder@ct.gov