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A New Federal Authorization Repositioning Transportation for the 21 st Century. Moving Ohio into a Prosperous New World 2009 OTEC Columbus, OH Anne Canby, President. Positioning ODOT for a 21st Century World. OHIO’s 21st Century Transportation Priorities
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A New Federal Authorization Repositioning Transportation for the 21st Century Moving Ohio into a Prosperous New World 2009 OTEC Columbus, OH Anne Canby, President Surface Transportation Policy Partnership
Positioning ODOT for a 21st Century World • OHIO’s 21st Century Transportation Priorities • Finding New Solutions in Today’s Environment • Federal Policy Direction • Changing Role for DOTs Surface Transportation Policy Partnership
Strategies for OH’s 21st Century Transportation Priorities • #1: Getting There Faster, Safer, More Cost Effectively • #2: Meeting The Needs Of Business And Travelers • #3: Working Smarter and Getting Better Results • #4: Investing Where It Really Counts Surface Transportation Policy Partnership
It’s A Different World Today • Yesterday’s answers are unlikely to provide tomorrow’s solutions • Mature highway system • A different economy • Different demographics • The built environment • Energy Use & Dependence • What does all of this add up to? Surface Transportation Policy Partnership
Where Federal Policy May Go • Sustainable Communities Partnership • More transportation choices • Enhance economic competitiveness • Support existing communities • Coordinate policies and leverage investment • Value communities and neighborhoods Surface Transportation Policy Partnership
Where Federal Policy May Go • Balanced transportation system • HSR initiative • Authorization of federal surface transportation • How might it differ from what we have in place today? • When will we see a bill? Surface Transportation Policy Partnership
Authorization Of Federal Surface Transportation • Establishing national policy goals • Greater emphasis on performance • Inclusion of rail in surface transportation act • Stronger emphasis on intermodal for freight and passenger • Reduction in program categories • Strengthening the role of planning • Focus on freight • Discretionary federal funds • How we pay for federal program? Surface Transportation Policy Partnership
The Changing Role of the State DOT • No longer your father’s DOT • Building a system • Construction focus • Focus on highways • New approaches to providing mobility and access to underpin our economic activity • State DOT’s role in framing new relationships Metro areas – e.g. - Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, Cincinnati, Toledo, Akron Many more smaller regions Surface Transportation Policy Partnership
Rethinking the Transportation Mission • TO • Envision a system that uses all modes • Address the different transport needs of a range of constituents • Add value to the public domain and entice private investment • Accountable for outcomes that people care about • Build partnerships with local communities and the public to help people & their communities prosper Surface Transportation Policy Partnership
“Growing” Communities US Census Population 1950 – 1,389,582 US Census Population 2002 – 1,393,978 Cuyahoga Co Land Use Maps – Cuyahoga Co Planning Commission 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 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 flexible • Engaging local governments as partners in land-use planning and zoning Surface Transportation Policy Partnership
Thank youAnne CanbySTPPwww.transact.org202-466-2636 Surface Transportation Policy Partnership