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Financing California’s Transportation System. Steve Heminger Executive Director Metropolitan Transportation Commission May 2010. “We’ve run out of money. Now we’ll have to start thinking.” -Anonymous. 1. What Should the Feds Do?. Protect Ike’s Legacy. Interstate Highway System.
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Financing California’s Transportation System Steve Heminger Executive Director Metropolitan Transportation Commission May 2010
“We’ve run out of money. Now we’ll have to start thinking.” -Anonymous
Protect Ike’s Legacy Interstate Highway System
Move the Goods Article 1, Section 8 “To regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states…”
Keep the Engines Primed Sources: U.S. Census, Texas Transportation Institute, U.S. Conference of Mayors, EPA
Enhance Energy Security Annual Petroleum Trends in the U.S. 1949-2006 Source: Energy Information Administration
Transportation Paradigms • Interstate Era • Build Highways • Post-Interstate Era • Build Anything BUT Highways • Post-Post-Interstate Era • Manage What You’ve Built
Average Daily Person Travel, State of California Source: Caltrans, HPMS
Cost/Benefit of Operations and Capital Projects Source: MTC, Caltrans, and FHWA
Traffic Congestion CaltransBudget
Price the System Change in Motion Create an 800-mile Regional High-Occupancy Toll (HOT) Network on Bay Area freeways 14
Change in Motion $400 million for Lifeline Transportation Program $1 billion for Regional Bicycle Network $2.2 billion for Transportation for Livable Communities Program TOD Policy for Transit Expansion Program Leverage Land-Use Changes 15
Meet the Climate Challenge RTAC Target Recommendation: X% CO2 per capita reduction between 2005 and 2020/2035