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Santa Rosa Chamber of Commerce Transportation Summit 2006

Santa Rosa Chamber of Commerce Transportation Summit 2006. June 21, 2006 Doug Kimsey , MTC Planning Director. Traffic Congestion Persists. Bay Area drivers made an estimated 21 million trips Length of average trip increased 25.6 minutes in 1990 to 29.4 minutes in 2000

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Santa Rosa Chamber of Commerce Transportation Summit 2006

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  1. Santa Rosa Chamber of Commerce Transportation Summit 2006 June 21, 2006 Doug Kimsey, MTC Planning Director

  2. Traffic Congestion Persists • Bay Area drivers made an estimated 21 million trips • Length of average trip increased 25.6 minutes in 1990 to 29.4 minutes in 2000 • Recent dip in traffic congestion is recession-related

  3. Traffic Congestion Persists • Sonoma County delays bucked the current trend • Freeway delay has grown over 60% between 2000-05

  4. Region and County Will Grow Sonoma County Region thousands millions

  5. Commuters Crisscross Region Counties and regional gateways daily trips will increase: • 35% increase in regional trips • 35% increase in Sonoma County trips • 83% increase in Mendocino/Sonoma trips • 19% increase in Marin/Sonoma trips

  6. Making the Down PaymentProjected 25-Year Revenues for Financially Constrained Element • $118 billion spending plan is primarily focused on maintaining and operating the existing transportation system

  7. More Potholes Ahead • $16.7 billion in roadway maintenance costs • $10.6 billion in revenues available as down payment • Results in $6.1 billion shortfall • Strengthen Prop. 42 • Strengthen Prop. 42 to ensure gasoline tax revenues are directed to transportation • The Problem is Bigger than Prop. 42 Alone. • Years of neglect have left our transportation system in a state of disrepair.

  8. Keep Trains and Buses Humming • $16.7 billion in transit capital costs • $13.4 billion in revenues available as down payment • Results in $2.8 billion shortfall • Strengthen Prop. 42 • Strengthen Prop. 42 to ensure gasoline tax revenues are directed to transportation • Promote efficiency • Consider institutional and functional transit consolidation measures that improve efficiency

  9. State Highways Showing Their Age • $14 billion in State highway maintenance costs • $7 billion in revenues available as down payment • Results in $7 billion shortfall • MTC Supports more SHOPP Funding • Delays in maintenance will increase cost of roadway repairs • However, directing more funding to SHOPP addresses repair needs, but leaves less State funding for expansion projects • Propositions 1A and 1B would bring money into the STIP and repay past loans

  10. Squeezing Better Mileage from Existing Network • Use Technology to Improve the Commute • Install and operate traffic monitoring systems, ramp metering and traffic signal timing to improve traffic flow • Implement real-time communications systems to clear incidents quickly • Provide commuters travel-time reliability to make their lives better • $742 million needed to deploy Regional Operations Program • $329 million in revenues available as down payment • Results in $413 million shortfall

  11. Expand HOV/HOT Lane Network • HOV lanes shave 15-20 minutes off peak commutes, offering commuters a way to beat congestion • Express buses use HOV lanes to bypass traffic and provide faster, more reliable service • HOT lanes introduce pricing element into highway use by giving solo drivers option to pay to bypass congestion Under Study Proposed HOV/HOT Network

  12. Moving Goods to Market • I-880 Corridor Improvements • Deploy ITS and operational strategies • I-580 Corridor Improvements • Truck climbing lanes; inland rail/barges; truck toll lanes • I-80 Corridor Improvements • I-80/680 interchange • US 101 North and Peninsula • Complete HOV lanes (North) • Operational improvements (Peninsula) • Southern Gateway • SR 152/156 improvements • Over 37 percent of Bay Area economic output is manufacturing, freight transportation, and warehouse and distribution businesses • 80 percent of freight movement occurs on freeway corridors, especially I-880, U.S. 101 and I-80 corridors, followed by rail and air cargo • Port of Oakland facilitates maritime freight movement, but is increasingly constrained due to congestion problems

  13. Resolution 3434: Bay Area’s Vision for Transit Expansion • MTC Resolution 3434 identifies new rail extensions, express buses, ferry services, and other enhancements • Success of these transit investments depends on many factors, including supportive land uses • Transit Expansion Needed to Meet Regional Population and Job Growth Projections • MTC adopted TOD policy in July 2005 • MTC also committed $2.5 million to support partners in station area planning efforts

  14. Enhancing Livability by Connecting Transportation And Land Use • Nearly 2 million people and 1.4 million jobs to be added to Bay Area • Partnerships amongst regional and local agencies needed to facilitate integration of transportation and land use • Joint Policy Committee formed to coordinateregional planning efforts and pursue implementation of the Smart Growth Vision, which was adopted in 2002 • Provide More Land-Use Planning Funds to Partners • MTC provides local planning funds through T-PLUS • The key to effective transportation is adequate housing in the right places.

  15. Santa Rosa Chamber of Commerce Transportation Summit 2006 Copies of this presentation can be downloaded from MTC’s website at:http://www.mtc.ca.gov

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