The USDOT Urban Partners & FHWA August 20, 2007 Webcast with Division Offices Jeffrey F. Paniati Associate Administrator, Office of Operations Federal.

The USDOT Urban Partners & FHWA

August 20, 2007

Webcast with Division Offices

Jeffrey F. PaniatiAssociate Administrator, Office of OperationsFederal Highway AdministratorU.S. Department of Transportation

Strategy to Reduce Congestion

Path to the Urban Partners

Retreat for USDOT leadership Congestion identified as the Issue that should

be addressed Initiated major Departmental effort to scope

out a plan

USDOTRetreat

Early 2006

Strategy to Reduce Congestion

Path to the Urban Partners

Six Points Cornerstone – Relieve Urban Congestion

(Congestion Pricing)

USDOTRetreat

USDOTCongestion

Initiative Announced

May 2006Early 2006

Strategy to Reduce Congestion

Congestion Pricing – Bringing Supply and Demand into Alignment Failure to properly price travel on highways is a

root cause of congestion The price of highway travel (gas taxes, registration

fees, etc.) bears little or no relationship to the cost of congestion

Unlike other public utilities, the public expectation is that the “service” is free or does not change with changes in demand

Allocating transportation services via pricing is more efficient than allocating by delay

Strategy to Reduce Congestion

Path to the Urban Partners

Three Notices Urban Partnership Agreements Value Pricing Pilot Program ITS Operational Testing to Mitigate Congestion

$130 Million Available (Eventually grew to over $1 Billion)

USDOTRetreat

USDOTCongestion

Initiative Announced

ThreeFederal

Register Notices

Released

Dec 2006Early 2006 May 2006

Strategy to Reduce Congestion

Urban Partnership Agreements – Congestion Pricing

Integrated “4T” Strategy TOLLING (pricing) – Key Element

Direct user charge based on use of facility; varies based on level of congestion

Toll collection via electronic means (no booths) Transit Telecommuting/Travel Demand Management Technology

Strategy to Reduce Congestion

Path to the Urban Partners

Over half included a pricing component Most included transit features Most had a technology component Relatively few major telecommuting proposals

USDOTRetreat

USDOTCongestion

Initiative Announced

ThreeFederal

Register Notices

Released

Dec 2006

ReceivedUPA Applications

From27 Metro Areas

Apr 2007Early 2006 May 2006

Strategy to Reduce Congestion

Path to the Urban Partners

Extensive inter-departmental review UPA Coordination Team Technical Review Teams

Involved consensus-building in context of OST defined over-arching objectives

USDOTRetreat

USDOTCongestion

Initiative Announced

ThreeFederal

Register Notices

Released

Dec 2006

ModalAdministrators

BriefedOn Top 16Proposals

May 2007

ReceivedUPA Applications

From27 Metro Areas

Apr 2007Early 2006 May 2006

Strategy to Reduce Congestion

Path to the Urban Partners

Seattle, San Francisco, Minneapolis-St. Paul, New York City, Miami

San Diego, Denver, Dallas, Atlanta

ThreeFederal

Register Notices

Released

Dec 2006

USDOTAnnounces

NinePUPs

Jun 2007

ReceivedUPA Applications

From27 Metro Areas

Apr 2007

ModalAdministrators

BriefedOn Top 16Proposals

May 2007

USDOTCongestion

Initiative Announced

May 2006

Strategy to Reduce Congestion

Path to the Urban Partners

Multi-modal effort to identify projects and sources of funds

Discussions with potential Urban Partners Develop final list based on requirements and

available funds Non-binding agreements with Urban Partners

ThreeFederal

Register Notices

Released

Dec 2006

USDOTAnnounces

NinePUPs

Jun 2007

ReceivedUPA Applications

From27 Metro Areas

Apr 2007

ModalAdministrators

BriefedOn Top 16Proposals

May 2007

USDOTDevelops

Term Sheets

Jul/Aug 2007

Strategy to Reduce Congestion

Path to the Urban Partners

Seattle, San Francisco, Minneapolis-St. Paul, New York City, Miami

San Diego funded for SWOOP, but not a Urban Partner

$850 Million of discretionary resources committed

USDOTAnnounces

NinePUPs

Jun 2007

ReceivedUPA Applications

From27 Metro Areas

Apr 2007

ModalAdministrators

BriefedOn Top 16Proposals

May 2007

USDOTAnnounces

FiveUrban Partners

Aug 2007

USDOTDevelops

Term Sheets

Jul/Aug 2007

Strategy to Reduce Congestion

New York $354 million IF cordon/area pricing is implemented in

Manhattan by March 31, 2009 Will charge drivers $8 and trucks $21 a day to enter or leave

Manhattan below 86th Street on weekdays during the workday

Those who drive only within the congestion zone would pay $4 a day for cars, $5.50 for trucks

Final plan yet to be determined; must meet specified performance measure (6.3% reduction in the pricing zone)

$1.6 million to cover up-front planning costs Tolling authority required by March 2008 to receive remainder

of funds Significant because this is the first time cordon/area pricing will

be implemented in the US

Strategy to Reduce Congestion

New York

Project Highlights - $354 Million Total Implementation of area Pricing Bus Facilities and Other Improvements Initiation of Bus Rapid Transit Regional Ferry Services West of Hudson Regional Transportation Alternative

Analysis

Strategy to Reduce Congestion

New York

Partners New York City Department of Transportation New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority New York State Department of Transportation

Strategy to Reduce Congestion

New York

Sources of Funds - $354.0 million FHWA – $20.8 million

Value Pricing Pilot Program - $5.0 million Ferry Boat - $15.8 million

FTA – $328.3 million RITA - $5.4 million

Strategy to Reduce Congestion

San Francisco

$158.7 million IF variable pricing is implemented on Doyle Drive by Sept 2009 Doyle Drive is the 1.5 mile elevated roadway leading

to the Golden Gate Bridge Will charge an extra (one-way-fee above the $5 toll on

the Golden Gate Bridge); electronic collection Revenues will help pay to reconstruct the 70-year old

Doyle Drive $1.6 million to cover up-front planning costs Tolling authority required by Spring 2008 to receive

remainder of funds Significant because an existing facility will be priced

Strategy to Reduce Congestion

San Francisco

Project Highlights - $158.7 Million Total Tolling Equipment Reconstruction of Doyle Drive Variable Pricing for On/Off Street Parking in Downtown

San Francisco SFgo Arterial Traffic Management System/Traffic

Controller Upgrades Improvements to Regional Ferry Service Creation of Integrated Mobility Accounts 511 Upgrades

Strategy to Reduce Congestion

San Francisco

Partners Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District Bay Area Toll Authority San Francisco Country Transportation Authority California Department of Transportation Golden Gate bridge highway and Transportation District Metropolitan Transportation Commission San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency

Strategy to Reduce Congestion

San Francisco

Sources of Funds - $158.7 million FHWA – $80.1 million

Public Lands - $47.3 million Value Pricing Pilot Program - $10.0 million Transportation Community, and System Preservation -

$10.0 million Ferry Boat - $12.8 million

FTA – $58.4 million RITA - $ 20.2 million

Strategy to Reduce Congestion

Seattle

$138.7 million IF legal authority is adopted and variable pricing is implemented on the State Route 520 floating bridge by September 2009 King County crossing that currently carries about

160,000 people per day between Seattle and its Eastside suburbs

Tolls on the existing bridge are intended to help pay for the new bridge

$1.6 million to cover up-front planning costs Significant because this will be among the first of

existing facilities to be priced

Strategy to Reduce Congestion

Seattle

Project Highlights - $138.7 Million Total Implement variable pricing Enhance bus service and provide supporting amenities Regional ferry service Real-time multi-modal traveler information Active traffic management

Strategy to Reduce Congestion

Seattle

Partners Washington State Department of Transportation Puget Sound Regional Council King County

Strategy to Reduce Congestion

Seattle

Sources of Funds - $138.7 FHWA – $50.7 million

Innovative Bridge - $5.1 million Transportation, Community, and System Preservation

$24.0 million Value Pricing Pilot Program - $10.0 million Ferry Boat - $11.6 million

FTA – $41.0 million RITA - $47.0 million

Strategy to Reduce Congestion

Minneapolis – St. Paul $133 million IF legal authority to implement congestion pricing

has been adopted and placed in effect within 90 days following the opening of the next session of the Minnesota State legislature and the following happens on I-35W between downtown Minneapolis and the southern suburbs by September 30, 2009: Existing HOV lanes are converted to dynamically-priced

HOT lanes (along the lines of the existing MnPASS operation)

The existing HOT lanes are extended The shoulder lanes along the northbound portion of I-35W

from 46th Street to downtown Minneapolis are dynamically priced

$1.6 million to cover up-front planning costs

Strategy to Reduce Congestion

Minneapolis – St. Paul

Project Highlights - $133.0 Million Total Conversion of the I-35W HOV lane to HOT; extension

of HOT lanes; priced dynamic shoulder lanes Establish a Bus Rapid Transit lane into downtown

Minneapolis Advanced BRT stations and park and ride facilities for

the North metro suburbs along the I-35W corridor “Transit advantage” bypass lane/ramp Contra-flow transit lanes in downtown Minneapolis ITS Technology to improved transit services Arterial and freeway management

Strategy to Reduce Congestion

Minneapolis – St. Paul

Partners Minnesota Department of Transportation Twin Cities Metropolitan Council

Strategy to Reduce Congestion

Minneapolis – St. Paul

Sources of Funds - $133.0 million FHWA – $20.8 million

Interstate Maintenance - $6.6 million Transportation, Community, and System Preservation -

$16.4 million Value Pricing Pilot Program - $5.0 million

FTA – $85.9 million RITA - $19.4 million

Strategy to Reduce Congestion

Miami

$62.9 million to establish 21 miles of HOT lanes on I-95 from Fort Lauderdale to downtown Miami (no new tolling authority required); HOV3+ free access SunPass electronic toll collection (requires new

construction) Expand 10-lane highway to 12 lanes (by reducing the

width of the existing lanes from 12 to 11 feet and using a portion of the shoulder)

Revenues to fund construction and expand BTR

All funds immediately available

Strategy to Reduce Congestion

Miami

Project Highlights - $62.9 Million Total I-95 HOV to HOT Conversion Operation of BRT on HOT lanes Express Bus Service Transit Facility Improvements

Strategy to Reduce Congestion

Miami

Partners Florida Department of Transportation Miami-Dade Metrop0olitan Planning Organization Broward Country metropolitan Planning Organization Broward Country Transit Miami-Date Transit Miami-Dade Expressway Authority Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise

Strategy to Reduce Congestion

Miami

Sources of Funds - $62.9 million FHWA – $43.4 million

Interstate Maintenance - $43.4 million FTA – $19.5 million RITA - None

Strategy to Reduce Congestion

FHWA Responsibilities

Fiscal oversight Reporting Requirements – Divisions HOP

Multimodal Coordination OST High Expectations Key is No Surprises Multimodal modeled after the initial UPA Team

High interest/High visibility program – Congress, Media, OIG, GAO, OST

Strategy to Reduce Congestion

FHWA Responsibilities

Expedited Approvals Again, key is no surprises Anticipate roadblocks and address quickly

(engage all relevant parties – cross-Agency, cross-Department)

Lessons Learned Lessons Transferred Resource Center involvement Idea is to take the UPA experience and broadly

promote/facilitate