creating jobs through infrastructure investment national league of cities march 13, 2012
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Creating Jobs Through Infrastructure Investment
National League of Cities
March 13, 2012
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SCAG Quick Facts
Ventura
Orange
Los Angele
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San Bernardino
Riverside
Imperial
Nation’s largest Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) and Council of Governments (COG)
6 counties, 191 cities and over 18 million residents
Governed by a Regional Council of 84 local elected officials
15th largest economy in the world
9,000 lane miles of freeway
4 major airports
Nation’s global gateway for trade
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SCAG undertakes a variety of planning and policy initiatives to encourage a more
sustainable Southern California now and in the future.
Planning For The Future
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Regional Challenges
CONGESTION
AGING INFRASTRUCTURE
CLIMATE CHANGE
ENVIRONMENT
ECONOMY
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Our Vision for the Future of Southern California
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Mobility
Economy
Sustainability
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RTP/SCS Bottom-Up Development Process
Data gathering sessions & planning workshops in 2011
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Regional Council and Joint Policy Committee Meetingsin 2011
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Cities met withto update and develop land use and SED forecasts
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Policy Committee and Subcommittee Meetingsin 2011, including CEHD, EEC, TC, RTP Subcommittee, High-Speed Rail Subcommittee
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Technical Committee Meetingsin 2011, including Aviation TAC, P&P TAC, Transit TAC, Subregional Coordinators, Transportation Conformity Working Group
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• Over $525 billion in investments to improve the SCAG region’s transportation system through 2035
• $263 billion in capital investments
• $217 billion in system operations, preservation, and maintenance
• $45 billion in debt service to advance construction of projects
What is included in the Plan?
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Highways
Capital: $72.3 bil
Gap ClosuresHOV networkHOT networkToll facilities
Provide access to hard-to-reach areas of the region
Highways
Capital: $22.1 bil
Signal prioritizationBicycle lanesOther design featuresLightingLandscapingParkingSidewalks
Arterials
O&M: $56.7 bil O&M: $20.9 bil
Image courtesy Metro © 2011 LACMTA
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Goods Movement
$47.9 billion
Port access
Freight rail capacity
Grade separations
Truck mobility improvements
Intermodal facilities
Emission reduction strategies
Grade Separations and Goods Movement
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Transportation Demand ManagementActive Transportation
$6 billion
Bikeways increase from4,615 to10,422 miles
Other strategies and safety improvements
Active Transportation
$4 billion
Reduce solo drivingIncentive carpooling, transit, biking, walking, flexible work schedules, telecommuting, First Mile/Last Mile strategies
TDM
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Transit and Passenger Rail
$49.7 billion
New BRT Light Rail Heavy Rail Busroutes, extensions, and service enhancements
Capital(Transit)
$51.6 billion
Metrolink extensions & speed improvements
LOSSAN speed improvements
California HST Phase 1
Capital(Passenger Rail)
Operations & Maintenance: $139.3 billion
Image courtesy Metrolink
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Land Use
Utilize local growth input
Compass Blueprint Demonstration projects
Emphasize growth in High-Quality Transit Opportunity Areas
Emphasize growth along main streets, downtowns and other appropriate locations
Shift development from single-family towards multi-family residential development to refl ect recent trends
Image courtesy MVE & Partners, Irvine, CA
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$524.7 billion (nominal dollars)
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What are the funding challenges and how are they addressed?
Core Federal$33.0 (6%)
Additional Federal$84.3 (16%)
Core State$46.8 (9%)
Additional State$83.2 (16%) Core Local
$225.5 (43%)
Additional Local$51.9 (10%)
Capital Projects$262.8 (50%)
Debt Ser-vice
$45.1 (9%)
O&M Highway$56.7 (11%)
O&M Transit$139.3 (27%)
O&M Local Roads
$20.9 (4%)
Revenues Expenditures
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Year TargetDraft 2012 RTP/SCS Results
2020 8% 8%
2035 13% 16%
Benefits of the Draft 2012-2035 RTP/SCS
State MandateSB 375 GHG Reduction
The Draft 2012 RTP/SCSmeets all air quality
conformity requirements,
including:Fiscal constraint
Pollutant budgets
Federal MandateAir Quality Conformity
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Economic and Job Creation Analysis
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• Economic Times required More Comprehensive Analysis of Impact and Benefits of Infrastructure Expenditures
• SCAG Retained Team of Leading Economists
o Wallace Walrod, Ph.D., Orange County Business Council
o Marlon Boarnet, Ph.D., University of Southern California
o Christine Cooper, Ph.D., LA Economic Development Corporation
o John Husing, Ph.D., Economics & Politics
• Team Used Regional Economic Models, Inc. (REMI Model) to assess impacts
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Economic and Job Creation Analysis
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• Components of Economic Analysis
o Cost/Benefit of Investments
o Economic Benefits of Construction Spending
o Economic Benefits of an Improved Transportation System
o Impacts of Fees
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Cost/Benefit of Investments
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$2.90return for every $1
spent
Cost/Benefit Analysis
74%
22%4%
Travel Time Savings Veh. Op. Cost Savings Emission Cost Savings
Includes:
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• Total 2012 RTP/SCS Cost in Constant Dollars
• Annualize Costs
• Translate into per day (365)
• Adjust for per capita (Average of 20 million)
2012–2035 RTP/SCS Per Capita Cost
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Cost is Less than
$2 per dayper capita
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$4.16
$1.23$0.21
Travel Time Savings Veh. Op. Cost Savings Emission Cost Savings
2012–2035 RTP/SCS Per Capita Benefit
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Over
$5 per day
per capita
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Summary of ResultsEmployment and Economic Benefits Types
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Construction
Network Benefits• Commuting• Accessibility• Transportation
174,500Annual Jobs
196,000-512,000
Mid-point Estimate 354,000
Annual Jobs
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Job Creation Benefits(Thousands of Average Annual Jobs)
2011-2015
2016-2020
2021-2025
2026-2030
2031-2035
Annual Average
CONSTRUCTION 176 157 166 180 154 166
ALL NETWORK BENEFITS 21 71 263 543 852 354
AMENITY & OPERATIONS 17 40 65 88 108 64
Draft 2012-2035 RTP/SCS 214 268 494 811 1,114 584
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User Fee Impacts(Thousands of Average Annual Jobs)
New jobs and their resulting local, state and federal revenues not reflected
Impacts of revenue options with no reinvestment
2011-2015
2016-2020 2021-2025 2026-2030 2031-2035 Average
SALES TAX -34.1 -34 -34.2 -35.3 -35.7 -34.6
HIGHWAY TOLLS 0 0 0 -0.3 -0.4 -0.1
FREIGHT FEE 0 0 0 -0.2 -0.3 -0.1
GAS TAX 0 -6.4 -5.4 -0.9 -1.6 -2.9
VMT FEE 0 0 -14.8 -72.9 -63.1 -29
All Revenue Options
-34.1 -40.4 -54.4 -109.6 -101.1 -66.8
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Conclusion
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- Per Capita Cost is less than $2 per day - Per Capita Benefit is greater than $5 per day
Construction Benefits — 174,500 annual jobs
Network Benefits — 354,000 annual jobs
User Fee Impacts — 67,000 annual jobs
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View the Draft 2012-2035 RTP/SCS at
www.scagrtp.net
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