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Planning Bexar County’s
Transportation System
Mike Villarreal
State Representative, District 123
1. Trends
2. Our Transportation System
3. A Draining On Our Wealth
4. Low-Income Families Hit Hardest
5. Health Effects
6. Current Funding Streams
7. Local Initiatives
8. Community Direction
Outline
Our community must anticipate and respond to two significant trends that are already impacting our lives – a rapidly growing population and a future decline in production rates of oil.
Trends
Bexar County is one of the fastest growing counties.
Trends: Fast growing population
Source: Texas Data Center, US Census
Trends: Declining Oil Production Rates
Source: Association for the Study of Peak Oil and Gas
San Antonio Metropolitan Area is vulnerable to changes in gas prices and expected rise of gas.
San Antonio's transportation system is defined by an extensive road system and above average driving distances.
Our Transportation System
Large Urbanized Areas
Under 1,100 Freeway Lane Miles, 2005
Tampa-St. Petersburg
Sacramento
Portland Milwaukee
Orlando
Las Vegas
Providence
Columbus
San Antonio
Buffalo
Memphis
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
1,000 1,200 1,400 1,600 1,800 2,000 2,200 2,400
Population (1,000)
Lane M
iles
of
Freew
ay
Our Transportation System
More Roads Induce More Travel
7
11
13
15
17
19
21
0.60 0.80 1.00 1.20 1.40 1.60 1.80 2.00 2.20 2.40
Major Roadway Lane Miles per 1,000 PopulationDaily
Vehic
le T
ravel (M
iles)
per
Capit
a
Indianapolis
Columbus
NorfolkOklahoma City
BuffaloNew Orleans
Orlando
San Antonio
Las Vegas
Milwaukee
Cincinnati
Sacramento
Fort Worth
Kansas City
San Bernardino
Ft. Lauderdale
Portland
San Jose
Pittsburgh
Denver
Cleveland
Seattle
St. Louis
MiamiBaltimoreMinneapolis-St. Paul
Dallas
Phoenix
San Diego
Atlanta
Boston
Houston
Washington DC
Detroit
San Francisco
Philadelphia
Chicago
Los Angeles
New York9
Our Transportation System
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
Minneapolis-St. PaulRiverside-San Bernardino
West Palm Beach-Boca –Delray
Oklahoma City
Ft Lauderdale-Hollywd-Pompano
Tampa-St Pete-Clearwater
Miami-HialeahPhiladelphia
HoustonHoustonAtlanta
IndianapolisAustinAustin
Dallas-Fort WorthDallas-Fort WorthCharlotte
San AntonioSan AntonioKansas City
St. LouisJacksonville
Orlando Cincinnati
PhoenixColumbus
SeattleMemphis
Salt Lake City
Detroit
San DiegoPortland-Vancouver
San Jose
Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News
WashingtonLos Angeles
PittsburghProvidence-Pawtucket
San Francisco-OaklandDenverTucson
BaltimoreSacramento
ClevelandMilwaukee
Chicago-Northwestern IN Boston
Buffalo-Niagara FallsLas Vegas
New York-Northeastern NJNew Orleans
Daily Vehicle Miles Per Capita
Source: “Who drives the most and the least among large U.S. metropolitan regions?” Commentary by Robert Dunphy, Urban Land Institute
Our Transportation System
Our current reliance on automobiles is draining our wealth.
A Drain On Our Wealth
Transportation costs have grown faster than income, San Antonio 2000-2006
12.2%
23.9%
33.2%
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
Income Transport Housing
A Drain On Our Wealth
Drive ‘til You QualifyTransportation and Housing Costs for HHs Earning $20-$50,000
A Drain On Our Wealth
Typical SA household spends more on transportation than housing.
H + T = 63% H + T = 48%
H
H
T
T
A Drain On Our Wealth
$15,200
$14,000
$14,000
$8,850
The cost of transportation hits low-income families the hardest.
Low-Income Families Hit Hardest
Low-Income Families Hit Hardest
Share of Income Spent on Housing
Share of Income Spent on Transportation
32%
35%
33%
22%
31%
37%
In Central
City
Near Other Employment
Center
Away From Employment
Center
Households $20,000 to $35,000
In Central
City
Near Other Employment
Center
Away From Employment
Center
16%
23% 26%
23%
26% 25%
Households $35,000 to $50,000
Source: Center for Neighborhood Technologies Note: Employment Centers are job locations with no less than 5,000 jobs.
54%
66%70%
39%
49%51%
Our high levels of driving impacts our health.
Health Effects
Source: Victoria Transport Policy Institute, 2005
Health Effects: Traffic Fatality Rates
Metropolitan Statistical Area
Traffic Dealths per 100,000 Population
Austin 15.43Houston 12.84San Antonio 12.31Dallas-Fort Worth 11.99San Diego 9.31Salt Lake City 9Los Angeles 7.75Portland 7.72Minneapolis 7.53Seattle 7Cleveland 6.71Boston 5.67
Automobiles create more polluted air than any other source. Although technology has significantly reduced auto emissions, dramatic increases in the number of vehicle miles traveled has overwhelmed the advances.
American Lung Association gave Bexar County Air an “F” for its level of ground-level ozone in its last study of air quality.
We pay for health care cost of treating children and adults with asthma and other cardiovascular disease, in addition to the economic costs of lost class time for students and work days for adults.
Health Effects: Air Pollution
Old sources of funding are drying up.
Current Funding Streams
• Texas lost $1 billion in federal highway cutbacks in the last Texas lost $1 billion in federal highway cutbacks in the last two years. two years.
• San Antonio has zero dollars available to improve its San Antonio has zero dollars available to improve its transportation infrastructure over the next 10 years. transportation infrastructure over the next 10 years.
Current Funding Streams: Fed Hwy Trust Fund
Local governments are attempting to set new priorities: Mayor’s Sustainable Development Plan & County Judge/Mayor Transportation Task Force.
VIA is exploring light rail using an existing line.
State legislators will consider expanding local taxing or fee authority to invest in transportation infrastructure.
State legislation will include a menu of taxing and fee options that require a vote of the locals.
Local Initiatives
What ideas made an impression on you?
What changes do you think should be made in our transportation system?
If a local tax or fee were proposed to improve our transportation system, would you support it? Why or why not?
Community Direction
