S47_Louisiana Statewide Transportation Plan_LTC2013

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February 18, 2013

Louisiana Statewide

Transportation Plan

Louisiana Statewide Planning

ConferenceBaton Rouge, LA


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Agenda

About the Plan

Draft Vision and Goals

Transportation in Louisiana


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About the Plan Intended Outcomes

Performance-based planning focus

Identification of investments, policies and programs mostimportant to Louisiana

Includes:

Multimodal plan

Separate plans for aviation and rail

Statewide travel demand model


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About the Plan - Process

Data/Analysis

Existing Conditions

Modal Needs

Revenues

Gap

Scenario Analysis

Impact Analysis

Products

Vision

Goals and ObjectivesPerformance Measures

Investment Scenarios

Supporting Policies

Implementation

Prioritized Projects

OutreachLeadership Interviews

Public Poll

Legislator QuestionnaireVisioning Participants

Advisory Councils

Advisory Councils

Advocates

Advisory Councils

Public Comment


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Policy Committee

Executive Advisory Council DOTD ExecutivesAdvisory Council Chairs

Advisory Councils Aviation Freight Rail Intermodal State Highway Operations & Maintenance Ports & Waterways Regional Planning Officials Community Development & Enhancement Trucking

About the Plan - Decision-making Structure


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About the Plan DOTD Roles

Owner-Operator Partner Advocate

Highways & Bridges

Ports

Aviation

Rail

Transit

Non-motorized


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Louisiana State Highway System

16,687 state centerline miles (27% of allroads in Louisiana)

11th largest state system

~80% rural

~2/3 on low volume roads

7,963 State bridges (60% of all bridges)


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Louisiana State Highway System

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

RURAL URBAN

Very Poor

Poor

Fair

Good

Excellent

0

500

1,000

1,500

2,000

2,500

3,000

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Structurally Deficient DOTD Bridges

Structurally Deficient Bridges

Pavement Condition by Mileage


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DOTD interviewstop transportationpriorities?

Asset management

Bottlenecks

Transportation and the economy

DOTD strategic goals

Other modes (transit, rail)

Achievable projects Corridor focus


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DOTD interviewswhat must change?

Add capacity to key facilities

Emphasize growth management

Connections

Intergovernmental cooperation

New funding sources


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Legislative QuestionnaireOn what do you believe the state should focus existing transportation funding?

77%

54%

26%

19%

18%

17%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90%

Maintaining what we have

Strengthening the economy and creating/sustaining

jobs

Reducing commute times

Improving transportation safety

Providing essential public transportation services for

elderly, disabled, and low income citizens

Providing additional transportation choices such aswalking, biking, and transit

Percent Responding As Very Important (Rank of 1 or 2 out of 6)


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Legislative QuestionnaireWhat types of projects are most needed to improve the performance of Louisianas

transportation system?

59%

54%

31%

28%

8%

8%

8%

8%

7%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%

Maintenance/preservation projects across all

transportation modes

Reduce congestion by highway capacity expansion

Improving ports in support of Louisiana industry

Reduce congestion by improving operations with low

cost projects

Reduce congestion by increasing transit and non-motorized services

Safety-related investments across all transportation

modes

Increased modal choices for passengers

Improving airports to better accommodate tourism,

business travel, personal travel, and air cargo

Improving freight railroads to enhance service and

reliability in support of Louisiana industry

Percent Responding as Very Important


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Legislative QuestionnaireWhat ways do you think are most feasible for increasing transportation funding?

61%

46%

31%

17%

33%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%

Tolls approved by local voters

Savings from outsourcing/privatizing state

services

Local option taxes/fees

Reducing other state expenditures, such as

higher education, health care, etc., to allow

greater expenditures in transportation

Other (responses included increase in stategas tax, public-private partnerships, more

effective spending)

Percent Responding as Feasible (Rank of 4 or 5 out of 5)


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QuestionnaireWhats the likelihood of

11.6% 7.0%

32.6%25.6% 23.3%

0.0%

50.0%

9.3%20.9%

27.9%

18.6%23.3%

0.0%

50.0%

23.3%32.6%

25.6%

9.3% 9.3%

0.0%

50.0%

23.1% 30.8%

38.5%

7.7%0.0%

0.0%

50.0%

Reduction in federal transportation funds.

Reduced state fuel tax revenues due to

increased gas prices, increased fuelefficiency, alternative fuels.

Reduced travel demand due to telecommuting,

compressed work weeks, internet shopping, etc.

Rural population shift to urban/suburbanareas

0.0%

16.3%

30.2% 34.9%

18.6%

0.0%

50.0%

Continued suburban development

9.8%

26.8% 26.8%19.5% 17.1%

0.0%

50.0%

Urban redevelopment

Less Likely More Likely


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Public SurveyBroad impressions (Questions 1-7)

97%

69%

51%

37%

34%

28%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Transportation Important to Quality of Life and Economy?

Convenient, Reliable Air Service?

Roads and Bridges Safe?

Convenient, Reliable Public Transportation?

Safe, Convenient for Bike/Ped?

Roads and Bridges in Good Condition?

% Strongly Agree or Somewhat Agree


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Public SurveyWhere to spend tax $ (Questions 8-17)

91%

78%

74%

73%

68%

63%

61%

58%

45%

41%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Maintain what we have

Increase safety all modes

Reduce congestion technology/low cost

Ports to attract business, jobs

Airports for business, tourism

Railroads for economic development

Reduce congestion new capacity

Basic transp. for elderly/disabled/low income

Reduce congestion transit & bike/ped

More non-highway transp. choices

% Very Important

Not Very Important

Very Important to

some

Very

Important to

All

Very Important to

Most


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Public SurveyIf tax revenues arent sufficient (Questions 18-21)

Opened ended question on how to pay for projects:

#1 response no opinion (51%)

#2 response more effective spending (18%)

#3 response some sort of taxes/fees (14%)

61%

78%

23%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Voter-approved tolls

Voter-approved tax by parish/city

Reducing expenditures on higher education,

health care, etc.

Strongly Approve or Somewhat Approve


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Draft Vision and Goals

Goals:

InfrastructurePreservation and

Maintenance

Safety

EconomicCompetitiveness

CommunityDevelopment and

Enhancement

EnvironmentalStewardship

Vision: Mostly small and medium-

sized communities with qualityopen space in-between

But also higher-growth, dense,compact urban areas such asNew Orleans

Support extractive andresource industries, a majoreconomic driver in the state

Consider and support the

potential for increased economicactivity associated with arts,entertainment, retirement and

tourism as well as a research

& technology focus


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Highway Needs Roadway Preservation

Investments needs to attain currentstandards

Initial estimate Over $17 billion

$3.8B in now needs (preservation only)

0

20

40

60

80

100

2011

2013

2015

2017

2019

2021

2023

2025

2027

2029

2031

2033

2035

2037

2039

2041

%Leng

th(Miles)

Year

Interstate Condition Distribution

Very Poor Poor Fair Good Very Good

8.1%

71.7%

20.2%

Modernization

Preservation

Routine Maintenance

Highway Preservation Needs by Type


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Potential Performance Measures

Preservation

Percent of State Highway System meetingpavement condition target IRI by system tier(Interstate, NHS, other)

Percent of structurally deficient bridges by tier

Grade associated with the condition of Louisianastraffic control, ITS, other related assets Average statewide age oftransit fleet as percent

of design life Number of actual ferry operating days/hours vs.

planned service Average statewide runway pavement condition

rating


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Potential Performance Measures - Safety

Number of:

Highway fatalities

Highway crashes

Crashes/collisions related to trucks

Crashes/collisions related to transitvehicles

Crashes/collisions on waterways

Crashes/collisions at rail crossings


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Potential Performance Measures-

Economic Competitiveness

Percent of system with acceptable V/Cratios

Annual hours of delay from incidents on

freeways Number of freight bottlenecks addressed

Percent oftown centers served by

Louisianas arterial highway system Average travel times on specified origin-destinations


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Community Development & Enhancement

Number oflocal comprehensive plansaddressing land use and transportationissues, especially mobility needs

Anecdotal improvements to systemaccessibility

Number of parishes with elderly and

handicapped transit service


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Environmental Stewardship

Annual tons of emissions due to mobilesources

Percent ofpublic fleets converted to

alternative fuels OR gasolineconsumption reduced by conversion ofpublic fleets to alternative fuels


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Revenue Scenarios

Scenario Scenario DescriptionTotal

FY 2012 - FY 2044

Scenario 1 "Baseline"

Options

Discretionary Federal funds & total

state transportation revenues$19-20B

Scenario 2 "Reduction"Options Major reduction in Federal funds in2015, rebound in 2016 $16-17B

Scenario 3 "Modest

Growth"

Dedicated vehicle sales tax

revenues beginning in FY 2019$25-26B

Scenario 4 HigherGrowth

New revenue - TBD


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Louisiana Airport System Plan

30 Minute Drive Time Analysis


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Louisiana Rail Plan

Passenger System: 1956 and Now


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Thank You!

http://www.dotd.la.gov/study/

Dan Broussard([email protected])
http://www.dotd.la.gov/study/http://www.dotd.la.gov/study/http://www.dotd.la.gov/study/


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DOTD interviewsissues identified

Heavier trucks, more traffic DOTD focus on preservation

Public expectations are high, public

support for more funding is low Soft issues becoming important (quality

of life, access to education)

Aging population Economic development focus

Impact of hurricanes


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Draft Goals, Objectives, and

Performance Measures

Goal: Infrastructure Preservation and MaintenanceObjectives

Keep Louisianas highway pavement in good condition

Keep Louisianas bridges in good condition

Keep Louisianas other highway-related assets in good condition

Assist modal partners in achieving state-of-good repair for transit, port and aviationfacilities

Goal: Safety

Objectives

Reduce number and rate of highway-related fatalities and injuries Reduce number of highway crashes

Reduce number of pedestrian and bicycle accidents

Assist modal partners in achieving safe and secure transit, port and aviation facilities


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Draft Goals, Objectives and


Goal: Economic CompetitivenessObjectives

Improve level of service of freight transportation throughout Louisiana

Improve access to intermodal facilities and the efficiency of intermodal transfers

Provide predictable, reliable travel times throughout Louisiana

Improve connectivity between town centers and urban areas throughout LouisianaGoal: Environmental Stewardship

Objectives

Minimize the environmental impacts of building, maintaining and operating the state

transportation system

Comply with all federal and state environmental regulations

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Goal: Community Development and EnhancementObjectives

Cooperate with and support MPOs and other local agencies in development of plans,

including comprehensive Plans, and programs to ensure consistency with statewide

goals, needs and priorities

Provide support to local governments to seek sustainable revenue for localtransportation needs

Reduce barriers to state and local collaboration

Enhance access to jobs for both urban and rural populations

Improve modal options associated with supporting the economy and quality of life

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Goal: Community Development and EnhancementObjectives

Cooperate with and support MPOs and other local agencies in development of plans,

including comprehensive Plans, and programs to ensure consistency with statewide

goals, needs and priorities

Provide support to local governments to seek sustainable revenue for localtransportation needs

Reduce barriers to state and local collaboration

Enhance access to jobs for both urban and rural populations

Improve modal options associated with supporting the economy and quality of life

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