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Transportation Challenges and Opportunities for Large Cities Street and Area Lighting Conference JW Marriott Desert Ridge Hotel, September 8-11, 2013
City of Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix Snapshot
• Incorporated: 1881
• Form of Government:
Council-City Manager
• Population: 1,445,632 (6th
largest US city)
• Area: 519 square miles (6th
largest continental US)
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Phoenix Snapshot
• Miles of Streets: 4,838 centerline miles
• Signalized Intersections: 1,096
• Street Lights: 95,592
• Five-Year Capital Improvement Program: $3.2B
o Street Transportation: $508M
• Light Rail Transit system
o Opened 20-mile in Dec. 2008
o Two 3-mile extensions today
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National Association of City Transportation
Officials (NACTO)
• Founded in 1996
• Mission: Encourage exchange among large cities,
foster cooperation on national transportation issues
• Member Cities: Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago,
Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New
York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Portland, San Francisco,
Seattle, Washington DC
• Plans to add members to extend reach
and impact
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NACTO Policy
• Rebuild roads, bridges, transit, and freight:
o Support “State of Good Repair” program for upkeep
o Invest in public transit
o Implement direct federal aid to large cities
o Maintain federal commitments to metropolitan areas
o Enhance freight mobility
• Expand innovative financing options
• Promote energy efficient,
environmentally sustainable
transportation investments
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Large City Mobility Challenges
• Traffic congestion in urban centers
o Pressure for more efficiency
o Infrastructure & transit improvements
• Aging infrastructure
o Repairs needed before costly
failures occur
• Lagging US infrastructure investment
• Unsustainable infrastructure funding
• Pedestrian and bicycling needs
o Demand for pedestrian/bicycling programs growing
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Trends
• Changing demographics, aging population
o Demand for more public transportation
o Alternative transportation choices
o Population in urban centers is growing
o Transition to live/work/play communities
• Advanced project delivery methods producing faster,
less expensive projects
o Less rework, less litigation, better outcomes
• Intelligent transportation
systems minimize delays and
improve safety
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Phoenix Challenges
• Phoenix growing, need new infrastructure
o 40% land vacant; projected 2030 population 6 million
• Increasing maintenance on existing infrastructure
o Expected to maintain level of service in spite of cuts
o Pressure to increase maintenance with no increase in staff or funding (Do more with less!)
• Region hard hit by recession
o Property values slow to recover
o Economy very dependent on new construction
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Phoenix Transportation Innovations
• Traffic signal & streetlight conversion to LED
• Traffic cameras with wireless connection to TMC
• Complete Streets Program implementation
o Formal adoption of Complete Streets policy
o Bicycle Masterplan development
o Bike Share execution
• Credit card parking meters
• Enhanced pedestrian safety –
HAWK signal installations
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Questions?
Contact:
Wylie Bearup, PE, PhD
Street Transportation Director/City Engineer
City of Phoenix
Phone: 602-262-6136
E-mail: [email protected]
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