FAST Freight Advisory Committee August 9, Transportation 2040 Update

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1 FAST Freight Advisory Committee August 9, 2017 Transportation 2040 Update

2 Transportation 2040 Update 1. Showcase Investments 2. Address near-term gaps in performance and funding deficiencies State Facilities Action Plan City streets, county roads, local transit funding Regional Integrated Transit Network and Plan 3. Get ahead on key issues Technology Climate Change Sustainable Financial Strategy Maintenance and Preservation

3 Transportation 2040 Update 4. Meeting Requirements Regional Freight Update Performance Based Planning Special Needs Transportation 5. Administrative Tasks SEPA Regional Capacity Projects Update Public Engagement Regional Plan Content Updates

4 What s Happened? Working Groups (in addition to regular PSRC Committees) Finance Working Group Maintenance and Preservation Working Group Transit Network Transit Asset Management Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee Working Group

5 What s Happened? Transportation Policy Board Engagement Sessions/Workshop Topics: Climate Change Financial Strategy Health & Equity Maintenance and Preservation Regional Transit Network, Access & Parking Regional Outcomes Technology

6 Population growth is surging ahead of housing 3.0% Population Housing Annual Population & Housing Unit Changes 2.0% 1.0% 0.0% Source: Office of Financial Management, Postcensal Present of April 1 Housing Units, 1980, 1990 to

7 Our Regional Economy continues to boom Annual Wage and Salary Employment - Seasonally Adjusted (February 2012 to February 2017) February million growing at 2.6% February million February million growing at 2.7% Dec'13: 1.9 M 84% of the employment growth since 2012 has occurred in King and Snohomish County Source: ESD Monthly Wage & Salary Seasonally Adjusted Employment

8 Job Growth is fastest in the services sector Annual Wage and Salary Employment by sector Seasonally Adjusted February 2016 to February 2017 Construction & Resources Education Finance, Insurance, Real Estate ,100 2,300 Information Technology continues to fuel our job growth and added the most jobs to the region The rate of increase was greatest for Retail jobs over the past year Government 2,700 Manufacturing -7,000 Retail Services 14,900 34,800 Wholesale, Trade, Transportation, Utilities -700 Source: ESD Monthly Wage & Salary Seasonally Adjusted Employment

9 Regional Transit growth was the fastest in the nation Central Puget Sound Region transit ridership grew at a faster rate than any of the 52 metropolitan areas with a population of more than one million people (only 10 of these regions experienced an increase). Only New York City added more total transit boardings than the Central Puget Sound Region. Annual Growth in Transit Ridership in % Central Puget Milwaukee Sound 2.5% Houston Boston San Francisco 0.0% 0 million 200 million 400 million 600 million 800 million Denver Portland -2.5% Chicago -5.0% -7.5% Philadelphia Los Angeles -10.0% Washington DC -12.5% -15.0% Source: National Transit Database (NTD), Federal Transit Administration

10 Financial Strategy Update Total Revenue Gap DRAFT Current Law Revenue $156.8 billion T2040 Gap $41.5 billion Cities, Counties & Local Transit: 3/4 of Gap

11 Financial Strategy Update Key Changes Current Law Revenue Sources State Fuel Tax indexed to inflation State Fuel Tax return to region increased Federal support at current levels Continued reliance on variety of sources, including: state, regional, local fees & charges; fare increases; facility and express lane tolls New Revenue Sources Road Usage Charges Shares to State Highways, Ferries, Cities, Counties, local transit Employee Tax Revenues assigned to Local transit Street Maintenance Utility Revenues assigned to Cities and Counties Carbon Tax on Motor Fuels Revenues assigned to Cities and Counties Parking Charges/Taxes Revenues assigned to Cities and Counties

12 Transportation 2040 Regional Freight and Goods Movement Update Section 1 Regional Policy Context What does Vision 2040 and the Regional Growth Strategy say about freight and goods? Multicounty Planning Policies as required under GMA support freight and goods movement (transportation, development, fiscal, economic)

13 Transportation 2040 Regional Freight and Goods Movement Update Section 1 What Recommendations were in the 2010 Regional Freight Strategy? Congestion and Mobility Economy Environment Land Use Planning and Analysis Preservation and Maintenance Safety and Security Sustainable Funding

14 Transportation 2040 Regional Freight and Goods Movement Update Section 2 Overview of new regulatory framework FAST Act National Freight Strategic Plan What are the regional implications of new national goals and objectives? INFRA Competitive Grant Program What regional projects have been funded? National Highway Freight Program Extended eligibility through designations of critical urban and rural corridors

15 Transportation 2040 Regional Freight and Goods Movement Update Section 3 Overview of current state plans and studies Washington State Freight Mobility Plan (WSDOT) - Prioritized freight project list for the legislature Truck parking study (WSDOT) State Rail Plan Road-Rail Conflicts Study (JTC) Other local plans (Seattle, NWSA)

16 Transportation 2040 Regional Freight and Goods Movement Update Section 4 Updated Freight Data and Forecasts Transportation 2040 Forecasts and Modeling Truck hours of delay ( ) Daily truck VMT ( ) By region and by centers

17 Transportation 2040 Regional Freight and Goods Movement Update Section 4 Updated Freight Data and Forecasts ATRI Data and Model inputs Heavy truck trips by time of day Proportion of truck trips that are internal to region, passing through region, or originate or destined for region.

18 Transportation 2040 Regional Freight and Goods Movement Update Section 4 Updated Freight Data and Forecasts Updated mode profiles Truck trips data from ATRI and supplemented with FAF 4.0 Air cargo data from Port of Seattle, and KCIA Rail forecasts from MCF or FAF 4.0 Intermodal and port data from NWSA, POE, and supplemented with FAF 4.0

19 Transportation 2040 Plan Update Schedule Visit the PSRC Website for more information:

20 Sean Ardussi, AICP Senior Planner Thank you.