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Who Does What Susan Handy TTP282 October 2017

So who does the supplying? Who is involved in deciding what kind of transportation system we will have?

Players Government Industry Citizens/ Consumers

Players Government Industry Highways Transit Ports Airports etc. Citizens/ Consumers Railroads Vehicles Trucking Taxis/shuttles etc.

Players AASHTO League of Cities etc. Government Institute of Transportation Engineers American Road Builders Association, etc. Industry Highways Transit Ports Airports etc. Citizens/ Consumers T4America, Calif Bicycle Coalition etc. Railroads Vehicles Trucking Taxis/shuttles etc.

Government Responsibility Roads Some rails Transit service Bike and ped facilities

Local State Levels of Government Federal Metropolitan Planning Organizations Transit Agencies

Branches of Government Legislative Branch Passes laws and budget Administrative Branch Spends money Sets rules and guidelines Judicial Branch Makes sure that activities don t -Violate rights (constitutional) -Violate laws (statutory case)

Government Mechanisms

How it works for the road system $ Federal with strings attached State State System Regional Local Proposed projects Regional System Local System

Federal Agencies US DOT FHWA FTA Plus others

Transportation Planning Agencies Level Agency Funding Long-Range Plans Project Selection Project Implementation Federal US DOT Federal gas tax Sets requirements for states, MPOs, transit State Caltrans State gas tax +federal $ Region MPOs Regional sales tax +federal, state $ For state Sets requirements for local govt Outside metro areas State TIP For metro area Inside metro areas Regional TIP Build and maintain highways Transit agencies Regional sales tax, fares +federal, state $ For transit Transit projects, for inclusion in Regional TIP Build and operate transit facilities Local Planning DPW Property tax, fees +federal, state, regional $ For city, under state law Inside city Capital Improvement Program Build and maintain local roads, bike/ped facilities

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NHS in Northern California http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/hep10/nhs/maps/ca/ca_californianorth.pdf Note: even Interstates are built, owned, maintained by states

Recent Authorization Bills ISTEA 1991 Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act TEA-21 1998 Transportation Equity Act SAFETEA- LU 2005 Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users MAP-21 2012 Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21 st Century FAST Act 2015 Fixing America s Surface Transportation Act Funding Planning Requirements

FAST Act Fixing America s Surface Transportation Signed into law December 4, 2015 $304 billion for FY 2016-2020 Builds on the program structure and reforms of MAP-21 Continued focus on accelerating project delivery New focus on freight Provides a new tribal self-governance option

Other Federal Policy Clean Air Act Energy Policy Conservation Act National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Executive Order on Environmental Justice US EPA

Primary Air Quality Standards for Transportation-related Pollutant Pollutant Type of Average Concentration CO 8-hour 1-hour 9 ppm (10mg/m 3 ) 35 ppm (40 mg/m 3 ) O 3 8-hour 1-hour 0.08 ppm (157 mg/m 3 ) 0.12 ppm (235mg/m 3 ) PM 2.5 Annual 24-hour 15 ug/m 3 65 ug/m 3 PM 10 Annual 24-hour 50 ug/m 3 150 ug/m 3 ppm = parts per million mg/m 3 = milligrams per meter cubed ug/m 3 = micrograms per meter cubed Source: http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/aqfactbk/factbk1.htm

Source: http://airandliquidadvisors.com/non-attainment.html

Energy Policy Conservation Act https://www.rita.dot.gov/bts/sites/rita.dot.gov.bts/files/publi cations/transportation_statistics_annual_report/2013/figur e8_6.html

NEPA National Environmental Policy Act Requires federal agencies to integrate environmental values into their decision making processes by considering the environmental impacts of their proposed actions and reasonable alternatives to those actions. To meet requirements, federal agencies prepare a detailed statement known as an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).

Environmental Justice (EJ) "No person in the United States shall, on the ground of race, color, or national origin be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance." - Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 "Each Federal agency shall make achieving environmental justice part of its mission by identifying and addressing, as appropriate, disproportionately high and adverse human health or environmental effects of its programs, policies, and activities on minority populations and low-income populations." - Executive Order 12898, Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations, 1994 Source: http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/ej2000.htm

EJ Principles To avoid, minimize, or mitigate disproportionately high and adverse human health and environmental effects, including social and economic effects, on minority populations and low-income populations. To ensure the full and fair participation by all potentially affected communities in the transportation decision-making process. To prevent the denial of, reduction in, or significant delay in the receipt of benefits by minority and low-income populations. Source: http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/ej2000.htm

State Agencies State DOT

Maintenance Operations

In California Federal Policy Clean Air Act California Policy California Clean Air Act National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Water Quality Act California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) California Water Quality Act n/a AB32, SB375, SB32, etc. Climate Change Policy

Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs)

Metropolitan Planning Organizations A Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) is a transportation policy-making body with authority and responsibility in metropolitan planning areas. Federal law Mandated by federal government in urbanized areas of 50,000+ population MPOs in areas over 200,000 population are Transportation Management Agencies (TMAs) with extra responsibilities

SACOG Sacramento Area Council of Governments

Transportation planning and programming Planning: Developing a vision Creating policies and strategies to support the vision Long-term horizon Long-Range Plan (LRP) Programming: Prioritizing proposed projects Matching projects with available funds Short-term horizon Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)

see ECI 251

Also in California Regional Transportation Planning Agencies (RTPAs) Congestion Management Agencies (CMAs) County Transportation Commission (CTC) or Authority (CTA)

Air Quality Management Districts (AQMDs) Air basins http://www.arb.ca.gov/drdb/dismap.htm

Transit Agencies City County Regional

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Local Level Cities Counties

City of Davis Public Works Department Public Works performs administrative, technical and operational activities in support of the City s infrastructure and related services in the following areas; Transportation, Waste Water, Storm Drainage, Water, Engineering, Solid Waste, Fleet, Building Facilities and Capital Improvements. The Department strives to protect the City s investment in its infrastructure and public facilities, plans for future improvements to address changing needs, and ensure the health and safety of the community in the most efficient and cost effective manner. http://public-works.cityofdavis.org/

Street hierarchy Shared local, regional, state Local

Source: http://www.ashland.or.us/files/street%20standards_001.pdf

Under and over I-80 and the railroad tracks

Transportation vs. Land Use Planning Level Transportation Land Use Agencies Agencies Federal FHWA none FTA State DOT none Regional Local MPO Transit City and county planning and public works departments none City and county planning department

See ESP 171

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Who Does What. Susan Handy TTP282 October 2017