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State of Transportation: Atlanta, GA
Chris ClarkUniversity of New Orleans
10 February 2011
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Currently ranks among top 10 US cities for:
• Annual Excess Fuel Consumed
• Annual Hours of Delay per Auto Commuter
• Annual Congestion Cost
http://mobility.tamu.edu/ums/congestion_data/tables/complete_data.xls
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Currently ranks among top 20 US cities for:
• Travel Time
• Commuter Stress
http://mobility.tamu.edu/ums/congestion_data/tables/complete_data.xls
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Length of Commute
14.3%
29.9%
20.6%
16.0%
11.1%
5.5%
2.4%
United States
9.8%
31.4%
24.0%
17.8%
9.2%
5.1% 2.7%
Atlanta city, Georgia
8.5%
23.2%
20.0%19.7%
16.2%
8.9%
3.4%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta Metro Area
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2005-2009 American Community Survey
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Mode of Work Commute
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2005-2009 American Community Survey
Drove alone
Carpooled:
Public transportation (excluding taxicab):
Taxicab
Motorcycle
Bicycle
Walked
Other means
Worked at home
0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta Metro Area Atlanta (city) United States
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Mode of all Trips
Car, Truck, or Van Driver
Car, Truck, or Van Passenger
Transit
School Bus
Bike/Walk
Other means
0.0% 20.0% 40.0% 60.0% 80.0%
65.40%
20.70%
2.50%
6.10%
4.90%
0.50%
Atlanta Metropolitan Region
Atlanta Regional Commission HouseHold Travel Survey, March 30, 2002
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Time Wasted Due to Congestion
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http://mobility.tamu.edu/ums/congestion_data/tables/complete_data.xls
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Effect of Congestion in ATL
22.6 miles per gallon*
21 miles per capita traveled every day**
18 pounds CO2
produced every day
*http://www.epa.gov/oms/climate/420f05001.htm**http://mobility.tamu.edu/ums/congestion_data/tables/complete_data.xls
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Atlanta Transit
• MARTA– Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority
• Fulton and DeKalb Counties• $495.7 Million Operating Funding• 815 Vehicles Operated in Maximum Service
(0.00023 per capita)
507 126 182 Buses Demand Response Light Rail Cars
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Atlanta Transit
• Marta (per capita) – Served: 3,499,840
16.54 44.73 233.91Annual Vehicle Unlinked Annual Revenue Miles Passenger Trips Passenger Miles
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Atlanta Transit
• Cobb County Department of Transportation Authority (CCT) – Subcontracts to Georgia Transit Authority
• City of Atlanta• $21.3 Million Operating Funding• 101 Vehicles Operated in Maximum Service
(0.00003 per capita)
101 Buses
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Atlanta Transit
• CCT (per capita) – Served: 3,499,840
1.15 1.32 11.86Annual Vehicle Unlinked Annual Revenue Miles Passenger Trips Passenger Miles
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Atlanta Transit• Douglas County Rideshare (Rideshare)
• City of Atlanta• $586,974 Operating Funding• 62 Vehicles Operated in Maximum Service
(0.00002 per capita)
62Vans
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Atlanta Transit
• Rideshare (per capita) – Served: 3,499,840
0.31 0.05 1.60Annual Vehicle Unlinked Annual Revenue Miles Passenger Trips Passenger Miles
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Atlanta Transit
• GRTA– Georgia Regional Transportation Authority
• City of Atlanta• $17 Million Operating Funding• 133 Vehicles Operated in Maximum Service
(0.0004 per capita)
83 50 Buses Vanpool (Purchased Transportation)
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Atlanta Transit
• GRTA (per capita) – Served: 3,499,840
.85 .53 12.96Annual Vehicle Unlinked Annual Revenue Miles Passenger trips Passenger Miles
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Atlanta Transit
• GCT– Gwinnett County Board of Commissioner
• City of Atlanta• $12.7 Million Operating Funding• 73 Vehicles Operated in Maximum Service
(0.00002 per capita)
67 6 Buses Demand Response
(Purchased) (Purchased)
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Atlanta Transit
• GCT (per capita) – Served: 3,499,840
0.80 0.66 11.06 Annual Vehicle Unlinked Annual
Revenue Miles Passenger Trips Passenger Miles
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Atlanta Transit• Marietta VPSI, Inc.
• City of Atlanta• $3.2 Million Operating Funding• 331 Vehicles Operated in Maximum Service
(0.00009 per capita)
331Vans
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Atlanta Transit
• VPSI, Inc. (per capita) – Served: 3,499,840
1.33 0.26 6.90Annual Vehicle Unlinked Annual Revenue Miles Passenger Trips Passenger Miles
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Atlanta Transit
• CTRAN– Clayton County Board of Commissioner
• City of Atlanta• $8.2 Million Operating Funding• 27 Vehicles Operated in Maximum Service
(0.00001 per capita)
19 8 Buses Demand Response
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Atlanta Transit
• CTRAN (per capita) – Served: 3,499,840
0.45 0.62 4.85 Annual Vehicle Unlinked Annual
Revenue Miles Passenger Trips Passenger Miles
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Atlanta Transit• BCID
– Buckhead Community Improvement District• City of Atlanta• $775,746 Operating Funding• 6 Vehicles Operated in Maximum Service
(0.000002 per capita)
6Vans
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Atlanta Transit
• BCID (per capita) – Served: 3,499,840
0.03 0.04 0.07Annual Vehicle Unlinked Annual Revenue Miles Passenger Trips Passenger Miles
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Atlanta Transit
Other Transit Systems not reporting• EUS—Emory University Shuttles• BUC—Buckhead Uptown connection• Tech Trolley—GIT Stinger Bus System
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What if Atlanta Transit Were Discontinued?
• 8,314,800 Hours: Annual Increase in Delay– 3 Hours per Auto Commuter
• 5,850,500 gallons wasted fuel• 4,192,863 lbs. additional CO2 produced
– 1lb for every person in Atlanta
http://mobility.tamu.edu/ums/congestion_data/tables/complete_data.xls
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Bicycle/Pedestrian2007 Atlanta Region Bicycle Transportation & pedestrian Walkways Plan• Determined Level of Service
(LOS) for 400 miles of streets throughout 18-county MPO area including Atlanta
• Developed recommendations to improve LOS: – 80 mi LOS met– <5 mi Restriping Candidate– 300 mi Add Paved Shoulder– 275 mi Detailed Corridor Study
Needed• Balance under construction or
lacking complete data
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Bicycle/Pedestrian
Atlanta Regional Commission Bike/Ped Taskforce Presentation, January 20, 2010
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Funding
• Estimated $1.5-2 billion spent on transportation in the Atlanta region annually
• Federal– $1.1 billion federal obligated FY2009– $110 to MARTA and other transit FY2009
• State– Motor Fuel Excise Tax, 7.5 cents per gallon– Prepaid Motor Fuel Sales Tax, 3% on avg. retail
price of fuel
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Total State Revenue from Motor Fuel Taxes(FY 2010 value)—FY 2000 FY 2009 ‐
$1,000.0
$900.0
$800.0
$700.0
$600.0
$500.0
$400.0
$300.0
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http://www.atlantaregional.com/File%20Library/Transportation/Financing_Transportation/tp_finance_alternatives_report_030510.pdf
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Local Funding
• MARTA FY2009: – $102.85 Million Passenger revenue– $153.17 Million 1% sales and use tax
• Vehicle Registration/License Plate fees• Regional Millage Rates• Regional Vehicle Ad Valorem Tax• Regional Income Tax• Regional VMT Tax• Parking Fees
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http://www.atlantaregional.com/File%20Library/Transportation/Financing_Transportation/tp_finance_alternatives_report_030510.pdf
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MARTA Farebox Recovery
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0% 30.0% 35.0%
Farebox Recovery
Farebox Recovery
MARTA Comprehensive Annual Financial Report FY2009