transportation for florida’s future
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Moving FLORIDA Forward!. Transportation for Florida’s Future. The Mess We’re In. Status Quo is Latin for “the mess we’re in.” -Ronald Reagan. Florida can’t afford the Status Quo!. Florida’s Economy. QUESTION: Is our economy: - tourism, - agriculture, or - construction-based?. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Transportation for Florida’s Future
Moving FLORIDA Forward!
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The Mess We’re In
Status Quo is Latin for “the
mess we’re in.” -Ronald Reagan
Florida can’t afford the Status Quo!
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Florida’s Economy
Florida has a "TRANSPORTATION-based“
economy.
Without good transportation,this region's economy …grinds to a halt.
QUESTION: Is our economy:- tourism,
- agriculture, or - construction-based?
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The BIG Picture
TRANSPORTATION is really all about PEOPLE. It provides:
• Safety, • Freedom and • Prosperity to all the PEOPLE of Florida!
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Florida’s Explosive Growth
• Lane miles are increasing at 1.3% annually
Lane Miles
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Trends in Mobility and Demand on the FIHS:Continued Growth Will Increase System Demands and
Reduce Mobility
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Florida’s Explosive Growth
•Lane miles are increasing at 1.3% annually•Population is increasing at 2.3% annually
Lane Miles
Population
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6019
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Trends in Mobility and Demand on the FIHS:Continued Growth Will Increase System Demands and
Reduce Mobility
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Florida’s Explosive Growth
•Lane miles are increasing at 1.3% annually•Population is increasing at 2.3% annually•VMT is increasing at 5.4% annually.
Trends in Mobility and Demand on the FIHS:Continued Growth Will Increase System Demands and
Reduce Mobility
Lane Miles
Population
Daily VMT
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10
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6019
95
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What Growth Means
Each day, nearly 1,100 new residents move to Florida.
Over one year, that’s like adding a new city the size of Tampa to Florida!
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Shortfall$22.7Billion
Shortfall$22.7Billion
Funded$48.4Billion
Funded$48.4Billion
$23 Billion “Pothole”
Over the next ten years we need an additional $23 BILLION … just to keep things the way they are TODAY!
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Bleak picture?
“The picture’s pretty bleak, gentlemen… The world’s climates are changing, the mammals are taking over, and we all have a brain about the size of a walnut.”
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What We Need To Do
1.) Protect Existing Transportation Funding Sources
•State Transportation Trust Fund (STTF) and the new monies from the 2005 Growth Management legislation - $542 million annually
Transportation “Hippocratic Oath” – First Do No Harm!
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STOP Highway Robbery!
With a Special Legislative Session on the Budget scheduled for mid-September:
• $80 million in TRANSPORTATION funding have already been targeted by Florida DOT, and
• hundreds of millions more are in jeopardy as well.
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STOP Highway Robbery!
• TRUST in GOVERNMENT should not be an OXY-MORON
• When the economy is slowing, don’t apply the brakes
• The first casualty of a revenue downturn shouldn’t be safety
• Traffic congestion is already very bad, why make it worse
• Don’t Pull the Plug on Smart Growth Management
Florida Can’t Move FORWARD If Our Transportation System Is In
REVERSE!
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What We Need To Do
2.) Provide MORE Money for Transportation Improvements (from recurring and non-recurring sources)
• Use technology to move away from a gas tax and towards a distance-based user fee. (Oregon pilot program)
• P3s• Electronic Tolling• Managed Lanes (Rapid Bus Transit)
• Truck Tollways
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What We Need To Do
3.) Move Ahead Quickly on New Transportation Corridors (… and expand & enhance existing transportation facilities).
TIME = Money!• New corridors paid by tolls – not “robbing
Peter to pay Paul.”• New corridors help provide congestion relief
to existing routes.
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What We Need To Do
4.) Empower Local Governments to Do More for Transportation
• Local “Option” Rental Car Surcharge • Index Local Option Gas Tax • Index Motor Vehicle Fees
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Selling Transportation
“Sell” TRANSPORTATION to (the 3 Ps):• Public,• Press, and the• Politicians.
Facts are nice, but slogans sell beer.
Aim for the heart…
not the head!
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Sell Truth & Offer Hope!
Hope: Story of the rail line built over the Alps from Austria to Italy – before a train existed that could make the trip!
Tell the truth about today’s transportation challenges – really “sell”
the truth – and then offer hope.
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FBT – Keeping Florida Moving Douglas J. Callaway, FBT President - (850) 521-1256
www.bettertransportation.org