A New Transit and A New Transit and Mobility Vision Mobility Vision

A New A New RelationshipRelationship

Setting a Theme Setting a Theme forfor

ReauthorizationReauthorization

PrinciplesPrinciples• • Every American ought to be assured Every American ought to be assured

accessible, affordable, convenient, reliable and accessible, affordable, convenient, reliable and safe transportation to the local destinations of safe transportation to the local destinations of his or her choice, without regard to disability, his or her choice, without regard to disability, age, or economic status. For all Americans, age, or economic status. For all Americans, investment in public transportation investment in public transportation infrastructure and its operations is a sound infrastructure and its operations is a sound investment for our country.investment for our country.

• • The Federal Government Should be a The Federal Government Should be a Guarantor of Mobility for All Americans because Guarantor of Mobility for All Americans because freedom is defined by mobility. freedom is defined by mobility.

The next reauthorization must:The next reauthorization must:•• Create a basic investment strategy to expand Create a basic investment strategy to expand

access and create a basic mobility infrastructure.access and create a basic mobility infrastructure.

•• Provide greater flexibility and create a Provide greater flexibility and create a partnership between the mobility community and partnership between the mobility community and the government to achieve higher levels of the government to achieve higher levels of service and quality.service and quality.

•• Empower local transit providers to make decisions Empower local transit providers to make decisions that best serve their communities and customers.that best serve their communities and customers.

•• Provide opportunities for job growth, economic Provide opportunities for job growth, economic development, environmental improvements, an development, environmental improvements, an end to isolation, and surface transportation end to isolation, and surface transportation integration.integration.

•• Enhance connectivity between urban and rural Enhance connectivity between urban and rural transit transit systems by building intercity bus and systems by building intercity bus and rail services.rail services.

•• Expand the ability of all Americans — including Expand the ability of all Americans — including seniors and seniors and people with disabilities — to use all people with disabilities — to use all forms of public forms of public transportation.transportation.

THE PROGRAM THE PROGRAM PACKAGEPACKAGE

ConnectivConnectivityity

Where Where are we are we

Heading?Heading?

ReflectionReflections on the s on the

Operating Operating EnvironmeEnvironme

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PrioritiesPrioritiesProvide a more rational frame of reference Provide a more rational frame of reference for financing, planning and developing for financing, planning and developing mobility investment.mobility investment.

Bring major federal investments in surface Bring major federal investments in surface transportation together to create an easier transportation together to create an easier integration and coordination strategy at integration and coordination strategy at the state and local level.the state and local level.

Recognize that linking mobility is the future Recognize that linking mobility is the future path for consumers regardless of the origin path for consumers regardless of the origin of their tripsof their trips

Rationalizing Rationalizing Surface MobilitySurface Mobility

Three Operations Three Operations and Six Programsand Six Programs

Rural Rural OperatingOperating: Operating will be based on the : Operating will be based on the current program as defined in the 5311 current program as defined in the 5311 statute adding items currently listed as statute adding items currently listed as Administration into allowable Operating Administration into allowable Operating costs. All local share allocations will change costs. All local share allocations will change from 50/50 t0 from 50/50 t0 80/2080/20..

CapitalCapital: All Capital Costs will be based on : All Capital Costs will be based on the current definitions in the 5311 statute. the current definitions in the 5311 statute. All local share will be waived for alternative All local share will be waived for alternative fuels, meeting or exceeding ADA compliance fuels, meeting or exceeding ADA compliance and clean air act complianceand clean air act compliance. All others will . All others will remain 80/20 or under current statute.remain 80/20 or under current statute.

UrbanUrbanOperatingOperating: Operating for all urban systems : Operating for all urban systems regardless of size will be based on the current regardless of size will be based on the current definition in the existing 5311 statutes definition in the existing 5311 statutes including cost categories added from including cost categories added from Administration included in the rural program, Administration included in the rural program, including paratransit costs. All local share including paratransit costs. All local share allocations will change from 50/50 t0 allocations will change from 50/50 t0 80/2080/20. .

CapitalCapital: All Capital Costs will be based on the : All Capital Costs will be based on the current definitions in the 5307 statutes. current definitions in the 5307 statutes. All All local share will be waived for alternative fuels, local share will be waived for alternative fuels, meeting or exceeding ADA compliance and meeting or exceeding ADA compliance and clean air act complianceclean air act compliance. All others will remain . All others will remain 80/20.80/20.

IntercityIntercityOperatingOperating: Operating for bus services will be : Operating for bus services will be based on the current program as defined in the based on the current program as defined in the 5311 statutes adding items currently listed as 5311 statutes adding items currently listed as Administration into allowable Operating costs. All Administration into allowable Operating costs. All local share allocations will change from 50/50 t0 local share allocations will change from 50/50 t0 80/2080/20. Operating for rail service will be . Operating for rail service will be consistent with the current operational consistent with the current operational definitions used by AMTRAKdefinitions used by AMTRAK

CapitalCapital: All Capital Costs for bus services will be : All Capital Costs for bus services will be based on the current definitions in the 5311 based on the current definitions in the 5311 statute. statute. All local share will be waived for All local share will be waived for alternative fuels, meeting or exceeding ADA alternative fuels, meeting or exceeding ADA compliance and clean air act compliancecompliance and clean air act compliance. All . All others will remain 80/20. Capital Costs for rail others will remain 80/20. Capital Costs for rail service will be consistent with the definitions service will be consistent with the definitions used by AMTRAK. used by AMTRAK.

A Financial A Financial Theory of the Theory of the

Future of Transit Future of Transit FinancingFinancing

Three Operations Three Operations and Six Programsand Six Programs

Mobility Support Mobility Support ProgramProgram

Mobility Support Mobility Support RevenueRevenue

Capital Capital InvestmentInvestment

Revenue for Revenue for Capital Capital

InvestmentInvestment

The Management The Management ofof

Federal ActivitiesFederal Activities

US Department US Department of of

TransportationTransportation

Federal Surface Federal Surface

Mobility Mobility AdministrationAdministration

Mobility Support Mobility Support AdministrationAdministration

Support SectionSupport Section

Expenditures for Federal Expenditures for Federal Surface Mobility Surface Mobility AdministrationAdministration

Looking ForwardLooking Forward

Our transit and mobility vision includes:Our transit and mobility vision includes:Increasing investment in both rural and Increasing investment in both rural and urban transiturban transit

Developing a new approach to Developing a new approach to connecting urban and rural transitconnecting urban and rural transit

Diversifying transit investment sourcesDiversifying transit investment sources

Simplifying the transit program and its Simplifying the transit program and its administrationadministration

Trusting transit operators at the local Trusting transit operators at the local level to serve all Americans level to serve all Americans

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