Freight Advisory Task Force

January 21, 2015

Atlanta Regional Commission

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Freight Plan Update

2011

2014

2016THE

REGION’S

PLAN

Regional Plans – A Recent History

Aspirational Statements

approved by ARC in June 2014 and

discussed with the public. They tell us “what” we

want.

What Are Our Aspirations?

But Aspirational Statements don’t tell us “how” to get there. How

should the transportation network support these goals?

How Do We Get There?

Elements of THE REGION’S PLAN

Center for

Community Services

Center for

Livable Communities

Center for

Strategic Relations

AGING AND

HEALTH

RESOURCES

WORKFORCE

SOLUTIONS

COMMUNITY

DEVELOPMENT

NATURAL

RESOURCES

RESEARCH

AND

ANALYTICS

TRANSPORTATION

ACCESS AND

MOBILITY

MOBILITY

SERVICES

COMMUNITY

ENGAGEMENT

Regional

Strategic Plan

for Aging

Services

Workforce

Development

Plan / Local

Area Plan

Regional

Development

Guide*

Water District

Plan

Transportation

Demand

Management

Plan

Regional

Transportation

Plan**

Community

Engagement

Plan

April 2015 March 2016 Feb 2016 Nov 2016 Dec 2013 Feb 2016 July 2014

Economic

Competitiveness

Strategy /

THRIVE

Oct 2012

Stakeholder

Involvement

Plan

Jan 2015

* This is the primary policy document of the DCA-required Regional Agenda, which also includes the Regional Resource Plan, Local Implementation Plan and ARC Work Program

** Reflects synthesis of numerous detailed modal, network, corridor and subarea plans

THE REGION’S PLAN (2016)

SYNTHESIZE KEY FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS / FILL “GAPS” AS NECESSARY

Interdivision

Collaboration

to Date

Core Team

Meetings

Regional

Assessment /

Plan Intro

Transportation

Assessment

MetroQuest

Surveys

Alternative

Futures

Analysis

Coordinated

Engagement

Opportunities

COMM. AND

MARKETING

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TRP

(2020)

Forecasts /

Other Data

Continuous

Jan-Mar Apr-June July-Sep Oct-Dec

2015

Jan-Mar Apr-June July-Sep Oct-Dec

2016 2017-2020

PLANNING SERVICES CONTRACT

FREIGHT ELEMENT UPDATEBIKE/PED ELEMENT UPDATE

TRANSPORTATION ASSESSMENT Continuous process

Potential extension

Potential extension

RTP PROJECT TECHNICAL ANALYSIS

STAKEHOLDER COORDINATION

Transportation

RECOMMENDATIONS

RTP MODELING AND CONFORMITY ANALYSIS

RTP DOCUMENTATION

RTP COMMENT PERIOD

RTP APPROVALS (ARC, GRTA, USDOT)

MPO CERTIFICATION

TIP AMENDMENT APPROVALS (ARC, GRTA, USDOT)

TIP PROJECT SOLICITATION AND REVIEW

TIP AMENDMENT DEFINITION

TIP AMENDMENT COMMENT PERIOD

2016 UPWP APPROVALS (ARC, USDOT)

CTPs, LCI Plans,

GDOT Studies,

MARTA Studies

STATE LEGISLATION / FUNDING

MAP-21 RULEMAKING

FEDERAL REAUTH. / FUNDING

Elements of the REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN

Atlanta Regional Freight Mobility Plan Update

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� Consultant proposals submitted on January 9th

� Under contract in February

� Ongoing coordination during planning process with the Freight

Advisory Task Force

� Complete by end of 2015

Atlanta Regional Freight Mobility Plan Update

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� Task 1 – Project Management and Stakeholder Engagement Plan

� Task 2 – Regional Freight Mobility Plan Goals and Objectives

� Task 3 – Freight Performance Measures Development

� Task 4 – Assessment of Freight Trends, Opportunities and Needs

� Task 5 – Priority Freight Projects and Policies

� Task 6 – Atlanta Regional Freight Mobility Plan Update Document

Atlanta Regional Freight Mobility Plan Update

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� Task 1 – Project Management and Stakeholder Engagement Plan

From the RFP (Request for Proposals):

“A formalized and modally inclusive committee of the Freight

Advisory Task Force will serve as the technical advisory committee

for the update. Consultant(s) shall identify how they propose to

generate and incorporate feedback and input from the Task

Force.”

For Discussion - Role of the Task Force

� How can the task force add value during the freight plan update?

� What should the key outcomes be?

� Who is missing from the conversation?

� How do we get those missing voices to the table?

Legislation and Funding

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Highway Trust Fund Balance (1998-2024)

Findings of the State Joint Study Committee

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A minimum of $1.0 – 1.5 billion in new annual transportation infrastructure investment is needed. Options

advanced for consideration include:

1. Establish a multi-year schedule through which the debt service for bonded indebtedness of GDOT (totaling

approximately $3.6 billion) would be paid from the State’s general fund.

2. Reform Georgia’s motor fuel tax structure by converting the 4 percent sales tax on motor fuel to an excise tax.

3. Index the motor fuel excise tax

4. Converting the sales tax on motor fuel to an excise tax would adjust Georgia’s participation in, and advantage

of, the International Fuel Tax Agreement.

5. Recapitalize the Georgia Transportation Infrastructure Bank

6. Implement a one-cent statewide sales tax

7. Increase Georgia’s motor fuel tax

8. Establish an annual road usage charge/fee for alternative fuel vehicles

9. Look to long term solutions to wean the state and local governments from use of sales taxes on gasoline for non-

transportation purposes

10.Acknowledge the need for additional investment in transit systems around the state

11.Specific attention should be given to the development of new toll lanes/facilities and the creation and

expansion of managed lane networks.

12.Double the funding for the Local Maintenance and Improvement Grants

Recent Local Funding Initiatives

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� Forsyth County - $200 Million Bond

Referendum

� Passed in November 2014

� City of Atlanta $250 Million Infrastructure

Bond

� Ongoing public meetings

� Vote on March 17th

Future of the Task Force

2015 Meeting Schedule?

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� Heavily influenced by desired role in the freight plan update

� Monthly? Bimonthly? Quarterly?

� Preferred day of the week?

� Preferred time of day?

� Host sites and field trips?

� Updated information will be

posted to our website:

http://www.atlantaregional.com/transportation/freight

Potential Agenda Topics

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� Briefings on freight plan update

� Federal, state and regional legislative and funding updates

� Hartsfield-Jackson Airport master plan

� Aerotropolis Blueprint

� Fort Gillem redevelopment

� Corridor visioning efforts within industrial areas

� Others?

Member Introduced Topics?

The Region’s Plan Survey – Phase II

Phase I

8,000+ responses between

July and September 2014

Phase II

January 9 – March 31

How should we prepare for a future of rapid change, innovation and

advanced technology?

www.atlantaregional.com/theregionsplansurvey

Daniel Studdard, Senior Planner

Transportation Access & Mobility Division

dstuddard@atlantaregional.com

404-463-3306

http://www.atlantaregional.com/transportation/freight

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