Transportation Infrastructure OutlookEd McSpedon, HNTB May 2, 2012

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Voters Support Infrastructure• People are willing to pay when they see what they will get and

that there will be accountability to deliver • More than 70 percent of local infrastructure funding issues

have passed in the last five years

70%

Americans Willing to Pay for Transportation ImprovementAlmost 3 in 4 (74 percent) Americans would be willing to spend more on various transportation expenses or taxes if the money was put toward long-term transportation improvement. Among those wiling to spend more, the most popular expenditure would be a flat-rate increase: tolls on roads and bridges (44 percent).*

* According to HNTB’s America THINKS survey series research.

Americans Willing to Spend to Save Time in TrafficMore than half (58 percent) of Americans would pay more each month to reduce the time they spend in traffic by 20 percent. These citizens would spend an average of $13 per month – more than $150 a year – to make it happen.*

* According to HNTB’s America THINKS survey series research, Feb. 2011

Americans Support Improvements to Major CorridorsNearly 7 in 10 (69 percent) of Americans are either somewhat or extremely likely to support funding long-term improvements to the six interstate highways designated as “Corridors of the Future” by the U.S. Department of Transportation.*

* According to HNTB’s America THINKS survey series research.

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• 19 “self-help counties” represent 81 percent of the population of the state, or roughly 30 million people

• Taxes are authorized up to 1 cent (1 percent) and are subject to two-thirds voter approval and usually have a duration of 20-30 years

• Represent a total investment of more than $140 billion

Residents of 19 California Counties Voted to Impose Sales Taxes to Improve Transportation

County DurationEst. 2010

Revenue ($m)Alameda 2002-22 122Contra Costa 1989-2034 65Fresno 1987-2027 57Imperial 1990-2050 10Los Angeles (1% tax) Permanent 1,333Los Angeles (Measure R) 2009-2039 667Madera 1990-2027 7Marin 2005-25 21Orange 1991-2041 266Riverside 1989-2039 133Sacramento 1989-2039 95San Bernadino 1990-2040 142San Diego 1988-2048 223San Francisco 1990-2034 78San Joaquin 1991-2041 43San Mateo 1989-2033 64Santa Barbara 1990-2040 29Santa Clara 1996-2036 167Santa Clara (BART ext. 0.125%) 2013-43 (Est) 42Sonoma (0.25% Tax) 2005-25 18Sonoma-Marin (SMART 0.25%) 2009-29 29Tulare 2007-37 23

TOTAL $ 3,634.00

Transportation Infrastructure OutlookEd McSpedon, HNTB May 2, 2012