I-LinCP Luncheon Transportation Panel Discussion September 6, 2016
What is an MPO? A regional, multi-modal transportation planning agency created by federal law to: • provide a forum for project selection by local officials • set policy and guide the transportation planning process • develop a multi-modal, 25-year metropolitan transportation plan
The Alamo Area MPO is made up of Bexar, Comal, and Guadalupe Counties and a portion of Kendall County 2 million Comal residents Kendall County County Travel 50,000,000 Guadalupe miles daily County Of commuters, Bexar 90% drive County
The 3-C process is a requirement of Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) cooperative No single agency has responsibility for the entire transportation system Encompassing of all transportation comprehensive modes and all local land use and economic development plans Planning should address both short-term continuous needs and a long-term vision
Alamo Area MPO Transportation Policy Board Transportation Policy Board Member Representing Councilman Ray Lopez, MPO Chair City of San Antonio Commissioner Kevin Wolff, MPO Vice-Chair Bexar County Rebecca Cedillo, Board Member Advanced Transportation District John Clamp, Chairman Alamo Regional Mobility Authority Commissioner Tommy Calvert, Jr. Bexar County Commissioner Sergio Rodriguez Bexar County Renee Green, P.E., County Engineer Bexar County Commissioner Kevin Webb Comal County Councilman Jeff Haberstroh City of Boerne Mayor Pro Tem Ron Reaves City of New Braunfels Councilwoman Shirley Gonzales City of San Antonio Councilman Ron Nirenberg City of San Antonio Councilman Roberto Treviño City of San Antonio John Dugan, Planning Director City of San Antonio Mike Frisbie, P.E. TCI Director City of San Antonio Mayor Don Keil City of Seguin Mayor Chris Riley, Leon Valley Greater Bexar County Council of Cities Judge Kyle Kutscher Guadalupe County Mayor Pro Tem Kevin Hadas, Selma Northeast Partnership Mario Jorge, P.E., District Engineer TxDOT San Antonio 5 Dr. Richard Gambitta, Board Member VIA Metropolitan Transit
Required MPO Plans and Documents Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP): Budget and Planning Studies over a two year timeframe (adopted July 2015) Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP): Future goals, strategies and transportation projects for 25 years (adopted December 2014) Transportation Improvement Program (TIP): Funded transportation projects within 4 years (to be adopted in April 2016) The FAST Act added a fourth, a 10 year plan that covers the first 10 years of the MTP.
Metropolitan Transportation Plan • Required to be updated every five years • Statement of the Region’s transportation system investment priorities and plans • 25 year planning horizon • Focused on systems level & multimodal in nature • Financially constrained 7
Projected Population and Employment Totals: 2010 to 2040 Population Employment % 2040 % 2040 2010 Change 2010 Change Change Forecast Change Forecast Bexar 1,714,773 2,747,163 1,032,390 60% 781,905 1,448,533 666,628 85% Comal 108,472 260,133 151,661 140% 42,740 108,553 65,813 154% Guadalupe 131,533 334,026 202,493 154% 33,929 94,288 60,359 178% Kendall 33,410 62,821 29,411 88% 11,902 23,083 11,181 94% 8
Mobility 2040 Funded Projects Within Study Area 11
Unfunded Needs through 2040 Regional Needs (Shown in Billions of Dollars) $0 $10 $20 $30 $17.62 Funded Funded Unfunded $26.25 Unfunded 12
New & Emerging Funding Sources: State and Local Funding Legislation Source of Funding Potential Funding Proposition 1 Rainy Day Fund • Variable • Assumed $65 million/year November 4, 2014 • Programmed 10 years of Proposition 1 funding in Mobility 2040 (2015 – 2024) Proposition 7 Sales and Use Tax + • Highly variable • Difficult to estimate November 3, 2015 Motor Vehicle Sales and Rental Tax 84 th Session of the Ends diversions from • Approximately $620 million/year statewide • Subject to change based on future legislative Texas Legislature HB 1 the State Gas Tax actions (State Budget) Advanced Local Sales Tax • Funds go to local entities Transportation District Funds go to local entities Bexar County Vehicle Registration • Fees
T he planning landsc ape is c o nstantly c hanging and e vo lving…
Ozone Standard Compliance Status San Antonio-New Braunfels MSA, 2014 - 2016 (as of August 7, 2016) 4th Highest Reading, ppb Regulatory Monitor Current 3 Year Site Average 2014 2015 2016 Camp Bullis C58 72 80 63 71 San Antonio NW C23 69 79 66 71 Calaveras Lake C59 63 68 60 63 As of April 8, the San Antonio area’s ozone values exceeded the 2015 ozone threshold of 70 ppb . This places the area in violation of the standard and indicates the EPA could designate the San Antonio area as a non-attainment area for ozone in October 2017. Source: Alamo Area Council of Governments 15
Transportation Conformity A non-attainment designation for ozone will require the MPO to undertake Transportation Conformity Transportation Conformity means evaluating future transportation projects to ensure they do not cause further harm to air quality 16
www.alamoareampo.org www.sagisday.com 17
I-LinCP Luncheon Transportation Panel Discussion September 6, 2016
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