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8/1/2012<br />
<strong>Northeast</strong> <strong>Florida</strong><br />
<strong>Regional</strong> <strong>Transportation</strong> <strong>Study</strong> <strong>Commission</strong><br />
Presentation to <strong>Northeast</strong> <strong>Florida</strong> <strong>Regional</strong><br />
Council<br />
August 2, 2012<br />
Emerging Crisis – <strong>Regional</strong> Mobility<br />
• Growth<br />
• Commute Distance and Time<br />
• Lack of <strong>Transportation</strong> Options<br />
• Lack of Funding<br />
<strong>Regional</strong> <strong>Transportation</strong> Assessment<br />
& Gap Analysis –Key Conclusions<br />
• Fund/accelerate/construct key state road projects<br />
on regional network<br />
• Fund/construct regional projects on non‐state<br />
roads<br />
• Plan/fund/construct and operate regional transit<br />
• Coordinate regional paratransit<br />
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Need for <strong>Regional</strong> Approach<br />
• Enhance our regional economic competitiveness<br />
• Connect people to work<br />
• Move freight<br />
• <strong>Regional</strong> voice to better compete for limited state,<br />
federal and private funding<br />
• Address the need for identifying a new, dedicated<br />
regional funding source<br />
<strong>Regional</strong> Representation<br />
Northwest <strong>Florida</strong> <strong>Transportation</strong><br />
Corridor Authority<br />
Tampa Bay <strong>Regional</strong><br />
<strong>Transportation</strong> Authority<br />
Southwest <strong>Florida</strong> Expressway<br />
Authority<br />
Central <strong>Florida</strong> <strong>Regional</strong><br />
<strong>Transportation</strong> Authority<br />
South <strong>Florida</strong> <strong>Regional</strong><br />
<strong>Transportation</strong> Authority<br />
<strong>Regional</strong> <strong>Transportation</strong> <strong>Study</strong> <strong>Commission</strong> (RTSC)<br />
Key Components:<br />
• 7 Counties/20 members<br />
• Structure<br />
• Planning Committee<br />
• Governance & Funding<br />
Committee<br />
• Deliverables<br />
• <strong>Regional</strong> <strong>Transportation</strong><br />
Elements Plan<br />
• Defining characteristics of<br />
projects of regional significance<br />
• Implementation Plan<br />
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<strong>Regional</strong> <strong>Transportation</strong> Plan<br />
(<strong>Regional</strong> Corridors)<br />
• Economic Competitiveness<br />
• Mobility<br />
• Connectivity<br />
• Integrated Planning<br />
Outer Beltway Future<br />
<strong>Regional</strong> Corridor<br />
Waterway Corridor<br />
Preliminary <strong>Regional</strong> Network<br />
• Economic Competitiveness<br />
• Mobility<br />
• Connectivity<br />
• Integrated Planning<br />
Potential <strong>Regional</strong> Project Modes & Categories<br />
<strong>Regional</strong> Transit/Public<br />
<strong>Transportation</strong><br />
<strong>Regional</strong> Intermodal<br />
Facilities<br />
<strong>Regional</strong> Roadways<br />
<strong>Regional</strong> Bike/Pedestrian &<br />
Other Facilities<br />
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<strong>Regional</strong> Funding Value<br />
• Not funded or scheduled to be funded in a timely<br />
manner;<br />
• Requires funding to leverage state, federal or private<br />
funding; or<br />
• Needs long term funding to support operations and<br />
maintenance<br />
Phased Implementation of <strong>Regional</strong> Approach<br />
Phase I: Form a <strong>Regional</strong> <strong>Transportation</strong> <strong>Commission</strong> (RTC)<br />
• Develop the <strong>Regional</strong> Plan concurrently with NFTPO<br />
Long Range Plan Update<br />
• Identify and secure a proposed funding sources<br />
• Propose an organizational framework<br />
Phase II: Establish the <strong>Regional</strong> <strong>Transportation</strong> Entity (if<br />
needed) with a Dedicated Funding Source to Implement<br />
the <strong>Regional</strong> <strong>Transportation</strong> Plan<br />
Purposes and Functions (Phase 1 RTC)<br />
<strong>Northeast</strong> <strong>Florida</strong><br />
<strong>Regional</strong> <strong>Transportation</strong> <strong>Commission</strong><br />
(RTC)<br />
Develop<br />
<strong>Regional</strong> Plan<br />
Secure New<br />
Funding for<br />
Implementation<br />
of <strong>Regional</strong> Plan<br />
Planning<br />
<strong>Regional</strong> Planners<br />
(North <strong>Florida</strong> TPO,<br />
RTC)<br />
Advocate <strong>Transportation</strong> Business Alliance Advocate<br />
Advance<br />
<strong>Regional</strong><br />
<strong>Transportation</strong><br />
Projects<br />
Implementation<br />
Coordinate<br />
<strong>Regional</strong><br />
Transit<br />
<strong>Regional</strong><br />
Implementers<br />
(Cities, Counties,<br />
FDOT, JTA, Ports)<br />
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Development of <strong>Regional</strong> Plan<br />
Long Range <strong>Transportation</strong><br />
Plan (LRTP) Vision<br />
Goals & Objectives<br />
Needs Plan<br />
(funded and unfunded)<br />
<strong>Regional</strong> Needs<br />
Assessment<br />
Financial Resources<br />
Cost Feasible Plan<br />
Project Prioritization<br />
Additional Components of Phase 1 RTC<br />
Governance Structure<br />
• 7‐county 11‐member voting Board with non‐voting advisors<br />
(minimum 4 contiguous counties)<br />
Operational Structure<br />
• Minimal dedicated staff; contract with others (government<br />
agencies or private)<br />
Funding<br />
• Initial start up per capita assessment<br />
Sunset<br />
Sunset<br />
after<br />
5 Years<br />
• Must secure funding source to implement regional plan within<br />
5 years<br />
Advocacy and Business Partnership<br />
Multimodal <strong>Transportation</strong><br />
Business Alliance<br />
Generate private sector support and<br />
champions for regional<br />
transportation<br />
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Next Steps<br />
Final Draft<br />
Recommendations<br />
June 2012<br />
Stakeholder/<br />
Business<br />
Outreach<br />
County Input<br />
and<br />
Workshops<br />
Prepare<br />
and Submit<br />
Final Report<br />
(Dec 2012)<br />
Thank<br />
You!<br />
More information at<br />
www.northfloridartsc.com<br />
Email us at:<br />
www.northfloridartsc@jtafla.com<br />
Process<br />
Is it in the regional<br />
network?<br />
Does it meet<br />
regional funding<br />
value criteria?<br />
Candidate projects<br />
prioritized using plan<br />
goals, objectives and<br />
measures .<br />
Identifying<br />
candidate regional<br />
projects<br />
This phase to be<br />
conducted by<br />
future regional<br />
entity (RTC)<br />
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<strong>Regional</strong> <strong>Transportation</strong> Plan<br />
<strong>Regional</strong> Network<br />
• High level of inter‐county or interregional<br />
travel,<br />
• Primary connection between activity<br />
centers or municipalities,<br />
• High percentage of freight within the<br />
corridor,<br />
• Primary connection to marine,<br />
aviation or intermodal facilities,<br />
• <strong>Regional</strong> emergency evacuation<br />
route, and/or<br />
• Support for or enhancement of the<br />
functionality of another identified<br />
regional facility(s) in the corridor.<br />
Project Deliverables Diagram<br />
Components Required<br />
By Legislation<br />
1 <strong>Regional</strong><br />
<strong>Transportation</strong><br />
Elements Plan<br />
2 Defining Characteristics<br />
of <strong>Transportation</strong><br />
Elements of <strong>Regional</strong><br />
Significance<br />
Goals and<br />
Objectives<br />
<strong>Regional</strong><br />
Corridors<br />
<strong>Regional</strong><br />
Facilities<br />
Project Deliverables<br />
Preliminary<br />
<strong>Regional</strong> Network<br />
Planning<br />
Committee Report<br />
3 Implementation Plan<br />
Gap Analysis<br />
Project Modes<br />
& Categories<br />
Recommended Organizational<br />
Structure(s)<br />
Recommended Funding Scenarios<br />
Implementation<br />
(Hand off to G & F<br />
Committee)<br />
Governance &<br />
Funding Committee<br />
Report<br />
Final Report<br />
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