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Communuity and Public Transit and the MAP 21 Challenge

Communuity and Public Transit and the MAP 21 Challenge . Charles Dickson Associate Director Community Transportation Association Washington DC 20005 www.ctaa.org. Community Transportation Association.

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Communuity and Public Transit and the MAP 21 Challenge

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  1. Communuity and Public Transit and the MAP 21 Challenge Charles Dickson Associate Director Community Transportation Association Washington DC 20005 www.ctaa.org

  2. Community Transportation Association • A 35 year old national association seeking improved transportation policies and investments • 4,500 organizations providing community transportation, medical transportation, public transportation, transportation planning and development. • Serves as an advocate, provides technical assistance, conducts research, develops special projects, delivers training and education services, and provides a range of innovative financing.

  3. Transit Constants 30 Year Trends • A Nation Continues to Urbanize • A Nation Grows Older • 30 Years of Energy Challenges • Growth of Special Needs • A Tremendous Change in Health Care

  4. A Process of Partnership

  5. IKE’s Financing Theory • Bi-Partisan • Shared Financing for Construction • Shared Financing for Maintenance • Dedicated Revenues • Some Formula\Some Discretionary • Multi-Year Commitment to Stability

  6. A Response Built On Partnership ISTEA TEA 21 SAFETEA-LU

  7. And Then There Is MAP 21

  8. CTAA’s Core Mobility Values • Mobility is a national need, requiring investment from all levels • Committed to creating an investment strategy that responds to growing demand AND enhances productivity • Increasing population and changes in demographics create a growing demand for Community Transit services • The USA should be the world leader in community transportation

  9. CTAA’s Overall Goals for Reauthorization • At least a five-year bill • Dedicated revenue BEYOND current gas tax • Using both formula and discretionary funding • Renewed role of Congress in project selection • Increasing investment in bus capital • Increasing investment to meet non-traditional mobility options

  10. Recommendations for Rural Transit • Increase Section 5311 funding to reflect rising wage and healthcare costs • Hold the federal government to a performance measure on capital replacement • Recognize the importance of SGR for rural transit • Developing cooperative arrangements for urban/rural areas • Ensure any safety regulations are appropriate for rural systems

  11. Recommendations for Transit Operating • Allow farebox as local share • Allow demand-response systems the same flexibility as fixed-route systems to use 5307 funds for operating • Continue the CMAQ flexibility • Allow local systems greater discretion in use of formula investment

  12. Recommendations for Transit Capital • Increase investment in 5339 to pre-MAP 21 levels • Provide additional revenue in the 5337 to allow for bus SGR program • Develop model procurement programs to lower cost of rolling stock • Provide increased investment in the 5311 program for transit asset management

  13. Recommendations for 5310, JARC and Coordination • Determine impact of the consolidation of the Section 5310. JARC and New Freedom program • Add a JARC maintenance goal or percentage set-aside in 5307 • Increase investment in 5310 to deal with demographic changes • Allow states to manage program as they did prior to MAP-21

  14. THANKS! Charles Dickson Associate Director Community Transportation Association Washington DC 20005 dickson@ctaa.org www.ctaa.org

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