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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
404-463-3306
http://www.atlantaregional.com/transportation/freight
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Contact Information