1. Leonard Transportation Center Forum:For Whom the Road Shall Toll? TRANSPORTATIONMATTERS May 2008 Alan E. Pisarski

2. The Starting Pointwhat is the goal? My goal for transportation isto reduce the effects ofdistance as an inhibiting force in our societys ability to realize its economic and social aspirations 3. A thought on goals!If your transportationgoals can be met byeveryone staying homeyou have the wronggoals! 4. ITS ALL ABOUT FINANCE TODAY !FINANCEFINANCEFINANCEFINANCE 5. FINANCE 6. A PLANFINANCE 7. VISIONA PLANFINANCE 8. CREDIBILITYVISIONA PLAN FINANCE 9. CREDIBILITYVISIONA PLAN FINANCE 10. Maybe it was easier then ! THE INTERSTATE ERACREDIBILITYMacDonald, Fairbank, TurnerVISION Toll Roads and Free RoadsA PLAN Interregional Hwys; 1944 ActFINANCE1956 Act 11. MY VISION: 3 Trendswill define the future1. Replacing the Baby-boomers where will our workforce come from?2. Expanding metro areas with focus on the suburbs the doughnut metro3. An affluent time-focused society $50/hour and tripling of average value of goods moved 12. In This New World the GreatIssue Will Be Skilled Workers Finding skilled workers will be the key concern of business. They will go where those people are; or, go where those people want to be! States and Metro areas that can provide this resource will be big winners! Minorities, Immigrants and rural populations will be a crucial part of the work force 13. Work Force Issues Older workers in labor force Even more females in labor force Even more variable schedules Work hours a lot like part time Skills matches more spreading out 14. THE COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENTLocation, Amenities, FlexibilityThe increases in services in the economy willpermit more population to act on locationpreferences as workers and employers are lesstied to resources and more attracted byamenities.Areas of the country will compete forworkers on the basis of life-style, climate,and ease of living. Good transportation willbe one of the competitive amenities.Employers will be forced to be more flexible inschedules and benefits to attract workers. 15. 2000 commuting patterns showthe importance of regionalflows 16. Livi Li ng vi nin g C in C CLi Liv w Cviinor w ng g k orin inin kCCsu inCCbu saw w m5000000 10000000 15000000 20000000 25000000 30000000 35000000 40000000 450000000 or ork rbs e C kofC Liin invi su C MLi ng bu C o SA Li vi n inrb th Livi Cvi ng g in C s o MS ng ins wth Ain su ub o rk M Li Svibu urbnoA ng sub rbs s, n in ur w- su bs wo ork me Livi bw rk t ng urb ork in in C ins s C suw in C ubor bu kC u rb rbin osN s su f ot ot No wobu ... i t rkrb N n M in M in g s ootSA Sno .. in A M wo w n -m SA rk orketw in g in orki in a a Cng su Cinbu a totalno rb transit National commuting flows n-met 17. An Affluent Society Growth GDP 3%; Pop 1% = WEALTH Annual Trips/hh60 00 = IMMENSE VALUE OF 50 00 TIME will drive most 40 00 decisions including30 00 transportation 20 0010 00 = travelers and freight 0 will demand and be able to pay for high quality, K+10K 20K 30K 40K 50K 60K 70K 80K 80 reliable, amenity-based