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Resources for Public Transportation Advocates
Transit Initiatives and Communities: Lessons Learned
Tempe, ArizonaDecember 9, 2003
Michelle ErnstSenior Analyst
Surface Transportation Policy Project
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Surface Transportation Policy Project
The STPP Coalition
o Nearly 700 organizations in 48 stateso Stakeholders representing diverse
interests including:o transit advocacyo bicycle/pedestrian advocacyo environmental protectiono public healtho social equityo businesso local government
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Surface Transportation Policy Project
What STPP Does
o Federal transportation policy – TEA-21 reauthorization
o Communications/ Media
o Grassroots organizing and supporto Advocacy research
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Surface Transportation Policy Project
How Can STPP Help You?
o Facts and figures on transportation spending o Decoding transportation policy and practiceo Updates on TEA-21 Reauthorizationo Track the transportation reform movement – new ideas, best practices, success storieso Find local and national allies through the ANTC network
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Surface Transportation Policy Project
STPP’s Advocacy Research
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Surface Transportation Policy Project
Measuring Up: The Trend Toward Voter Approved Transportation
Fundingo If state gas taxes had kept pace with inflation,
they would be 50% higher!o 30 states prohibit their gas tax from being used
for public transit.o The result is a trend toward ballot box financing,
with 41 initiatives in 2002.o Ballot initiatives are more successful when they:
o Provide ample opportunity for stakeholder involvement in their development;
o Specify exactly what funds will be spent on; and, o Provide for a balanced mix of transportation options.
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Surface Transportation Policy Project
Americans’ Attitudes Toward Walking & Creating Better Walking
Communitieso Nearly 50% of Americans report that being
within walking distance to public transportation is very or somewhat important in deciding where to live.
o 6 in 10 Americans support using more spending on public transportation, even if this means less money to build new highways .
o More Americans (31%) say that improving public transportation is the best long-term solution to traffic congestion than any other option, including building new roads (25%).
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Surface Transportation Policy Project
Transportation Costs and the American Dream
o Transportation, at 19.3% of expenditures, is the second highest spending category for the average family.
o For the poorest families, transportation takes up 40% of take home pay.
o Families living in compact metro areas with good transit service spend far less on transportation than those living in sprawling metro areas.
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Surface Transportation Policy Project
“Transit Growing Faster than Driving: A Historic Shift in Travel Trends”
o The growth in transit ridership has exceeded the growth in driving for five years in a row.
o In 2001, transit use grew at twice the rate as driving.
o More than 9.5 billion trips were made by transit in 2001, the highest in more than 40 years.
o Though in last year the growth in driving exceeded the growth in transit use, the overall trend still shows transit beating driving – 19% growth in ridership vs. 11.3% growth in driving.
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Surface Transportation Policy Project
STPP Response to TTI’s 2003 Annual Urban Mobility Report
o Public transportation helps reduce congestion in every urban area where it exists.
o Public transportation reduces delay from congestion by 1 billion hours annually.
o Public transportation saves Americans $21 billion in congestion costs (about three times the annual federal investment in public transportation).
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Surface Transportation Policy Project
Join the STPP Grassroots Network
o Help show Congress how diverse and widespread the transportation choice movement is.
o Sign on to the Alliance for a New Transportation Charter.
o It’s free – and we’ll put you on our email and newsletter mailing lists.
o Use the online form at www.transact.org
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Surface Transportation Policy Project
Michelle Ernst
www.transact.org
www.tea3.org
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