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Transportation Engineering & SafetyConferenceDecember 8, 2011 The Penn State Conference Center Hotel State College, Pennsylvania
Transportation Funding: A Consultant’s Perspectiveby Steven B. Bolt, PE, PTOE
Orth-Rodgers & Associates, Inc.President – ACEC/PA
Transportation Funding Federal Reauthorization Status
Pennsylvania Status
Keystone Transportation Funding Coalition
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Federal Reauthorization Surface Transportation Bill (MAP-21)
As of Tuesday 29 November 2011 11:45 AM
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Federal Reauthorization Surface Transportation Bill (MAP-21)
As of Wednesday 30 November 2011 3:01 PM
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Federal Transportation SpendingFor FY 2012 (H.R. 2112)Program Fiscal Year 2011 House bill Senate bill Final 2012
Highways $41.1 billion $27 billion$41.1 billion (plus $1.9 billion additional for emergency relief)
$39.14 billion (plus $1.66 billion additional for emergency relief)
Transit – buses and facilities $8.34 billion $5.2 billion $8.36 billion $8.36 billion
Transit – capital investment grants $1.596 billion $1.554 billion $1.955 billion $1.955 billion
Improvement Program $3.515 billion $3.35 billion $3.515 billion $3.35 billion
Amtrak $1.5 billion $1.15 billion $1.5 billion $1.45 billion
High speed rail $0 $0 $100 million $0
TIGER discretionary multimodal grants $527 million $0 $550 million $500 million
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Transportation Funding in Pennsylvania
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PennDOT Consultant Payouts
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2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 1/1 to 11/30
$-
$50
$100
$150
$200
$250
$300
$350
$400
$450
Consultant PayoutsDesign
Construction Inspection
Pa
yo
ut
(mill
ion
$)
PennDOT Consultant Payouts
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Year DesignConstructio
n Inspection
Total
2002 $ 199 $ 101 $ 300
2003 $ 191 $ 101 $ 292
2004 $ 178 $ 102 $ 280
2005 $ 158 $ 102 $ 260
2006 $ 140 $ 111 $ 251
2007 $ 150 $ 110 $ 260
2008 $ 221 $ 85 $ 306
2009 $ 265 $ 102 $ 367
2010 $ 273 $ 129 $ 402
% Inspection
of Total
34%
35%
36%
39%
44%
42%
28%
28%
32%
Transportation Funding – Where are We Now?PennDOT Staff-No Pay Increase In Over 3½
YearsFour Engineering Firms Have Declared
Bankruptcy In The Past Three YearsStaff Lost To Attrition Not ReplacedLayoffs!Entire Industry Under Significant PressureInfrastructure Continues To Deteriorate
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ACEC/PA Membership 2009-2011Since 2008, ACEC/PA Has Seen a Steady
Decline In Its Membership Financial Belt-Tightening Within Firms Firm Mergers & Acquisitions Downsizing or Relocation of Workforce
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Year No. of Member Firms (Full Membership/Non-Associate)
No. of Member Employees Lost (from previous year)
2008 139 2009 134 296 2010 124 2,022 2011 123 361
TOTAL 2,679
What’s Next?
Mass Exodus?
Marcellus Shale?
Dogs and Cats Living Together?
Give Up?
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Keystone Transportation Funding Coalition (KTFC)Coalition of 90+ Wide-Ranging, Public and
Private Organizations Advocating for a Long-Term Funding Solution to the Commonwealth’s Infrastructure Needs.www.reconnectpa.org
Of the Total 253 Members of the General Assembly, All but 51 Have Either Been Contacted By or Met with a KTFC Member to Discuss New Revenue.
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Coalition Members Include Highway Construction
Industry
Public Transit Agencies
Labor Unions
Farm Organizations
AARP
Bicycle and Pedestrian Trail Advocates
Land-Use Advocates
AAA
Air and Seaport Organizations
Organizations Representing Local Governments
Chambers of Commerce
Travel and Tourism Organizations
Environmental Advocates
Freight and Passenger Rail Organizations
Truck Freight Haulers
Healthcare Providers
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Keystone Transportation Funding Coalition Members
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10000 Friends of PA AARP Allegheny Conference on Community Development Alfred Bennesch & Company Altoona Metro Transit American Council of Engineering Companies-PA (ACECPA) American Concrete Pavement Association, Pennsylvania Chapter American Infrastructure Area Transit Authority of North Central PA Associated PA Constructors (APC) Aviation Council of PA Berks Area Regional Transportation Authority (BARTA) Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia Bike Lebanon Bike Pittsburgh Boy's and Girl's Club of PA Capitol Strategies Group Central Atlantic Bridge Associates (CABA-Bridges) Conservancy Recycle Bicycle County Commissioners Association of PA (CCAP) Dawood Delaware Port Authority Delaware Valley Health Care Coalition Delaware Valley Health Care Council Full Service Network Glenn O. Hawbaker, Inc. Greater PA Carpenters Union Greenlee Partners Greenhorn & O'Mara Hospital and Health Association of PA (HAP) Keystone State Railroad Association Kleinschmidt Energy & Water Laborers International Union of North America-Mid-Atlantic Region League of American Bicycles Malady & Wooten Mark Stout Consulting Martin Stone McCormick Taylor Michael Baker, Jr., Inc. Mid-Atlantic Regional Laborers Michelle Robinson Architects Milliron Associates New Enterprise Stone & Lime Norfolk Southern Corporation (NS) Northeast Prestressed (NPP) Orth-Rodgers & Associates, Inc. PA AAA Federation PA Aggregates and Concrete Association (PACA) PA Area Council of Boys and Girls Clubs PA Asphalt Pavement Association (PAPA) PA Association of Conservation Districts (PACD) PA Association of Convention & Visitors Bureau PA Association of Milk Dealers (PAMD) PA Builders Association (PBA) PA Business Association PA Business Council PA Chamber of Business and Industry PA Chesapeake Bay Commission PA Farm Bureau (PFB) PA Food Merchants Association (PFMA) PA Motor Truck Association (PMTA) PA Public Interest Research Group PA Public Transportation Association (PPTA) PA State Association of Boroughs PA State Association of Township Supervisors (PSATS) PA State House Transportation Committee PA Turnpike Commission PA Walks and Bikes PENJERDEL Council Penn State University Center for Dirt and Gravel Road Studies PennAg Industries Association (PennAg)
Pennoni Associates, Inc. PennTrans Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce Main Line Chamber of Commerce Pilots Assn. for Bay and River Delaware Pittsburgh Port Authority Public Affairs Management Rabbit Transit Rails-to-Trails Conservancy Red Rose Transit Authority RPB Consulting SEIU SEPTA Skelly and Loy, Inc. Strategic Technology Concepts TechQuest PA Traffic Planning and Design, Inc. Triad Strategies United Transportation State Legislative Board (UTU) UPS URS Group Westmoreland Transit
FactsIf You Haven’t Participated in KTFC Outreach
Yet – Shame!If You Think It’s Up To Someone Else To Fix
This For You – You Would Be Wrong
This Legislative Session is FinishedHouse – (Scheduled) December 12, 13, 14, 15,
19 & 20Senate – (Scheduled) December 12, 13, 14
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What You Can Do:Logon and Sign the Petition at
www.BetterSaferRoads.com
Write a Letter To The Governor and Your Legislators
Write Letters-To-The-Editor In Your Local Newspapers
Talk To Your Local Chambers of Commerce, Civic Clubs, Neighbors
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www.acecpa.org
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