1. Draft FY2018-2023 Six Year Program
Presentation to City of Fairfax
May 8, 2018
Monica Backmon, Executive Director

2. Statutory Requirements
SB576 (2002), the Authority’s enabling legislation, states:
“The Authority shall be responsible for long-range transportation planning for regional transportation projects in Northern Virginia. In carrying out this responsibility, the Authority shall, on the basis of a regional consensus, whenever possible, set regional transportation policies and priorities for regional transportation projects. The policies and priorities shall be guided by performance-based criteria such as the ability to improve travel times, reduce delays, connect regional activity centers, improve safety, improve air quality, and move the most people in the most cost-effective manner.”

3. Primary Responsibilities
Develop and update the long range Transportation Plan for Northern Virginia  TransAction
Prioritize and fund regional transportation projects.
Give priority to projects that provide greatest level of congestion reduction relative to cost.

4. NVTA Revenues
The Authority’s revenues result from legislation passed by the General Assembly in 2013 (HB 2313).
HB 2313 provides funding through three revenue sources:
Sales Tax (0.7%)
Grantor’s Tax ($0.15/$100)
Transient Occupancy Tax (2%)
HB 2313 requires a Regional/Local Split:
70% Regional Revenues: allocated by the Authority to regional transportation projects
30% Local Distribution Revenues: distributed to localities for locally determined transportation projects and purposes. 
HB 2313 revenues generates approximately $330 million annually.*
Expected to be reduced due WMATA Funding Bill

5. NVTA HB 2313 Revenues Received and Projected through FYE June 30, 2018

6. NVTA Project Funding
Since July 2013 when its revenue stream started, the Authority has adopted 79 regional projects totaling $990 million.* Authority funded projects are multimodal in nature. They include, but are not limited to, additional roadway capacity/widenings, new road construction, interchange improvements, new Metrorail stations, new bus acquisitions, rail infrastructure improvements, and intelligent transportation systems.
*Total includes $300M for the I-66/Rt. 28 Interchange now being constructed as part of the Transform 66 Outside the Beltway.

7. Draft FY 2018-2023 Six Year Program: Summary of Candidate Projects
Total funding request of $2.5B
The primary modal components of the candidate projects:
a. Bike/Ped: 3 projects/$11.0 million
b. Bikeshare: 1 project/$1.2 million
c. Bus/BRT: 6 projects/$419.0 million
d. Rail: 4 projects/$190.8 million
e. Park and Ride: 1 project/$2.3 million
f. Transportation Technology: 3 projects/$11.3 million
g. Intersection/Interchange: 13 projects/$424.8 million
h. Widened/New Roadway: 29 projects/$1,409.8 million

8. Total funding request of $45.4M
Draft FY Six Year Program: Summary of City of Fairfax Projects
5 Candidate Projects
Total funding request of $45.4M
Jermantown Road Corridor Improvements Project-$26M
Intersection Improvements at Eaton Place/Chain Bridge Road-$10.7M
Old Lee Highway Multimodal Improvements Phase 1-$5M
Roadway Network Northfax West -$2.5M
City of Fairfax Bike Share Implementation-$1.2M

9. Draft FY 2018-2023 Six Year Program: Project Selection Criteria
Project Eligibility:
Project in TransAction
Primary project location in NoVA
Congestion Reduction Relative to Cost (CRRC) ratios;
TransAction Project Ratings (Inclusive of HB599);
15 Performance Measures
Qualitative Considerations, e.g. modal/geographic balance, past performance, funding leverage; and
Public Comment.

10. Draft FY 2018-2023 Six Year Program
Public Comment period is open thru midnight May 20, 2018;
No project funding recommendations at this time;
$1.285 Billion estimated available PayGo
Anticipated Adoption of Six Year Program:
June 2018

11. Draft FY 2018-2023 Six Year Program: Public Engagement
March 8, 2018: Authority approved date of Public Hearing
April 12, 2018: Authority released SYP project list and related information*
April 13, 2018: Public comment period began**
May 10, 2018: Open House and Public Hearing (at NVTA)
May 20, 2018: Public comment period ends *
** Optional jurisdictional briefings and ‘Town Hall’ meetings, and other public engagement events, have been scheduled during the public comment period

12. Draft FY 2018-2023 Six Year Program: Next Steps
May 20, 2018: Public comment period ends
May 23, 2018: PCAC makes SYP recommendations
May 30, 2018: TAC makes SYP recommendations
June 6, 2018: PPC considers public comments, and reviews TAC/PCAC and NVTA staff recommendations
June 14, 2018: Authority adopts FY Six Year Program (tentative)

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