1. The USDOT Urban Partners & FHWA August 20, 2007 Webcast with Division Offices Jeffrey F. Paniati Associate Administrator, Office of Operations Federal Highway Administrator U.S. Department of Transportation

2. Strategy to Reduce Congestion Path to the Urban Partners Retreat for USDOT leadership Congestion identified as the Issue that should be addressed Initiated major Departmental effort to scope out a plan USDOT Retreat Early 2006

3. Strategy to Reduce Congestion Path to the Urban Partners Six Points Cornerstone – Relieve Urban Congestion (Congestion Pricing) USDOT Retreat USDOT Congestion Initiative Announced May 2006 Early 2006

4. Strategy to Reduce Congestion Congestion Pricing – Bringing Supply and Demand into Alignment Failure to properly price travel on highways is a root cause of congestion The price of highway travel (gas taxes, registration fees, etc.) bears little or no relationship to the cost of congestion Unlike other public utilities, the public expectation is that the “service” is free or does not change with changes in demand Allocating transportation services via pricing is more efficient than allocating by delay

5. Strategy to Reduce Congestion Path to the Urban Partners Three Notices Urban Partnership Agreements Value Pricing Pilot Program ITS Operational Testing to Mitigate Congestion $130 Million Available (Eventually grew to over $1 Billion) USDOT Retreat USDOT Congestion Initiative Announced Three Federal Register Notices Released Dec 2006 Early 2006 May 2006

6. Strategy to Reduce Congestion Urban Partnership Agreements – Congestion Pricing Integrated “4T” Strategy TOLLING (pricing) – Key Element Direct user charge based on use of facility; varies based on level of congestion Toll collection via electronic means (no booths) Transit Telecommuting/Travel Demand Management Technology

7. Strategy to Reduce Congestion Path to the Urban Partners Over half included a pricing component Most included transit features Most had a technology component Relatively few major telecommuting proposals USDOT Retreat USDOT Congestion Initiative Announced Three Federal Register Notices Released Dec 2006 Received UPA Applications From 27 Metro Areas Apr 2007 Early 2006 May 2006

8. Strategy to Reduce Congestion Path to the Urban Partners Extensive inter-departmental review UPA Coordination Team Technical Review Teams Involved consensus-building in context of OST defined over-arching objectives USDOT Retreat USDOT Congestion Initiative Announced Three Federal Register Notices Released Dec 2006 Modal Administrators Briefed On Top 16 Proposals May 2007 Received UPA Applications From 27 Metro Areas Apr 2007 Early 2006 May 2006

9. Strategy to Reduce Congestion Path to the Urban Partners Seattle, San Francisco, Minneapolis-St. Paul, New York City, Miami San Diego, Denver, Dallas, Atlanta Three Federal Register Notices Released Dec 2006 USDOT Announces Nine PUPs Jun 2007 Received UPA Applications From 27 Metro Areas Apr 2007 Modal Administrators Briefed On Top 16 Proposals May 2007 USDOT Congestion Initiative Announced May 2006

10. Strategy to Reduce Congestion Path to the Urban Partners Multi-modal effort to identify projects and sources of funds Discussions with potential Urban Partners Develop final list based on requirements and available funds Non-binding agreements with Urban Partners Three Federal Register Notices Released Dec 2006 USDOT Announces Nine PUPs Jun 2007 Received UPA Applications From 27 Metro Areas Apr 2007 Modal Administrators Briefed On Top 16 Proposals May 2007 USDOT Develops Term Sheets Jul/Aug 2007

11. Strategy to Reduce Congestion Path to the Urban Partners Seattle, San Francisco, Minneapolis-St. Paul, New York City, Miami San Diego funded for SWOOP, but not a Urban Partner $850 Million of discretionary resources committed USDOT Announces Nine PUPs Jun 2007 Received UPA Applications From 27 Metro Areas Apr 2007 Modal Administrators Briefed On Top 16 Proposals May 2007 USDOT Announces Five Urban Partners Aug 2007 USDOT Develops Term Sheets Jul/Aug 2007

12. Strategy to Reduce Congestion New York $354 million IF cordon/area pricing is implemented in Manhattan by March 31, 2009 Will charge drivers $8 and trucks $21 a day to enter or leave Manhattan below 86 th Street on weekdays during the workday Those who drive only within the congestion zone would pay $4 a day for cars, $5.50 for trucks Final plan yet to be determined; must meet specified performance measure (6.3% reduction in the pricing zone) $1.6 million to cover up-front planning costs Tolling authority required by March 2008 to receive remainder of funds Significant because this is the first time cordon/area pricing will be implemented in the US

13. Strategy to Reduce Congestion New York Project Highlights - $354 Million Total Implementation of area Pricing Bus Facilities and Other Improvements Initiation of Bus Rapid Transit Regional Ferry Services West of Hudson Regional Transportation Alternative Analysis

14. Strategy to Reduce Congestion New York Partners New York City Department of Transportation New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority New York State Department of Transportation

15. Strategy to Reduce Congestion New York Sources of Funds - $354.0 million FHWA – $20.8 million Value Pricing Pilot Program - $5.0 million Ferry Boat - $15.8 million FTA – $328.3 million RITA - $5.4 million

16. Strategy to Reduce Congestion San Francisco $158.7 million IF variable pricing is implemented on Doyle Drive by Sept 2009 Doyle Drive is the 1.5 mile elevated roadway leading to the Golden Gate Bridge Will charge an extra (one-way-fee above the $5 toll on the Golden Gate Bridge); electronic collection Revenues will help pay to reconstruct the 70-year old Doyle Drive $1.6 million to cover up-front planning costs Tolling authority required by Spring 2008 to receive remainder of funds Significant because an existing facility will be priced

17. Strategy to Reduce Congestion San Francisco Project Highlights - $158.7 Million Total Tolling Equipment Reconstruction of Doyle Drive Variable Pricing for On/Off Street Parking in Downtown San Francisco SFgo Arterial Traffic Management System/Traffic Controller Upgrades Improvements to Regional Ferry Service Creation of Integrated Mobility Accounts 511 Upgrades

18. Strategy to Reduce Congestion San Francisco Partners Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District Bay Area Toll Authority San Francisco Country Transportation Authority California Department of Transportation Golden Gate bridge highway and Transportation District Metropolitan Transportation Commission San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency

19. Strategy to Reduce Congestion San Francisco Sources of Funds - $158.7 million FHWA – $80.1 million Public Lands - $47.3 million Value Pricing Pilot Program - $10.0 million Transportation Community, and System Preservation - $10.0 million Ferry Boat - $12.8 million FTA – $58.4 million RITA - $ 20.2 million

20. Strategy to Reduce Congestion Seattle $138.7 million IF legal authority is adopted and variable pricing is implemented on the State Route 520 floating bridge by September 2009 King County crossing that currently carries about 160,000 people per day between Seattle and its Eastside suburbs Tolls on the existing bridge are intended to help pay for the new bridge $1.6 million to cover up-front planning costs Significant because this will be among the first of existing facilities to be priced

21. Strategy to Reduce Congestion Seattle Project Highlights - $138.7 Million Total Implement variable pricing Enhance bus service and provide supporting amenities Regional ferry service Real-time multi-modal traveler information Active traffic management

22. Strategy to Reduce Congestion Seattle Partners Washington State Department of Transportation Puget Sound Regional Council King County

23. Strategy to Reduce Congestion Seattle Sources of Funds - $138.7 FHWA – $50.7 million Innovative Bridge - $5.1 million Transportation, Community, and System Preservation $24.0 million Value Pricing Pilot Program - $10.0 million Ferry Boat - $11.6 million FTA – $41.0 million RITA - $47.0 million

24. Strategy to Reduce Congestion Minneapolis – St. Paul $133 million IF legal authority to implement congestion pricing has been adopted and placed in effect within 90 days following the opening of the next session of the Minnesota State legislature and the following happens on I-35W between downtown Minneapolis and the southern suburbs by September 30, 2009: Existing HOV lanes are converted to dynamically-priced HOT lanes (along the lines of the existing MnPASS operation) The existing HOT lanes are extended The shoulder lanes along the northbound portion of I-35W from 46 th Street to downtown Minneapolis are dynamically priced $1.6 million to cover up-front planning costs

25. Strategy to Reduce Congestion Minneapolis – St. Paul Project Highlights - $133.0 Million Total Conversion of the I-35W HOV lane to HOT; extension of HOT lanes; priced dynamic shoulder lanes Establish a Bus Rapid Transit lane into downtown Minneapolis Advanced BRT stations and park and ride facilities for the North metro suburbs along the I-35W corridor “Transit advantage” bypass lane/ramp Contra-flow transit lanes in downtown Minneapolis ITS Technology to improved transit services Arterial and freeway management

26. Strategy to Reduce Congestion Minneapolis – St. Paul Partners Minnesota Department of Transportation Twin Cities Metropolitan Council

27. Strategy to Reduce Congestion Minneapolis – St. Paul Sources of Funds - $133.0 million FHWA – $20.8 million Interstate Maintenance - $6.6 million Transportation, Community, and System Preservation - $16.4 million Value Pricing Pilot Program - $5.0 million FTA – $85.9 million RITA - $19.4 million

28. Strategy to Reduce Congestion Miami $62.9 million to establish 21 miles of HOT lanes on I-95 from Fort Lauderdale to downtown Miami (no new tolling authority required); HOV3+ free access SunPass electronic toll collection (requires new construction) Expand 10-lane highway to 12 lanes (by reducing the width of the existing lanes from 12 to 11 feet and using a portion of the shoulder) Revenues to fund construction and expand BTR All funds immediately available

29. Strategy to Reduce Congestion Miami Project Highlights - $62.9 Million Total I-95 HOV to HOT Conversion Operation of BRT on HOT lanes Express Bus Service Transit Facility Improvements

30. Strategy to Reduce Congestion Miami Partner s Florida Department of Transportation Miami-Dade Metrop0olitan Planning Organization Broward Country metropolitan Planning Organization Broward Country Transit Miami-Date Transit Miami-Dade Expressway Authority Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise

31. Strategy to Reduce Congestion Miami Sources of Funds - $62.9 million FHWA – $43.4 million Interstate Maintenance - $43.4 million FTA – $19.5 million RITA - None

32. Strategy to Reduce Congestion FHWA Responsibilities Fiscal oversight Reporting Requirements – Divisions  HOP  Multimodal Coordination  OST High Expectations Key is No Surprises Multimodal modeled after the initial UPA Team High interest/High visibility program – Congress, Media, OIG, GAO, OST

33. Strategy to Reduce Congestion FHWA Responsibilities Expedited Approvals Again, key is no surprises Anticipate roadblocks and address quickly (engage all relevant parties – cross-Agency, cross-Department) Lessons Learned  Lessons Transferred Resource Center involvement Idea is to take the UPA experience and broadly promote/facilitate