GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION
INTERMODAL DIVISION - TRANSIT
Presented to
G.A. MPO CONFERENCE
November 2012
INTERMODAL DIVISION
By The Numbers…
•540 miles of GDOT Owned Railroad
•104 Publicly Owned Airports
•Two Coastal Shipping Ports
•14 Urban- transit Systems
•106 Rural-transit Systems
Organizational Chart – Intermodal Division
GDOT’s Primary Duties for Transit Programs
1. Receive & Administer Federal Grant Funds
2. Identify funding opportunities for transit programs
3. Provide technical assistance: planning / capital projects
4. Provide safety training for rural transit operators
5. Administer Rail Safety Oversight Program (MARTA & Streetcar)
INTERMODAL TRANSIT DEPARTMENT
Urban Programs 14
Rural Programs 106
NO Program
39
Total Counties
159
637 Shuttle Vans
22 Buses - SE Stages
8 Buses - Greyhound
167 Buses – GRTA
834 Public Transit Vehicles
141
Green /Rural
100
Yellow Dot /Rural
06
Pink / Urban
14
White / NO Program 39
Funding Available to
Support Transit Programs
• Regional Commission
• GDOT Technical Assistance
•Operating $$
•Capital $$
50/50%
80/20%
• 7 PTC’s are
located within
GDOT Districts
across the state
• Provide support &
technical expertise
• Funded by 5311
rural program
5303 PROGRAM
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Targeted to 14 Metropolitan Planning Areas (MPO’s)
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Population Threshold
Population > 200,000
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Formula Based
2010 Census
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Eligible Activities
Planning ONLY
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Application Process
Awarded Annually
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Funding Allocation
Formula Driven
Georgia MPO’s
New MPO:
•Cartersville
5307 PROGRAM
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Targeted to Urban Areas
•
Population Threshold
(currently 13)
• Large Urban - 200,000 and over
• Small Urban - 50,000 – 199,999
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Eligible Activities
• Operating -
50% Federal / 50% Local
• Capital -
80% Federal / 20% Local
• Funding Availability - Based on Apportionment & Applications
5311 PROGRAM
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Targeted to Rural Areas
•
Population Threshold
(currently 106)
• 50,000 and Less
•
Eligible Activities
• Operating -
50% Federal / 50% Local
• Capital -
80% Federal / 20% Local
• Funding Availability – Apportionment & Applications
5316/5317 PROGRAM
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Targeted to Rural and Small Urban Areas
•
Population Threshold
• 50,000 to 200,000 and Less
•
Eligible Activities
• Operating -
50% Federal / 50% Local
• Capital -
80% Federal / 20% Local
• Funding Availability –Applications
• MAP-21 5316 is now part of 5307 and 5311 formula funds
and 5317 combined with the larger 5310 Program
SIGNED INTO LAW BY PRESIDENT OBAMA
EFFECTIVE: OCTOBER 01, 2012
MAP-21 PROGRAM CHANGES
1. Section 5307 – Addition of a Tier of Funding based on areas
share of low income population
2. Section 5317 – New Freedom Program – Combined into the
larger Section 5310
3. Section 5316 – Job Access and Reverse Commute – Combined
into the 5307 and 5311 formula funds
MAP 21 Establishes
Performance-based planning process
• MAP-21 requires Metropolitan Planning Organizations
(MPOs) and States to establish performance targets that
address national performance measures issued by the U.S.
DOT and are based on goals outlined in law
• Safety, infrastructure condition, congestion reduction,
system reliability, economic vitality, environmental
sustainability, reduced project delivery delays, transit safety,
and transit asset management
• Transportation Improvement Programs (TIPs) must include a
description of the anticipated progress toward achieving the
targets brought about by implementing the TIP.
State Safety Oversight
• MAP-21 includes new requirements for the State Safety Oversight (SSO)
program, through which States with heavy rail, light rail, and streetcar
systems must establish safety oversight for these transit systems.
• MAP-21 requires State Safety Oversight Agencies (SSOAs) to be legally
and financially independent from the rail systems they oversee, and have
the authority, staff training, and expertise to enforce Federal and State
safety laws.
•
FTA must certify whether each SSO is adequate and meets the
requirements. FTA will oversee implementation of the SSO programs and
audit each SSO agency at least triennially.
• The law also directs FTA to distribute funding via formula to support
State safety oversight work A 20 percent local match is required for
these funds
Passenger Rail
Multi-Modal Passenger Terminal
•GDOT – Partner in Public-Private Partnership
•Terminal location is within much of the “Gulch”
• Between Forsyth Street & Centennial Olympic Park Drive
• Creates Transportation Hub in Downtown Atlanta
• Accommodates High Speed Passenger Rail
• Regional Express Bus Service
• Intercity Bus
• Connection to MARTA
• Pedestrian Connectivity
Gulch from Centennial Park Drive
ROUTEMATCH IMPLEMENTATION
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GDOT funded project
Implementation @ 95%
Statewide Implementation
Dispatching Software
Computer Hardware
•Funded at 100% - ARRA
• Systems Management Tools
• Scheduling
• Vehicle Maintenance
• Operational efficiency
• On-going Maintenance
• Funded 50 Fed/ 50 Local
• Operating Budget Item
INTERMODAL DIVISION
Working to Promote Economic Development
via a Safe & Affordable Network of
Transportation Options across Georgia
Questions?
Thank You for your Time!
Crystal Odum Ford
GDOT Intermodal Division
Transit Program Manager
404-631-1237
codumford@dot.ga.gov