2009 Michigan Public Transit
Conference
Jackie Shinn, Chief Deputy Director
Michigan Department of
Transportation
Proposed Transit Agenda
1. Document and Track System Condition
2. Document Economic Benefits
3. Focus on Efficiencies
4. Planning for a Reduced Program ???
Revenue Issues
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MDOT’s FY2009-2013 Five Year Transportation
Program laid out a challenging revenue picture
MDOT will begin development of the 2010-2014 Five
Year Program in September
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First step in the process is to develop revenue estimates
Revenue picture is NOT better
The Highway Program will provide “full” and “reduced”
options for their 5-year plan
Reduced Passenger Transportation
Program
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Passenger transportation already reduced
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Shortfall of state revenues
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Based on average annual need of the 5-year program local transit has
a $234 million shortfall and passenger rail has a $7.5 million shortfall
Short Term Fixes
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Capital match is $12 million lower than in 2000
Operating assistance is over 10% less than in 2000
The regional program has no funding
Intercity terminals reduced from $1M to $150,000
Adjustments made annually
Toll Revenue Credits
Extending Bond Revenue Drawdown
A full passenger program, i.e., preservation of the existing
system and any expansion, dependent on additional revenues
Reduced Passenger Transportation
Program Impacts
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Need better data on system conditions and the
ability to project future system conditions
120
100
Transit
Service
Levels
80
Transit Fleet
Condition
60
Transit
Facility
Conditions
40
State
Funding
Levels
20
0
2009
2011
2012
2013
A Draft Transit Agenda
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Document and Track System Condition
Document Economic Benefits
Focus on Efficiencies
Planning for a Reduced Program ???
Document Conditions and Benefits
1. Document and Track System Condition
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Establish Systemwide Standards and Goals
Document Current Status
Add Ability to Project Future Conditions
Consistent Industry Asset Management
(HB 4963)
2. Document Economic Benefits
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Current MDOT Project
A Draft Transit Agenda
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Document and Track System Condition
Document Economic Benefits
Focus on Efficiencies
Planning for a Reduced Program ???
Focus on Efficiencies
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Asset Management
Regionalization
Greening
A Draft Transit Agenda
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Document and Track System Condition
Document Economic Benefits
Focus on Efficiencies
Planning for a Reduced Program ???
Reduction Strategy ?
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Without new revenues, should we be
planning for a smaller, leaner system?
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Priority Setting
Gap Analysis
Need to move toward a more strategic
program reduction
Current Five Year Transportation Program:
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/mdot/MDOT_
5_Year_Program_216970_7.pdf