Communuity and Public
Transit and the MAP 21
Challenge
Charles Dickson
Associate Director
Community Transportation Association
Washington DC 20005
www.ctaa.org
Community Transportation
Association
• A 35 year old national association seeking
improved transportation policies and
investments
• 4,500 organizations providing community
transportation, medical transportation, public
transportation, transportation planning and
development.
• Serves as an advocate, provides technical
assistance, conducts research, develops special
projects, delivers training and education
services, and provides a range of innovative
financing.
Transit Constants 30 Year
Trends
• A Nation Continues to Urbanize
• A Nation Grows Older
• 30 Years of Energy Challenges
• Growth of Special Needs
• A Tremendous Change in Health Care
A Process of Partnership
IKE’s Financing Theory
• Bi-Partisan
• Shared Financing for Construction
• Shared Financing for Maintenance
• Dedicated Revenues
• Some Formula\Some Discretionary
• Multi-Year Commitment to Stability
A Response Built On
Partnership
ISTEA
TEA 21
SAFETEA-LU
And Then There Is MAP 21
CTAA’s Core Mobility
Values
• Mobility is a national need, requiring investment from
all levels
• Committed to creating an investment strategy that
responds to growing demand AND enhances
productivity
• Increasing population and changes in demographics
create a growing demand for Community Transit
services
• The USA should be the world leader in community
transportation
CTAA’s Overall Goals for
Reauthorization
• At least a five-year bill
• Dedicated revenue BEYOND current gas tax
• Using both formula and discretionary funding
• Renewed role of Congress in project selection
• Increasing investment in bus capital
• Increasing investment to meet non-traditional mobility
options
Recommendations for Rural
Transit
• Increase Section 5311 funding to reflect rising
wage and healthcare costs
• Hold the federal government to a performance
measure on capital replacement
• Recognize the importance of SGR for rural
transit
• Developing cooperative arrangements for
urban/rural areas
• Ensure any safety regulations are appropriate
for rural systems
Recommendations for
Transit Operating
• Allow farebox as local share
• Allow demand-response systems the same flexibility as
fixed-route systems to use 5307 funds for operating
• Continue the CMAQ flexibility
• Allow local systems greater discretion in use of
formula investment
Recommendations for
Transit Capital
• Increase investment in 5339 to pre-MAP 21 levels
• Provide additional revenue in the 5337 to allow for bus
SGR program
• Develop model procurement programs to lower cost of
rolling stock
• Provide increased investment in the 5311 program for
transit asset management
Recommendations for 5310, JARC
and Coordination
• Determine impact of the consolidation of the Section
5310. JARC and New Freedom program
• Add a JARC maintenance goal or percentage set-aside
in 5307
• Increase investment in 5310 to deal with demographic
changes
• Allow states to manage program as they did prior to
MAP-21
THANKS!
Charles Dickson
Associate Director
Community Transportation Association
Washington DC 20005
dickson@ctaa.org
www.ctaa.org