1 CEE Areas of Specialization Construction Environmental Geotechnical Structures Transportation Water Resources

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4 Reliability

5 Transportation Engineering The science of safe and efficient movement of people and goods

6 Transportation Cost Total Government Revenues (2001) $125 Billion Total Government Expenditures (2001) $183 Billion From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics 2006

7 Financing Transportation HighwayTransitAir Total Revenues$ 86.1$ 13.3$ 21.9 Highway Trust Fund$ 26.9$ 4.6- Airport and Airways Trust Fund --$ 10.1 State$ 52.6$ 1.6$ 0.9 Local$ 6.6$ 7.2$ 10.9 (2001 Data - Billions of Dollars) From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics 2006

8 Environmental Cost Transportation contributes about % of US GHG emissions Approximately 40% of PM 10 emissions in Seattle 50-60% NOx emissions

9 If you build it….

10 They will come….

11 Have you been to Vancouver for the weekend? What is the longest commute distance in the room? Elasticity of demand

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14 Air Transportation (2004/5) Airports: 19,854 Airports for Public Use: 5,270 Certified Airports: 575 –(30+ seat passenger planes) Major Air Carriers: 14 All Air Carriers: 80 Air Carrier Aircraft: 8,186 Aircraft: 219,426 From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics 2006

15 Passengers Boarded (2005) 1. Atlanta (Hartsfield)41,633, Chicago (O’Hare)33,762, Dallas/Ft. Worth27,713, Los Angeles22,966, Las Vegas20,704, Denver20,206, Phoenix20,077, Houston18,185, Minneapolis17,824, Detroit17,363, SeaTac13,963,919 From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics 2006

16 Rail Transportation (2004) Class 1 Railroads: 7 All Railroads: 556 Class 1 Freight Cars:473,773 Class 1 Locomotives: 22,015 From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics 2006

17 Sea Transportation (2004) Marine Vessel Operators: 798 Self-Propelled Vessels: 8,994 Non Self-Propelled Vessels: 31,296 Recreational Boats:12,781,476 From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics 2006

18 Top U.S. Ports by Tonnage (2004) 1.South Louisiana, LA124.2 million tons 2.Houston, TX102.0 million tons 3.New York, NY and NJ152.4 million tons 4.Beaumont, TX 91.7 million tons 5.Long Beach, CA 79.7 million tons 6.Corpus Christi, TX 78.9 million tons 7.New Orleans, LA 78.1 million tons 8.Huntington, WV-KY- OH 77.3 million tons 30.Tacoma, WA 26.3 million tons 37.Seattle, WA 23.5 million tons 43.Anacortes, WA 16.3 million tons From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics 2006

19 Vehicle Transportation (2005) Centerline Miles of Road: 3,995,635 Lane Miles of Road: 8,371,718 Registered Motor Vehicles:243,023,485 Truck Combinations: 2,010,335 Transit Buses: 81,033 Total VMT: 3 trillion miles From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics 2006

20 Road Use Growth From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics 2003

21 Highway Vehicle Trends From FHWA, Highway Statistics Series

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23 U.S. Interstate Highway Condition From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics 2005

24 Infrastructure Condition

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26 Travel to Work (2005) Automobile:88.4% –Single: (79.3%) –Carpool: (9.1%) Public Transportation: 4.4% Bicycle or Motorcycle: 0.6% Walk: 2.3% From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics 2006

27 Measures of Congestion (2003) RankUrban AreaTravel Time Index 1.Los Angeles, CA Chicago, IL S.F. – Oakland, CA Washington, D.C Atlanta, GA Houston, TX Miami, FL Seattle – Everett, WA 1.38 From the Texas Transportation Institute

28 Washington: Population& Drivers Population6,131,445 Driver age population4,809,816 Percent of population of driver age78.5% Number of licensed drivers4,407,269 Percent of population licensed to drive71.9% From FHWA’s Highway Statistics 2005

29 Washington: Vehicles From FHWA’s Highway Statistics 2005 Autos2,968,936 Trucks2,400,135 Truck tractors29,072 Farm trucks20,090 Pickups1,063,011 Vans433,695 SUVs697,117 Other16,965 Buses9,820 TOTAL5,378,891

30 Washington: Roads TypeMiles% Traffic State Highways7, County Roads40, City Streets15, Other Public Roads19, TOTAL82,266 From FHWA’s Highway Statistics 2005

31 Washington: Travel NumberRank Population6,131,44514 th Land area66,544 mi 2 20 th Population density92 persons/mi 2 26 th Centerline miles of road82,266 miles25 th Lane-miles of road171,523 miles24 th Vehicle miles of travel (VMT)55 million miles19 th Per capita VMT9,023 miles/person40 th Per vehicle VMT10,228 miles/vehicle48 th Gasoline use3.34 billion gallons18 th From FHWA’s Highway Statistics 2005

32 Drive to Work in Washington AmountRank Drive alone73.3%43 rd Carpool (2+ people)12.8%19 th Public transportation4.9%11 th Walk3.2%20 th Other means (e.g., bicycle)1.4%15 th Work at home4.3%12 th Average travel time to work25.5 minutes15 th From FHWA’s Highway Statistics 2005

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34 Annual Metro Trips per Capita (based on population of Seattle)

35 Containerized trade is BOOMING

36 World exports and GDP

37 Transport Growth in Selected Developing Countries

38 Changing business practices Outsourcing of supply Internet commerce Tighter management of the supply chain Inventory risk pooling, warehouse consolidation Success of very large importers Just in time operation Productivity improvements

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40 Infrastructure development is not the only answer congestion Provide more infrastructure Ease congestion, allow for higher speeds, encourage more driving

41 The Transportation Engineering Challenge To safely and efficiently move people and goods Not just by designing and building the transportation infrastructure, but by managing the infrastructure and demand for the infrastructure Design a transportation system that is sustainable

42 Intelligent Transportation Systems Our ability to do this has developed dramatically with electronic sensors and communication –Quantify congestion and compare congestion costs to rationalize investment –Use cost to distribute capacity rather than delay –Automatically detect and avoid dangers –Improve security –Operate more efficiently