Georgia Statewide Transportation Plan/ Statewide Strategic Transportation Plan 2040 Update Radney Simpson, Assistant State Transportation Planning Administrator Presented to Georgia Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations June 26, 2015

Purpose of the Statewide Plan Update Develop a document to meet state requirements for a Statewide Strategic Transportation Plan (SSTP) and federal requirements for a Statewide Transportation Plan (SWTP) Combine elements of a traditional, statewide long-range transportation plan with the business case for transportation investment Reflect changes in planning context since the last 2005 SWTP and 2013 SSTP  Transportation Investment Act (TIA) and referenda  MAP-21 performance-based planning requirements  Revenue updates (work is currently underway for projecting HB 170 revenue stream)  Integration with other key statewide studies Traditional Long- Range Plan Business Case SWTP / SSTP Update

Governor’s Strategic Goals Mobile: Transport people and products Improve the movement of people Expand role as major logistics hub for global commerce Leverage PPPs and intergovernmental coordination for successful infrastructure Growing: Create jobs and businesses Safe: Reduce injury and death on roadways

Statewide Long-Range Plan Principles Multimodal Focus on the policy and programmatic rather than project level For example, how much money to spend on bridges, not which bridges Can be fiscally constrained or not This plan will include fiscally constrained and unconstrained components

Key Differences from Previous Plans Financially constrained at program level Tradeoff analysis to inform program funding levels Performance-based approach

Schedule/Remaining Phases of Plan Development I.Update revenue projections with HB 170 & update funding scenarios/tradeoff analysis II.Economic impact analysis III.4 th & Final Stakeholder Advisory Committee Meeting IV.Draft final report for review V.Final report approved & adopted JUNE/JULYAUGUSTSEPTEMBEROCTOBER/NOVEMBERDECEMBER 2015

Trade-Off Analysis Example Objective – Define preferred funding allocation across investment programs Structured approach Define revenue available – federal, state, local Allocate revenue across set of investment programs (e.g., modal; interstate, other NHS & other FAS/GDOT owned) Evaluate performance of each investment program given funding allocation Discuss results and define optimal funding allocation First critical link between long-range goals and policy direction to funding support

GAMPO Outreach Continuous throughout study process Have previously presented twice at GAMPO conferences Ongoing input via:  Project web site  GAMPO reps on Stakeholder Advisory Committee  On-line survey & trade-off analysis tool

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