1. GROWTH MANAGEMENT 0 Office of Policy Planning Department of Transportation What’s New in Growth Management?

2. GROWTH MANAGEMENT 1 Transportation Highlights Shortens the time between new development and construction of needed transportation facilities –Concurrency Redefined –Strengthened Concurrency Exception Requirements

3. GROWTH MANAGEMENT 2 Transportation Highlights Strengthens Capital Planning and Programming –Local growth plans must be financially-feasible –Closer link to MPO planning and priority process Plan for it Demonstrate you can pay for it

4. GROWTH MANAGEMENT 3 Transportation Highlights Provides funding to address backlogs and future growth needs –Funding from General Revenue and Documentary Tax Revenues –Proportionate Fair-Share Mitigation

5. 4 Transportation Concurrency Redefined Former Law Current Law ConstructionApproval Certificate of ofOccupancy Non-FIHS Facilities in-place or under Construction FIHS Facilities in-place or under Construction Within 5 years of CO Within 3 years of CO 20052006200720082009201020112012ConstructionApproval Within 3 Years of building permit Certificate of ofOccupancy 20052006200720082009201020112012 Facilities in-place or under Construction under Construction

6. GROWTH MANAGEMENT 5 Transportation Funding Recurring and Non- Recurring Funding –$575 million non-recurring from General Revenue (FY 05-06) –$542 million recurring from Documentary Stamps Additional Funding for Existing Programs –Strategic Intermodal System –County Incentive Grant Program –Small County Outreach Program –State Infrastructure Bank Plus….

7. GROWTH MANAGEMENT 6 New Transportation Programs “New Starts” Transit Program Transportation Regional Incentive Program (TRIP)

8. GROWTH MANAGEMENT 7 Strategic Intermodal System (SIS) Funding Policies Project Selection Criteria –Needed SIS projects –Link to growth management objectives

9. GROWTH MANAGEMENT 8 Why Emphasize Regional Planning? Growth of Urbanized Area Boundaries Across County Lines Emerging Regional Economies Transportation Systems Must be Able to Respond

10. GROWTH MANAGEMENT 9 Transportation Regional Incentive Program (TRIP) Overview Program Purpose –Provide an incentive for regional planning –Leverage investments in regionally-significant transportation facilities (roads and public transportation) 50/50 Match Program –Up to 50% of non-federal share of project costs for public transportation projects

11. GROWTH MANAGEMENT 10 Transportation Regional Incentive Program Partnerships

12. GROWTH MANAGEMENT 11 Transportation Regional Incentive Program Regional Transportation Plans Regional partners must develop a regional plan that… –Designates regionally-significant facilities –Includes project priorities Projects must be linked to growth management –Included in the local government capital improvements element (for concurrency) –Long-term concurrency management system (where significant backlogs exist) Local governments must adopt DOT Level of Service standards

13. GROWTH MANAGEMENT 12 Regional Visioning Initiatives as of January 2007

14. GROWTH MANAGEMENT 13 “New Starts” Transit Program Program Purpose –Assist local governments in the development of fixed guideway and bus rapid transit projects –Use state funds to leverage local revenues and secure federal discretionary funding Eligibility –Major new transit capital projects in metropolitan areas –Support local plans to direct growth where desired Funding –New statewide revenues –Matching program to leverage local and/or federal funds

15. GROWTH MANAGEMENT 14 State Infrastructure Bank (SIB) –$100 million appropriated in FY 05-06 Small County Outreach Program (SCOP) –Resurfacing, capacity or safety improvements to county roads –75%/25% state/local match –March- District solicit projects –Selection in October County Incentive Grant Program (CIGP) –All counties eligible –State Highway System, including transit projects –Match is now 50% of project costs –July- Projects solicited from counties; –Projects selected by October Other Transportation Program Funding

16. GROWTH MANAGEMENT 15 How to Access Transportation Funds Annual 5-year Work Program Process –Major projects (SIS and arterial roads, public transportation) Based on Statewide/MPO/County Priorities –TRIP (Regional road and public transportation projects) Based on Regional and DOT District priorities

17. GROWTH MANAGEMENT 16 The Trouble With Our Highways “Congestion in many cities has reached the saturation point. Thousands of miles of roads that were once considered excellent are now considered inadequate for the traffic using them.” Source: Report to the Legislative Council Covering Florida’s Primary Roads September 1, 1954

18. 17 For more information visit the website: www.dot.state.fl.us For Information on the TRIP Program, visit the website: www.dot.state.fl.us/planning/TRIP Or contact Brian Pessaro Office of Policy Planning (850) 414-4816 SUNCOM 994-4816