1. Dan Lamers, P.E. North Central Texas Council of Governments March 20, 2012

2.  Represents a Blueprint for a Multimodal Transportation System  Responds to Goals  Identifies Policies, Programs, and Projects for Continued Development  Guides Expenditures of Federal and State Funds GOALS

3. Major Policy Issues  Needs Exceed Available Revenue  Can’t Build Our Way Out of Congestion  Maximize Existing System  Use Sustainable Development Strategies to:  Reduce demand on transportation system  Provide multimodal options  Emphasis on Environmental Aspects and Quality of Life Issues of Programs and Projects  Invest Strategically in Infrastructure

5. Maximize Existing System Strategic Infrastructure Investment $27.3 $4.8 $3.9 $18.9 $46.2 Mobility 2035 Expenditures (Actual $, billions) $101.1 Freeways/Tollways and Arterials Additional Vehicle Capacity Freeways/Tollways and Arterials Additional Vehicle Capacity HOV/Managed Lanes Increase Auto Occupancy HOV/Managed Lanes Increase Auto Occupancy Rail and Bus Induce Switch to Transit Rail and Bus Induce Switch to Transit Growth, Development, and Land Use Strategies More Efficient Land Use & Transportation Balance Growth, Development, and Land Use Strategies More Efficient Land Use & Transportation Balance Management and Operations Improve Efficiency & Remove Trips from System Traffic Signals and Bicycle & Pedestrian Improvements Management and Operations Improve Efficiency & Remove Trips from System Traffic Signals and Bicycle & Pedestrian Improvements Infrastructure Maintenance Maintain & Operate Existing Facilities Bridge Replacements Infrastructure Maintenance Maintain & Operate Existing Facilities Bridge Replacements

7. Source: TRENDS Financial Model Mobility 2035 - $101.1 B Status Quo - $74.9 B

8. www.nctcog.org/mobility2035

9. Innovation Potential PeopleProjectsProcesses

10. Behavior Modification  Auto Occupancy Incentives  Toll and Fare Collection System  Mileage Based User Fees  Lane-Use Decisions  Travel Demand Management

11. Upcoming Request for Qualifications to Demonstrate State of the Art Technology in IH 30 Corridor IH 30 (Tom Landry Corridor) Smart Card Toll and Fare Collection System Usage Tracking and Incentive Crediting User Interface to Lock in Toll Rate Smart Card Toll and Fare Collection System Usage Tracking and Incentive Crediting User Interface to Lock in Toll Rate

12.  Incremental land value increase  Incremental tax-base growth  May expand to include other elements  Development rights  Share of development profits  Land use planning CRUCIAL to maximize value

13. Infrastructure Implementation  Route Automation  Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communications  Smart Infrastructure  Incident Clearance  Transit Pulsing  Unconventional Design  Construction Techniques  Alternative Energy Sources

16. Dallas-Fort Worth Nonattainment Area * Attainment Goal - According to the US EPA National Ambient Air Quality Standards, attainment is reached when, at each monitor, the three-year average of the annual fourth-highest daily maximum 8-hour average ozone concentration is less than 85 parts per billion (ppb). ** Ozone Standard was revised in 2008 to 75 ppb. Designations were put on hold until September 2011, and EPA is now moving forward with making recommendations. - - - - - 2008 Revised Standard = 75 ppb** ^ Not a full set of data. Current as of October 10, 2011 - - - - - - - - - - - - 1997 Standard < 85 ppb Goal* Highest Average at any Given Monitor (ppb) Consecutive 3-Year Periods

17. Streamlined Data Management and Analysis  Bridge and Pavement Monitoring  Funding and Financing Methods  Environmental and Social Analysis  Data Sharing and Interoperability

19. Typical Roadway Project Development Process Action Task Time Construction 2-5 Years Final Design/PE/ ROW Acquisition Final Design/PE/ ROW Acquisition 2-5 Years Environmental Study/Preliminary Design 3-6 Years Long Range Planning 1+ Years Project Conception Local Consensus FHWA Decision Project Letting Litigation/Public Opposition Add 5-10+ Years Operation Project Opens Project costs increase by 5%-10% for every year of delay, resulting in a $50M increase each month for the region Planning to Operation: 8-17+ years

20.  Two Federal ICM Projects DFW Region, San Diego  DFW focuses on US 75 corridor  System to mitigate traffic during incidents  Receives and processes information on incidents and the transportation network  Alternate routes  DMS modes  511 System with My511  Schedule: soft launch Summer 2012 US75 ICM Corridor Area

21.  2010  Electric shoes with built-in roller skates  Segway Human Transporter will gain serious market share  2015  Traditional gas-powered autos will start to decline with electric automobiles and hybrids taking up most of the slack  Flying car era begins with flying drones to deliver pizza and FedEx packages  2020  Self-illuminating highways – highways that glow in the dark  2025  First attempt at launching the space elevator will fail  Friction-free no-moving-parts energy developed called “binary power”  2030  Commercialization of the first binary powered flying vehicles  2050  Average vehicle will cost under $5,000; weigh less than 200 lbs.; take less than an hour to manufacture  Fully functioning space elevators *Thomas Frey, Executive Director and Senior Futurist at the DaVinci Institute and Innovations Editor for The Futurist Magazine

22. Dan Lamers, P.E. Senior Program Manager North Central Texas Council of Governments dlamers@nctcog.org (817) 695-9263