Steve Heminger Executive Director, MTC American Public Transportation Association Washington DC March 12, 2007

1. Steve HemingerExecutive Director, MTC American Public Transportation Association Washington DC March 12, 2007

2. System Maintenance

3. Pavement Ride Quality National Highway System for 2004 100% 91% 91% 91% 89% 80% 60% Acceptable 52% Good 50% 40% 48% 39% 20% 0% 1997 2000 2002 2004 Source: U.S. DOT

4. Transit System Conditions 3.47 3.50 3.48 3.42 3.38 3.05 3.07 3.08 2.88 2.94 Source: U.S. DOT

5. Traffic Congestion

6. In Congestion for At Least 40 Hours Annually Source: Texas Transportation Institute

7. Growth in Transit Ridership 23% Growth in Total Ridership from 1995 to 2004 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Heavy Rail Commuter Rail Light Rail Demand Response Motorbus Vanpool Ferryboat Nearly half of the growth in total Transit Passenger Miles from 1995 to 2004 has come from the Heavy Rail mode. Source: U.S. DOT

8. Safety

10. U.S. and G.B. Traffic Fatalities Per 100 Million VMT Source: Leonard Evans, Traffic Safety, 2004

11. Freight

12. Dramatic Increase in U.S. Maritime Trade 15,835 59,420 2,557 1,776 4,478 Seattle NY/NJ 4,396 1,798 5,566 1,809 Tacoma Virginia 3,382 2,043 6,639 1,860 Oakland Charleston 13,101 9,420 1,662 6,165 LA/LB 1,437 Savannah 2,152 1,010 Houston (TEUs in thousands) Miami 2004 Forecast figures based on 10-year linear regression 2020 Volume of trade: 2004 and 2020 Source: U.S. DOTv

13. Rail Network Today Class I Railroads Track-Miles Owned 400,000 350,000 300,000 250,000 200,000 150,000 100,000 50,000 0 1830 1850 1870 1890 1910 1930 1950 1970 1990 2010 Sources: L. Thompson/World Bank and American Association of Railroads Today’s rail network has been rationalized and downsized to a core network that is descended directly from the 19th Century design

14. Fuel Efficiency(“Energy Independence”)

15. 230 59 percent more energy performance 2004 210 2003 2002 190 2001 2000 1999 1998 170 1997 1996 52 percentmore output Horsepower 1995 1994 150 1993 1977 1992 1975 1991 1978 1990 1989 130 1976 1988 1979 1985 1987 1984 1980 110 1986 1983 1982 1981 0 0 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 Miles per Gallon Sources: Environmental Protection Agency; Energy Information Administration U.S. Fuel Economy for New Light-Duty Vehicles 1975–2004 Model Years Sales-Weighted Horsepower and MPG

16. Source: UC Berkeley International Fuel Economy Comparison Comparison of fleet average fuel economy and GHG emission standards for new-sale light-duty vehicles

17. What’s Broken?

18. Environmental Impact Statement Processing Time (FY 1998–2006) Source: FHWA

19. Length of Time to Complete the New Starts Process Source: Holland & Knight

20. Finance

21. Estimated Highway and Transit Program Levels and HTF Account Balances* Assuming Level Funding After 2009 50 Highway Program 40 30 20 Transit Program 10 Dollars (in Billions) Transit Balance 0 -10 -20 Highway Balance -30 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 -40 * Based on President’s 2006 Budget and 2006 Budget Mid Session Review revenue estimates

22. National Funding Gap 600 Cost toImprove 500 Cost toMaintain Revenue 400 Gap to Improve = $107 Billion per year(through 2015) Year-of-Expenditure Dollars (in Billions) Gap to Maintain = $50 Billion per year(through 2015) 300 200 100 2006 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 2027 2030 Year Source: U.S. Chamber of Commerce

23. Contact the commission at:info@surfacecommission.gov