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Regional Transportation Technical Advisory Committee (RTTAC)
- Meeting Date:
- 03/11/2020
REQUESTED ACTION:
Endorsement of the 2045 Regional Transportation Plan Policy Recommendations
WHAT THIS ACTION ACCOMPLISHES:
Endorsement of this document allows staff to submit these policy recommendations to the Southeast Florida Transportation Council for endorsement an inclusion in the 2045 Regional Transportation Plan.
SUMMARY EXPLANATION/BACKGROUND:
The vision for the 2045 Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) is to, "Create a shared regional transportation document that identifies regional needs, funding and policies that serve and benefit the entire Southeast Florida region."
Through empirical analysis and scenario planning exercises the South Florida Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) tested the hypothesis that current funding policy does not meet the identified needs of the Southeast Florida region.
Through empirical analysis and scenario planning exercises the South Florida Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) tested the hypothesis that current funding policy does not meet the identified needs of the Southeast Florida region.
The RTP team started by exploring the gap in the identified transportation needs of the region’s three Metropolitan Planning Organizations, and the funding policy which brings projects to fruition. The RTP team discovered that nearly all the unfunded projects were transit, while the nearly all the funded projects are for roadway capacity.
Based on this knowledge, the RTP team examined federal, state, and local policies for transportation funding. The federal government has been funding less transit capital. The biggest gap has been at the state level where the vast majority of transportation funding is devoted to expanding the roadway network and added car capacity. In response, several counties have enacted local option surtaxes to fill funding gaps for transit capital and operations.
This analysis examined an expanded regional network, and the effects of transit supportive land-use to compliment the expanded system. The model results showed that the expanded transit and complimentary land use provided the most beneficial results: increased access to jobs, increased access to regional transit, and largest amount of single occupancy vehicle trips being supplanted by non-motorized trips.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/PREPARER:
If you have any questions, please contact Paul Calvaresi at (954) 876-0037 or calvaresip@browardmpo.org.