Transportation Funding: A Consultant’s Perspective

by Steven B. Bolt, PE, PTOE Orth-Rodgers & Associates, Inc.

President – ACEC/PA

Transportation Funding

 Federal Reauthorization Status  Pennsylvania Status  Keystone Transportation Funding Coalition 12/8/2011

Federal Reauthorization Surface Transportation Bill (MAP-21)

 As of Tuesday 29 November 2011 11:45 AM 12/8/2011

Federal Reauthorization Surface Transportation Bill (MAP-21)

 As of Wednesday 30 November 2011 3:01 PM 12/8/2011

Federal Transportation Spending For FY 2012 (H.R. 2112)

Program Fiscal Year 2011 House bill

Highways $41.1 billion Transit – buses and facilities Transit – capital investment grants $8.34 billion $1.596 billion Improvement Program $3.515 billion $27 billion $5.2 billion $1.554 billion

Senate bill

$41.1 billion (plus $1.9 billion additional for emergency relief) $8.36 billion

Final 2012

$39.14 billion (plus $1.66 billion additional for emergency relief) $8.36 billion $1.955 billion $1.955 billion $3.35 billion $3.515 billion $3.35 billion Amtrak $1.5 billion High speed rail TIGER discretionary multimodal grants $0 $527 million $1.15 billion $0 $0 $1.5 billion $100 million $550 million $1.45 billion $0 $500 million 12/8/2011

Transportation Funding in Pennsylvania

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PennDOT Consultant Payouts

Consultant Payouts

Design $450 $400 $350 $300 $250 $200 $150 $100 $50 $ Construction Inspection 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 1/1 to 11/30 12/8/2011

PennDOT Consultant Payouts

Year

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Design

$ 199 $ 191 $ 178 $ 158 $ 140 $ 150 $ 221 $ 265 $ 273

Construction Inspection

$ 101 $ 101 $ 102 $ 102 $ 111 $ 110 $ 85 $ 102 $ 129

Total

$ 300 $ 292 $ 280 $ 260 $ 251 $ 260 $ 306 $ 367 $ 402

% Inspection of Total

34% 35% 36% 39% 44% 42% 28% 28% 32% 12/8/2011

Transportation Funding – Where are We Now?

 PennDOT Staff-No Pay Increase In Over 3½ Years  Four Engineering Firms Have Declared Bankruptcy In The Past Three Years  Staff Lost To Attrition Not Replaced  Layoffs!

 Entire Industry Under Significant Pressure  Infrastructure Continues To Deteriorate 12/8/2011

ACEC/PA Membership 2009-2011

 Since 2008, ACEC/PA Has Seen a Steady Decline In Its Membership    Financial Belt-Tightening Within Firms Firm Mergers & Acquisitions Downsizing or Relocation of Workforce

Year 2008 2009 2010 2011

TOTAL

No. of Member Firms (Full Membership/Non-Associate)

139 134 124 123

No. of Member Employees Lost (from previous year)

296 2,022 361

2,679

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What’s Next?

 Mass Exodus?

 Marcellus Shale?

 Dogs and Cats Living Together?

 Give Up?

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Keystone Transportation Funding Coalition (KTFC)

 Coalition of 90+ Wide-Ranging, Public and Private Organizations Advocating for a Long-Term Funding Solution to the Commonwealth’s Infrastructure Needs.

 www.reconnectpa.org

 Of the Total 253 Members of the General Assembly, All but 51 Have Either Been Contacted By or Met with a KTFC Member to Discuss New Revenue.

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Coalition Members Include

 Highway Construction Industry  Organizations Representing Local Governments  Public Transit Agencies  Chambers of Commerce  Labor Unions  Travel and Tourism Organizations  Farm Organizations  Environmental Advocates  AARP  Bicycle and Pedestrian Trail Advocates  Freight and Passenger Rail Organizations  Truck Freight Haulers  Land-Use Advocates  Healthcare Providers  AAA  Air and Seaport Organizations 12/8/2011

Keystone Transportation Funding Coalition Members

10000 Friends of PA AARP Allegheny Conference on Community Development Alfred Bennesch & Company Altoona Metro Transit American Council of Engineering Companies-PA (ACECPA) American Concrete Pavement Association, Pennsylvania Chapter American Infrastructure Area Transit Authority of North Central PA Associated PA Constructors (APC) Aviation Council of PA Berks Area Regional Transportation Authority (BARTA) Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia Bike Lebanon Bike Pittsburgh Boy's and Girl's Club of PA Capitol Strategies Group Central Atlantic Bridge Associates (CABA-Bridges) Conservancy Recycle Bicycle County Commissioners Association of PA (CCAP) Dawood Delaware Port Authority Delaware Valley Health Care Coalition Delaware Valley Health Care Council Full Service Network Glenn O. Hawbaker, Inc. Greater PA Carpenters Union Greenlee Partners Greenhorn & O'Mara Hospital and Health Association of PA (HAP) Keystone State Railroad Association Kleinschmidt Energy & Water Laborers International Union of North America-Mid-Atlantic Region League of American Bicycles Malady & Wooten Mark Stout Consulting Martin Stone McCormick Taylor Michael Baker, Jr., Inc. Mid-Atlantic Regional Laborers Michelle Robinson Architects Milliron Associates New Enterprise Stone & Lime Norfolk Southern Corporation (NS) Northeast Prestressed (NPP) Orth-Rodgers & Associates, Inc. PA AAA Federation PA Aggregates and Concrete Association (PACA) PA Area Council of Boys and Girls Clubs PA Asphalt Pavement Association (PAPA) PA Association of Conservation Districts (PACD) PA Association of Convention & Visitors Bureau PA Association of Milk Dealers (PAMD) PA Builders Association (PBA) PA Business Association PA Business Council PA Chamber of Business and Industry PA Chesapeake Bay Commission PA Farm Bureau (PFB) PA Food Merchants Association (PFMA) PA Motor Truck Association (PMTA) PA Public Interest Research Group PA Public Transportation Association (PPTA) PA State Association of Boroughs PA State Association of Township Supervisors (PSATS) PA State House Transportation Committee PA Turnpike Commission PA Walks and Bikes PENJERDEL Council Penn State University Center for Dirt and Gravel Road Studies PennAg Industries Association (PennAg) Pennoni Associates, Inc. PennTrans Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce Main Line Chamber of Commerce Pilots Assn. for Bay and River Delaware Pittsburgh Port Authority Public Affairs Management Rabbit Transit Rails-to-Trails Conservancy Red Rose Transit Authority RPB Consulting SEIU SEPTA Skelly and Loy, Inc. Strategic Technology Concepts TechQuest PA Traffic Planning and Design, Inc. Triad Strategies United Transportation State Legislative Board (UTU) UPS URS Group Westmoreland Transit 12/8/2011

Facts

 If You Haven’t Participated in KTFC Outreach Yet –

Shame!

 If You Think It’s Up To Someone Else To Fix This For You – You Would Be Wrong  This Legislative Session is Finished  House – (Scheduled) December 12, 13, 14, 15, 19 & 20  Senate – (Scheduled) December 12, 13, 14 12/8/2011

What You Can Do:

 Logon and Sign the Petition at www.BetterSaferRoads.com

 Write a Letter To The Governor and Your Legislators  Write Letters-To-The-Editor In Your Local Newspapers  Talk To Your Local Chambers of Commerce, Civic Clubs, Neighbors 12/8/2011

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