Transportation System Needs House Transportation Committee

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Transportation System NeedsHouse Transportation
Committee

• Phil Williams, City of Bremerton
• Ashley Probart, AWC

January 25, 2005
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City Overview 2003 City Revenues Expenditures
Revenues 3.9 Billion (source LGFRS)
Debt Pro 8
Debt Pro 8
Charges for Services, Impact Fees, Lodging Tax,
etc - 25
Parks, Environment, Community Centers, Planning,
Comm Dev - 23
in Millions
Liability Ins, HealthCare, Benefits, Admin,
Libraries - 17
State Federal Shared Rev - 11
Bellevue 27 Bremerton- 8 Yakima 9
Business Utility Tax - 17
Transportation - 16
Sales Tax - 17
Public Safety - 36
Property Tax - 22
Excludes Utilities. General, Capital, Debt
Service Special Funds
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City Street SystemArterials, Collectors, Local
Network, State Highways
41 Increase

• Lane miles of city streets have increased by
  10,505 miles (41) since 1990.
• 94 of city streets are paved.
• 657 bridges (bridge replacement cost at 350 sf,
  is 1.88 billion).
• Cities over 22,500 in population have added
  maintenance and operational responsibilities on
  (non-Interstate) State Highways within their city
  boundaries (2,228 lane miles).
• Cities also provide signalization, sidewalks,
  streetlights and other appurtenances.

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City Overview Local Funds pay for Local Streets
City Transportation Revenues 2003 895
MillionLocal Funds Pay for Streets
13.4 of TIB funds were spent on state
highways includes Local Revenue Sources and
Public Works Trust Fund Loans
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Bremerton Local Funds pay for Local Streets
City Transportation Revenues - 2003 - 2.34
Million
- 1993 - 2.62 Milliion

2003
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Bremerton Basic Street Funding 1993 - 2003
Total Funding Reduced 12.9 State
Funding Reduced 64.2 Gas Tax Dist.
Reduced 7.6 Purchasing Power
Reduced 31.7 Total Local Funding Increased
61.3
Total Value of State Contribution to Bremertons
Basic Street Funding has been Reduced by 76
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Typical City Street Investments

• Streets in newly incorporated and annexed cities
  experience major investments to meet urban
  standards.
• Larger economic centers need major improvements
  for congestion relief, freight mobility, and
  earthquake protection.
• Many intermediate and smaller cities serve as a
  through corridor for commuting workers, resulting
  in extraordinary congestion.
• Small rural communities typically seek to fund
  the most basic resurfacing projects and cannot
  afford even modest improvements to their streets
  (Grant support is traditional funding method).
• Eastern Washington cities face freeze/thaw cycles
  that accelerate street deterioration.

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City Overview ExpendituresCity Transportation
Expenditures 2003 886 Million
In 2003, cities invested 886 million on
transportation down from 937 M in 2002.
Approximately 200 million for street maintenance
alone. Yet this covers only one-third of ongoing
needs and does not address a critical maintenance
backlog.
Construction
Maintenance
Administration
Debt Service
Other
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City Street Maintenance Capital Fund Overview

• Cities do not have a Preservation or Maintenance
  account like WSDOT
• City Street Maintenance is funded out of the
  Street Fund
• Fund sources are a combination of local funds and
  the dedicated state gas tax.
• Cities under 15,000 in population can use all
  their state gas tax on maintenance.
• Cities over 15,000 in population can use 2/3 of
  their state gas tax on maintenance, 1/3 must go
  to improvements

• The Transportation Capital Improvement Fund.
• Is where cities identify and fund larger street
  projects.
• Fund sources are a combination of local funds,
  state and federal grants and loans and the
  dedicated state gas tax.
• Projects include rehabilitation and
  reconstruction of streets as well as other right
  of way improvements such as bike lanes and
  sidewalks.
• City bid laws require larger projects to be put
  out to a competitive bid process.

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Typical City Street Responsibilities
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Highway Maintenance Responsibilities in
Cities(Managed access highways)
Cities under 22,500
Cities over 22,500
WSDOT performs all of the above maintenance
activities on Limited Access Highways (I.e. I-5,
I-90, I-405, I-82, etc.) State Highway
Improvements are typically a partnership between
cities and the state
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City Street Maintenance Responsibilities

• Street Maintenance services include fixing
  potholes, street sweeping, cleaning catch basins,
  and other street and right of way maintenance.
• Traffic Maintenance services include maintenance
  of traffic signals, streetlights, signs and
  pavement markings.
• Pavement Management is a preventive maintenance
  program for city streets and involves resurfacing
  streets as needed and as funding is available.
  Pavement Management services include crack
  sealing, slurry seals, chip seals, and thin hot
  mix asphalt overlays.

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Maintenance TreatmentCost Comparison - Bremerton
Routine - 1.50 per sq. yd.
Pavement Condition
Excellent (89-100)
Preventive - 7.50 per sq. yd.
Good (68-88)
Rehab - 24.00 per sq. yd.
2004 Average Arterial Rating 71 PCR
Fair (49-67)
Bremerton Average Arterial Rating 57 PCR
(2004) 62 PCR (2001)
Poor (21-48)
Rebuild - 57.00 per sq. yd.
Failed (0-20)
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Years
Based on 2001/2004 Bremerton Pavement Management
study
70 of City Arterial Network reporting
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Effects of Inflation on Street Maintenance
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Summary

• City street investments range from meeting urban
  standards, to providing corridor congestion
  relief for moving people and goods, and urban
  resurfacing projects.
• Cities depend heavily on their general fund
  dollars for transportation. There is increasing
  competition for those dollars to provide
  essential services such as fire and police.
• Competitive grants and a major portion of cities
  share of the 2.46 cents of gas tax is targeted to
  new construction which results in deferred
  maintenance /preservation.
• Of 70 of our city arterial street system, 34
  are reporting a fair to poor pavement condition.
• Of total city transportation expenditures, 200
  million is invested in maintenance/preservation.

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10 year Transportation Capital Program
Maintenance Needs 2004-2013
Projected Street Needs
Projected Revenues Deficit
State Gas Tax - 0.76 billion
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What Do Cities Need

• Direct Gas Tax Distribution to Cities and
  Counties, Support for our Partners - Both
  Associations are seeking at least 5 cents in new
  gas tax distributions or equivalent revenues for
  local governments as part of a statewide package.
  
• We also support increased grant funding from our
  state partners to fund
• Safety funding for rural roads and high accident
  locations in cities
• Corridor congestion relief to assist with
  multi-jurisdictional needs
• Pedestrian safety, including better access to
  multi-modal facilities
• Safe Routes to Schools Program
• Small city pavement fund to preserve their
  system and
• Ongoing freight mobility funds

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What Do Cities Need (cont.)

• Local Transportation Options We support a
  variety of local transportation options,
  including
• Vehicle License Fee Replace funds lost due to
  Initiative 776.
• Vehicle Weight Fee Impose a weight fee on all
  vehicles (exempting agricultural
  equipment/vehicles).
• Street Utility Authority Pursue legislation to
  allow re-enactment of this authority.
• Local Option Fuel Tax Increase the local option
  from 10 to 20 of the state gas tax.
• Additional Transportation Efforts to Assist
  Cities
• Gas Tax Distributions for All Street
  Transportation Purposes Remove restrictions on
  how cities allocate their gas tax on city streets
  proceeds, to provide more flexibility (continue
  18th Amendment restrictions).
• Highways in cities over 22,500 Population Study
  A study to determine the cost of providing
  Transportation Infrastructure on State Highways
  (cities over 22,500 population).