How Do MPOs fit in the Toll Road Game

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How Do MPOs fit in the Toll Road Game?

• Presented by
• Erik Steavens
• State Road and Tollway Authority

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The MPO ...

• Is a regional decisionmaking body for
  transportation policy
• Is Comprehensive, Cooperative, and Continuing in
  its planning process
• Must meet regional transportation needs while
  being responsive to community interests

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What are issues facing MPOs?

• Population Growth
• Transportation facilities and services growth
• Increasing environmental and social restrictions
• Not enough funding

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Why consider tolling?

• Federal/State Gas Tax receipts are not keeping up
• Federal/State laws add costs and time to projects
• Potential to bring private equity to your area

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Im an MPO how can I get in the toll road game

• Develop policies that guide toll and managed lane
  projects
• Examine new capacity new alignment projects for
  tolling feasibility first
• Use traditional sources for maintenance and
  operations
• Make recommendations for potential public private
  partnerships
• Partner with State DOT or Regional/Local Toll
  Authority

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Two Way Partnerships

• Toll Entities need MPOs
• NEPA
• Air Quality Conformity
• Blended Projects

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Tolls are a tool

• Use tolling as a means to fund Visionary
  Projects
• Tolling can help bring projects on-line sooner
• Tolls dont fit every project or area

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High Occupancy Toll (HOT)/Truck Only Toll (TOT)
Analysis

• Presented by
• State Road and Tollway Authority

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Congestion in 2030 Afternoon Peak (PM)
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The Opportunity aChallenge
Most corridors have excess capacity
But several corridors will be congested
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The Choices

• Restrict access (where can you get on)
• Restrict occupancy (how many persons per vehicle
  are required to use the facility)
• Use pricing (charge a fee for use that is
  sufficient to control lane use)

How do we keep the managed lane network free
of congestion?
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The Opportunity Managed LanesThe Question
How Best To Use Them?
The Opportunity

• As HOV (high occupancy vehicle) Lanes? (2
  or more persons per vehicle only)
• As HOT (high occupancy toll) Lanes?
  (2 per vehicle ride free, solo drivers pay to
  ride)
• As TOT (truck only toll) Lanes?
  (optional-use, dedicated lanes for trucks)

Managed Lanes
How do webest usethem?
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HOT and TOT Study Primary Assumptions

• 2030 target analysis year
• Managed lanes network on all limited access
  facilities
• One lane in each direction inside I-285
• Two lanes in each direction on and outside of
  I-285
• Scenarios evolved based on expected performance
  levels and ability to handle demand at reasonable
  levels of service.

HOT/TOTAssumptions
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System-wide Annualized Capital Operating Costs
(M)
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Regional Value of Annual Time Savings Estimates
(M)
HOT Lanes on I-394 Twin Cities
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PM Peak Hour Level of Service General Purpose
Lanes
20 increase in free flow performance
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Where do we go from here?

• The HOT Study shows that managed lanes can
  improve the performance of the regions
  investment in a HOV network
• The TOT component shows the potential for
  significant benefits for the Atlanta region A
  decision needs to be made concerning the
  desirability of proceeding ahead with such a
  strategy.
• If a TOT strategy is considered desirable, this
  raises important questions concerning current HOV
  planning/design efforts.
• The HOT/TOT Study shows how the region can be an
  innovator in transportation

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More Information

• Erik Steavens State Road And Tollway
  Authority Phone [phone] Email
  esteavens_at_georgiatolls.com
• More about our HOT and TOT Studies go
  to http//www.hotandtotstudy.com