YMPO EFFORTS ON THE SOUTHWEST ARIZONA/SONORAN BINATIONAL REGION

November 18, 2014

MPO BORDER TO BORDER CONFERENCE

Our mission is to strive to attain and balance multimodal transportation related needs in the Yuma regional transportation planning boundary area as designated by the Arizona Governor, with finite resources, while promoting a safe environment and enhancing the quality of life in the community.  YMPO planning includes coordinating and integrating sustainable solutions, and maintaining a continuing 23-year multi-agency comprehensive transportation plan, and a communicative atmosphere to incorporate our public involvement

MAP-21 Title 23, U.S.C. Sec 134 Metropolitan Planning(h) Scope of the Planning Process

(1) In general. - The metropolitan planning process for a metropolitan planning area under this section shall provide for consideration of projects and strategies that will -

(A) support the economic vitality of the metropolitan area, especially by enabling global competitiveness, productivity, and efficiency;

MAG FORMS EDC

In October 2010, MAG started the Economic Development Committee (EDC) when they learned that the region had 63,182 homes which were foreclosed or pending foreclosure.  They were forced to cut their planned transportation system improvements in response to a reduction of $6.6 billion in their projected sales tax revenues.  The transit agencies were forced to cut an additional $2.9 billion.  These events were a wakeup call for all of us. They formed the EDC to see if they could make a difference in diversifying their regional economy. 

MAG EDC NOVEMBER 2010

At their November meeting, they once again heard some grim economic news regarding projected sales tax revenues and the potential impact on their Regional Transportation Plan. They also learned about some disheartening trends in the area of federal transportation funding not being received by our state. Often when receiving this type of information, we lose sight of what is going right for our region. “In the spirit of the Thanksgiving season, I think this is a great time to count our blessings when it comes to our regional transportation system”.

JPAC FORMED, YMPO partner

With this foundation, MAG moved forward to plan the retreat with their Sun Corridor partners (Maricopa, Pinal, and Pima Counties).  Santa Cruz County was also included due to the mission of the retreat to form a freight system hub from Nogales to Maricopa County.  Spokes of the hub to other parts of the State, such as Flagstaff, Kingman, Yuma, Douglas, and northeastern Arizona will be developed by the Arizona Department of Transportation and the Transportation and Trade Corridor Alliance.

FHWA 2011

We heard from former U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary Peters that we face transportation funding challenges at the federal level as well as locally. Our region has proven in the past that it is willing to invest in transportation, which is why we have the state-of-the-art regional freeway system that we are driving on today. However, as we seek ways to be more prudent with our money and to put a more effective delivery system in place, it may be time to explore public-private partnerships where appropriate

ADOT AND AZ GOVERNOR

BQAZ PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS TTCA FORMED I11 FREIGHT CORRIDOR IDENTIFIED FHWA NAMES I11 CANAMEX CORRIDOR BEGAN 1992 REALITY FORMING

DRIVERS

We have learned that trade is an important driver of Arizona’s economic engine and that Mexico is our #1 trading partner.  We have begun to strengthen alliances with all of the regional planning agencies and the League of Arizona Cities and Towns, which resulted in our recent joint border support resolution.  The Governor, through the Arizona Department of Transportation, has formed the Transportation and Trade Corridor Alliance.  The Arizona Mexico Commission and the Arizona Commerce Authority are full partners in the Alliance and in our efforts.

NOGALES

Mayor Garino will also highlight the newly created City of  Nogales Economic Development & Tourism Advisory Board. This new board will help promote Nogales, Arizona as a preferred location for new and expanding businesses. Board members will advise Mayor and Council on economic development and tourism issues including, goal setting, policy

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Crossings at Arizona/Mexico POEs

Trucks Rail Containers

Imports From Mexico in U.S. Dollars: 2004-2012

Arizona Losing Share in Trade with Mexico’s Fast-Growing Economy

MAP 21 AND YMPO EFFORTS RAIL CORRIDOR STUDY-2012 RTP COMPLETED -2012/2013= FY 2014 O&D STUDY POE 1-2014 BIEN-2014 BORDER ZONE RESOLUTION-TOURISM PORT PROJECTS-FREIGHT, POV, PEDs FORTUNA WASH-YPG LINK-5000 employees 3E AND GILA RIDGE ROAD-MCAS LINK-F35

MAP 21 AND YMPO RECENT COORDINATION EFFORTS

LEAGUE OF CITIES REGIONAL ECONOMIC FORUM BINATIONAL ECONOMIC FORUM ARIZONA SONORA MEGA REGION ARIZONA MEXICO COMMISSION GREATER YUMA PORT AUTHORITY GYEDC, YCAA, YCIPTA, CBP, GSA, YPG MCAS, ICTC, ADOT, FHWA, ADEQ, EPA

YMPO presented the Yuma County Rail Corridor Study.

Four technical memoranda have been prepared for this study.

Technical Memorandum No. 1 investigated the types of industries that are located in Yuma County and their likely usage of rail, the current status of rail service in Yuma County, and the nature of Yuma County’s trading relationships, particularly with Mexico. This technical memorandum also provides economic profiles of Yuma County’s neighboring regions of Imperial County, CA and Sonora, Mexico. Finally, this technical memorandum presented a consideration of rail’s role in the U.S. transportation system, and how this might impact options to improve rail service in Yuma County.

Technical Memorandum No. 2 presented typical rail improvements and considered rail usage by existing and prospective industries in Yuma County. Potential alternatives that could address the needs of Yuma’s current and prospective industries were presented and then given a preliminary evaluation.

Technical Memorandum No. 3 explored several of the alternatives that we re described in Technical Memorandum No. 2 in terms of the likely location of these projects, the required investment, additional steps, including recommended research, the likely organization of these projects, and funding alternatives.

Technical Memorandum No. 4 considered the benefits, costs, and economic impacts of several of the alternatives presented in Technical Memorandum No 2 . Specifically, this technical memorandum evaluated the relative costs and benefits of building a rail line to Mexico and whether the project would warrant the necessary public investment. The benefits and costs of building rail access to a new industrial park were also considered. The technical memorandum Presented a very rough, order of magnitude estimate of the jobs impact of these alternatives

OVERVIEWSan Luis Port of Entry O-D STUDY

San LuisPOE I

• POE I Serves Pedestrians and POVs only.

• POE II –opened in 2010 – serves Trucks only, 5 miles east of POE I

Trucks POVs Pedestrians Total Persons

34,981 2,689,727 2,497,321 7,072,711

FY2012 Source: United States DOT – Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Project Goal: Conduct O-D Study to better understand the multi-modal travel and economic impacts of the San Luis POE I on the Yuma County region.

PEDESTRIAN/VEHICLE INTERCEPT SURVEY

Determine travel characteristics such as: nationality, trip purpose, frequency,destination and economic information.

Collected over 1,200 surveys in two days Collected surveys on Mexican side of border as pedestrians and

motorists waited Weekday – 267 were pedestrians and 379 were drivers Weekend – 281 were pedestrians and 400 were drivers

SAMPLE SIZE FOR INTERCEPT SURVEY

Calculated sample size for 95% confidence

Calculated Sample Size for 90% confidence

Surveys Collected on a Weekday

Surveys Collected on a Weekend Day

Pedestrians 250 150 267 281Vehicles 280 200 379 400

Staying in San Luis? Going to Yuma area? Leaving Yuma County altogether?

Where are the pedestrians and POVs entering the U.S. through the POE I going?

Weekend Day

- 81% of pedestrians stay in San Luis

- 16% of pedestrians go to Yuma- 3% of pedestrians leave Yuma

County

- 55% of POVs stay in San Luis- 26% of POVs go to Yuma- 19% of POVs leave Yuma County

Weekday

- 88% of pedestrians stay in San Luis

- 11% of pedestrians go to Yuma- 1% of pedestrians leave Yuma

County

- 51% of POVs stay in San Luis- 30% of POVs go to Yuma- 19% of POVs leave Yuma County

How much do they plan on spending?

peds only POVS only All

$39.47

$13.94$23.16

$48.72$57.83 $51.35

Dollars Spent on a Weekday

per respondent shopping respondents only

peds only POVS only All

$61.04$32.37 $42.56

$61.22

$120.00$82.33

Dollars Spent on a Weekend Day

per respondent shopping respondents only

Regional Economic Forum

MISSIONPromote Yuma as a destination site and

promote the rich diversity of our area and its history

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http://www.greateryuma.org/local-officials-agree-on-unified-approach-to-economic-development/

CHALLENGES PUSH BACK ON PARTNERSHIPS QUESTIONS WHY MPO OR COG? LOCAL AGENCY TURF RESISTANCE TO CHANGE CULTURAL DIFFERENCES LANGUAGE BARRIERS SLOW TO RESPOND - CATCHING UP

MPO/COG UNITED VOICE AND COLLABORATION

FUNDING STATE AND FEDERAL LEGISLATION BORDER ZONE RESOLUTION BIEN ARI-SON MEGA REGION FUNDING SR189 IN NOGALES DOT INSPECTIONS POE

CONNECTION by branding

TRANSPORTATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TOURISM MEDICAL TOURISM http://issuu.com/sonoraes/docs/se120/9?

e=1314412/6971940

MPO/COG UNITED VOICE AND COLLABORATION

MOST RECENT, DISCUSSION ON FUNDING SR189 IN NOGALES

THE DOT INSPECTIONS INBEDDED AT THE POE SINCE NAFTA WAS CREATED.

PRESIDENTIAL PERMIT FOR POV’S AT SAN LUIS II

Sequestration causes delays at border.

In other news!

At present, all private vehicles traveling between the countries pass through the U.S. Port of Entry in downtownSan Luis and the adjacent crossing into San Luis Rio Colorado, and motorists often form in long lines waiting to cross the border. Located five miles east is a second port of entry reserved for commercial tractor-trailers,and the mayors are asking the federal government to modify that gate to allow for use by private vehicles, thus diverting vehicles from the downtown crossing."We are working together on how to facilitate the entry and departure, and how, in a united front, we can promote (the opening of a second crossing)."

UNITED YUMA

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