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Doug Hooker, executive director of the Atlanta Regional Commission, shares the Atlanta region's PLAN 2040 during the "Innovative Funding & Financing" panel discussion at the 2012 Charlotte Chamber Transportation Summit.
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Implementing PLAN 2040
What is PLAN 2040?
• Metro Atlanta’s plan to accommodate growth over the next 30 years.
– Meets federally required long-range Regional Transportation Plan (RTP)
– Meets state required long-term Regional Plan
– Integrates local comprehensive plans
– Creates regional vision
PLAN 2040 is: What our customers
value…pursuing economic, environmental and social sustainability
Serving the Region’s Customers
Leading as the global gateway to the South
Encouraging healthy communities
Expanding access to community resources
PLAN 2040 addresses both core ARC 10-county (red) planning area and 18-county MPO (green)
Unified Plan and Vision
PLAN 2040 Partnerships
• Interagency • Local Governments • Non-Profits • State Government • Private
Available funding = $61 billion
PLAN 2040 transportation vision = $125 billion
What Can We Afford?
$61 billion Constrained Element
What We Can Afford 2012-2040
$64 billion Aspirations Element What is Possible if
Funds are Available
PLAN 2040 RTP Investment Priority Areas Total Cost = $60.9 billion (constrained element)
Example Programs and Initiatives
Bicycle and Pedestrian
Program
Lifelong Communities
Livable Centers Initiative
Interchange Improvements
Transportation is the lifeblood of
the region
Transportation Investment Act
• 10 counties • One cent sales tax for 10 years • $8.5 billion raised
• 85% regional projects • 15% local projects
• 100% return
Referendum Accelerates Implementation
Transportation Funding 2013-2022
$13.2 billion RTP/TIP Planned Projects
$8.5 billion Referendum Projects
Total = $21.7 billion
$13.2 billion
70 percent ($9.24 billion) maintains existing network
$8.5 billion $7.2 billion for 157 projects $1.3 billion for additional local improvements
• Resources available on the PLAN 2040 website
www.atlantaregional.com/plan2040
• Transportation Referendum information www.metroatlantatransportationvote.com www.transformmetroatlanta.com
More Information
The Piedmont-Atlantic MegaRegion
The Piedmont-Atlantic MegaRegion
TOTAL % of U.S.
Land Area 282,700 square miles (73.2 million hectares)
8%
Population (2000) 47 million 16%
Jobs 27 million 16%
Gross Regional Product
$1.5 trillion 15%
The Piedmont-Atlantic MegaRegion
• Migration trends, 1995 to 2000
• 1.6 million people moved to PAM from the rest of the country
• 1.3 million people migrated to PAM internationally
PLAN 2040