PC_ SPS Transportation Initiative_RAMP Presentation 2.4.09

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Pierce County/South PugetSound Transportation Initiative

Pat McCarthy

February 4, 2009

RAMP

Pierce County Executive


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Whats Our Goal?

Restore funding for critical

Pierce County/South PugetSound/RAMP projects


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Whats at Stake?WSDOT/Governors proposed transportation

budget cuts funding to critical Pierce County

projects that were funded in 2008 by the

Legislature: SR 167

I-5/SR 16 HOV, SR 167 HOV


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HOV Projects

Interstate 5 - Existing Interstate 5 - ProposedSource: WSDOT

State funds:

2007 Legislature appropriated $781 million


2009 Governors proposal $367 million


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HOV Request Replace $422 million appropriated for HOV

construction Significantly improves regional mobility and

environmental quality in the South Puget

Sound region


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SR 167 Extension

Interstate 5 - Existing Interstate 5 - Proposed

State funds:



2009 Governors proposal $31 million

Note: Additional stakeholdersdedicated $26 million to SR167s completion

Source: WSDOT


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SR 167 Request Replace $63 million promised for land

acquisition Economic conditions favor right-of-way

acquisitions now

Preserve the critical right-of-way beforedevelopment occurs


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Timeline

Lobby legislators

Continue gathering signaturesFebruary 6-

Gather signaturesFebruary 4-6

Meeting with Pierce County state delegationFebruary 5/12

RAMP Transportation Initiative updateMarch 4

RAMPFebruary 4


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Pierce County FactsState

$619,981,000Projected 10-year deficit

$642,192,000Past 20-year deficit

$485,000,000Proposed Governors cut

Federal

$182,970,000Transit Capital

$261,604,000Highway Projects

$165,312,000Transit Formula Funds


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Pierce County DonorProgram

$2.2 Billion


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What Could it Have Been?

OR


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What it Could Have Been!


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What we need you to do Support the Pierce County state

legislators efforts to restore funding forcritical Pierce County/South PugetSound/RAMP projects

Sign the letter and gather additionalsigners

Lobby legislators: email and phone andget others to do the same


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Q & AContact:

Randy Harrison

Pierce County Executives Office

(253) 798-6166

[email protected]

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