SF 927 Presentation Handout

download SF 927 Presentation Handout

of 13

Transcript of SF 927 Presentation Handout

  • 7/29/2019 SF 927 Presentation Handout

    1/13

    Advocang Change Together (ACT)

    African Career, Educaon & Resource, Inc.

    AFL-CIO

    AFSCME Council 5

    Alliance for Metropolitan Stability

    Alliance for Sustainability

    Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005

    American Heart Associaon

    American Lung Associaon in Minnesota

    Asian Economic Development Associaon

    Bicycle Alliance of Minnesota

    BlueGreen Alliance

    CWA Minnesota State Council

    Conservaon Minnesota

    The Cornerstone Group

    Cycles for Change

    Envision Minnesota

    Episcopal Homes of Minnesota

    Fresh Energy

    Growth & Jusce

    HIRE Minnesota

    Hope Community

    ISAIAH

    Jewish Community Acon

    Local Iniaves Support Corporaon Twin Cies

    Masjid An-Nur

    Minneapolis Bicycle Coalion

    Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy

    Minnesota Consorum for Cizens with Disabilies

    Minnesota Environmental Partnership

    Minnesota Public Interest Research Group (MPIRG)

    Minnesota Public Transit Associaon

    Minnesota State Building & Construcon Trades Council

    Minnesota Young Professionals Environmental Group

    Minnesotans for Healthy Kids Coalion

    MN350

    Naonal Mulple Sclerosis Society, Upper Midwest

    New American Academy

    Nice Ride Minnesota

    Project for Pride in Living

    Saint Paul Bicycle Coalion

    Schafer Richardson, Inc.

    SEIU Minnesota State Council

    Sheet Metal Workers Local #10

    Sierra Club, North Star Chapter

    Summit Academy OIC

    Transit for Livable Communies

    United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) 1189

    United Transportaon Union

    YEA! MN, a program of the Will Steger Foundaon

    TRANSITfoRASTRoNGER ECoNoMY

    Transit for a Stronger Economy supports statewide transit funding legisltation HF 1044

    & SF 927. The coalition unites unions, developers, people with disabilities, low-income

    and underserved communities, and active transportation, health, and environmental

    interests to promote funding for transit expansion this legislative session.

  • 7/29/2019 SF 927 Presentation Handout

    2/13

  • 7/29/2019 SF 927 Presentation Handout

    3/13

    TwinCitiesM

    etropolitanRegio

    n

    $300millionmetro(3/4centsalestaxin7metrocounties)

    $125mperyear

    M

    ETROPOLITANCOUNCIL

    Expandandupgradebusservice

    Highamenityrapidbusservice

    on12highfrequencyroutes.Higherfrequency,fasterbus

    se

    rvicetomorelocations,withlo

    ngerservicehours.

    $125mperyear

    C

    OUNTIESTRANSITIMPROVEMENTBOARD(CTIB)

    LR

    T/BRT/Rail

    Buildouttheregionalsystemoftransitways:3additionalLightR

    ailTransit(LRT)lines,including

    So

    uthwest,Bottineau,andaneas

    tMetroLRTline;BusRapidTra

    nsit(BRT)withdedicatedlanes

    on4morehighwaycorridors.

    $50mperyear

    LOCALNEEDS

    $9mMetCouncilBicycle,trail,a

    ndpedestrianinfrastructure.

    $20.5mCountiesSidewalks,bicy

    cleroutes,andADAcompliance

    projects.

    $20.5mCitiesSidewalks,bicycle

    routes,andADAcomplianceprojects.

    GreaterMin

    nesota

    $32million(MotorVehicleSalesTaxonLeasedVehicles)

    M

    nDOT

    250morebusroutesacross64op

    eratingsystemstomeetneeds

    inexistingsystemsandadd

    se

    rviceincountiesandcommunitiescurrentlywithouttransitservice.

    Statewide/

    G.O.Bonding

    $

    95m

    G.O.bondingformetroareatransitways.

    $

    8m

    G.O.bondingforGreaterMinnesotatransit.

  • 7/29/2019 SF 927 Presentation Handout

    4/13

    ANOKA

    DAKOTA

    HENNEPIN

    RAMSEY

    SCOTT

    CARVER

    Rosemount

    Woodbury

    SaintPaul

    Minneapolis

    Richeld

    Eagan

    Lauderdale

    Falcon

    Heights

    Roseville

    Columbia

    Heights

    Shoreview

    MoundsView

    BrooklynPark

    Minnetonka

    St.LouisPark

    EdenPrairie

    Golden

    Valley

    MapleGrove

    CoonRapids

    WhiteBearLake

    Maplewood

    SAIN

    T

    PAUL

    UNIO

    N

    DEPO

    T

    Fridley

    UNFUNDED

    FU

    NDED

    694

    35E

    36

    35W

    394

    494

    94

    100

    94

    94

    494

    694

    35

    E

    35E

    TWINCITIESREGIONALTRANSITPLAN

    35W

    MINNEAPOLIS

    INTERCHANGE

    Hastings

    Edina

    BOTTINEAULINE

    394BRT

    CENTRALCORRIDOR

    7THSTREET

    GATEWAY

    7THSTREET

    REDRO

    CK

    RUSH

    NORTHSTAR

    CHICAGO/FREMONT

    PENN AVE

    NICOLLET AVE

    LAKESTREET

    CENTRAL AVE

    BROADWAYAVE

    HENNEPIN

    I35W BRT

    WASHINGTON

    LightRail

    ToBigLake

    I35WBRT

    HWY36BRT

    SNELLING AVE

    HIAWATHALINE

    ToLakeville

    Bloomington

    West

    SaintPaul

    LRT/BRT(modeTBD)

    RapidBus

    RapidBus/Streetcar

    CommuterRail

    ROBERT STREET

    Morefrequentbusservice,

    longerhours(weekendstoo),

    andhigh-amenityrapidbuson

    12keyroutes(showningreen).

    EXPANDEDBUSSERVICE

    Expandedbicycleroutes,

    bettersidewalks,ADA-compliant

    connections,andothertransit-

    relatedimprovements

    implementedbycities&counties.

    MOREOPTIONS

    New

    Hope

    Highw

    ayBus

    Rapid

    Transit-BRT

    CEDAR BR

    T

    AMERICANBOULEVARD

    CHICAGO/FREMONT

    SOU

    THWESTLIN

    E

    RIVERVIEW

  • 7/29/2019 SF 927 Presentation Handout

    5/13

    Most Regions use Sales Tax to Support Transit

    ransit for Livable

    ommunities

    non-profit organization,

    LC works to transform

    Minnesotas transportation

    ystem to strengthen

    ommunity, improve healthnd opportunity for all

    eople, foster a sound

    conomy, and protect our

    atural resources.

    26 Selby Avenue

    aint Paul, MN 55104

    651-767-0298

    [email protected]

    www.tlcminnesota.org

    www.facebook.com/cminnesota

    @tlcminnesota

    Oct 26, 2012

    A dedicated regional sales tax is the most common funding

    mechanism among metro regions similar to the Twin Cities.

    POLICY BRIEF

    Metro Region Sales Tax Dedicated to

    Transit

    SanFrancisco

    1.05% of8.5% total

    Atlanta 1% of 8%total

    Boston1% of 6.25%

    total

    Cleveland 1% of 7.75%total

    Dallas 1% of 8.25%total

    Denver 1% of 7.62%total

    Houston 1% of 8.25%total

    Seattle 0.9% of 9.5%total

    San Jose 0.875% of8.375% total

    Saint Louis 0.75% of8.491% total

    Salt LakeCity

    0.6875% of6.85% total

    Phoenix 0.566% of9.3% total

    San Diego 0.42% of7.75% total

    Mpls - Saint

    Paul

    0.25% of

    7.75% total

    An analysis of tax rates indicates that

    the Minneapolis-Saint Paul region

    uses this revenue source at a much

    lower rate than the majority of peer

    regions. Most of our peer cities have

    levied 3 to 4 times the rate applied in

    the Twin Cities.

    The 0.25% sales tax rate in the Twin

    Cities raises nearly $100 million

    annually, and is used to fund the

    expansion and operation of the metroarea transitways (i.e. light rail, com-

    muter rail, bus rapid transit). In order

    to continue these programs and

    improve the Twin Cities regular and

    commuter bus system, additional tax

    revenue will be needed.

    The Minneapolis-Saint Paul region has

    a number of revenue sources for

    transit. The largest source is the

    statewide motor vehicle sales tax

    (MVST), whose extreme volatility is

    demonstrated in the transit budget

    shortfalls of the past several years.

    Transit funding is also provided

    through state general fund appropria-

    tions, a small amount of regional and

    county property taxes, and fares.

    For Sources, see reverse

  • 7/29/2019 SF 927 Presentation Handout

    6/13

    Most Regions use Sales Tax to Support TransitSourcesPOLICY BRIEF

    Metro

    Region

    Fund Sources for transit agency/amount of

    sales tax to transit

    Total sales tax for the city and region

    Atlantahttp://www.itsmarta.com/uploadedFiles/About_MARTA/Reports/2011%20CAFR%20Final%28web%29.pdf

    https://etax.dor.ga.gov/salestax/salestaxrates/LGS_2012_Jul_Rate_Chart.pdf

    Baltimorehttp://www.mdot.maryland.gov/Office_of_Finance/TransportationFund.html

    http://business.marylandtaxes.com/taxinfo/salesanddefault.asp

    Boston

    http://www.mbta.com/uploadedfiles/About_the_T/Financials/2010%20C%20and%20D%20MAMassBayaFIN.pdf ; http://www.mbta.com/uploadedfiles/About_the_T/Financials/Budget%20Briefing%20FY%202011.pdf ;

    http://www.mass.gov/dor/individuals/taxpayer-helpresources/tax-guides/salesuse-tax-guide.html

    Cleveland http://www.riderta.com/annual/2011/ ;http://tax.ohio.gov/divisions/tax_analysis/tax_data_sesales_and_use/documents/salestaxmapcolor.pdf

    Dallas http://www.dart.org/ShareRoot/debtdocuments/DARTFinancialStatements2011.pdf http://www.window.state.tx.us/taxinfo/local/city.htm

    Denver

    http://www.rtd-denver.com/PDF_Files/Finan-cial_Reports/2011Comprehensive_Annual_Financial_Report.pdf

    http://www.denvergov.org/MotorVehicle/TitlesandRegistrations/TitlesandRegistrations8/tabid/391087/Default.aspx

    Detroithttp://www.ci.detroit.mi.us/DepartmentsandAgencies/DetroitDepartmentofTransportation/AboutUs.aspx

    http://www.michigan.gov/taxes/0,1607,7-238-43529155505--,00.html

    Houstonhttp://www.ridemetro.org/FinancialAuditInformation/Pdfs/2012/FY2011-annual-financial-report.pdf

    http://www.window.state.tx.us/taxinfo/local/city.htm

    Mpls-ST.Paul http://www.metrocouncil.org/about/CAFR2011.pdfhttp://www.revenue.state.mn.us/businesses/sut/rate_charts/tax_rate_combinations_current.pdf

    Phoenix

    http://www.valleymetro.org/images/uploads/lightrail_publications/FY-2012-Operating-and-Capital-Budget-and-Five-Year-Plan.pdf ; http://www.azdot.gov/Inside_ADOT/FMS/PDF/rarf11.pdf

    http://phoenix.about.com/library/blsalestaxrates.htm

    Pittsburghhttp://www.portauthority.org/paac/portals/Capital/2012Budget/2012BudgetBook.pdf

    http://pittsburgh.about.com/od/taxes/a/pa_taxes.htm

    Portlandhttp://trimet.org/pdfs/publications/2011-audited-financial-statements.pdf

    http://www.oregon.gov/dor/salestax.shtml

    St. Louishttp://www.metrostlouis.org/Libraries/Annual_Financial_Reports/FY_2011_Comprehensive_Annual_Financial_Report.pdf

    http://www.stlrcga.org/x495.xml

    Salt Lake Cityhttp://www.rideuta.com/uploads/MasterCAFR2011x.pdf ;http://le.utah.gov/audit/12_01rpt.pdf

    http://tax.utah.gov/sales/rate/12q3combined.pdf

    San Diego http://www.sdmts.com/MTS/documents/CAFR12-02-2011.pdf

    http://www.boe.ca.gov/cgi-bin/rates.cgi?LETTER=S&LIST=CITY

    San Francisco http://www.bart.gov/docs/FY2011_financials.pdfhttp://www.boe.ca.gov/cgi-bin/rates.cgi?LETTER=S&LIST=CITY

    San Josehttp://www.vta.org/inside/investor/financial/statements/2011_CAFR.pdf

    http://www.boe.ca.gov/cgi-bin/rates.cgi?LETTER=S&LIST=CITY

    Seattlehttp://www.soundtransit.org/Documents/pdf/about/financial/2012/Adopted_2012_Budget.pdf; http://metro.kingcounty.gov/am/budget/revenue.html

    http://dor.wa.gov/docs/forms/excstx/locsalusetx/localslsuseflyer_quarterly.pdf

    WashingtonDC

    http://www.wmata.com/about_metro/docs/CAFR_FY10.pdf

    http://business.marylandtaxes.com/taxinfo/salesandudefault.asp ; http://www.taxrates.com/state-rates/washington-dc/ http://www.tax.virginia.gov/site.cfm?

    alias=SalesUseTax

  • 7/29/2019 SF 927 Presentation Handout

    7/13

    GreaterMinnesotaTransit

    11.1

    millionridersperyear.

    70countieshavecountywideservice.

    8countieshavemunicipalservice

    only:C

    learwater,Cass,Nicollet,Le

    ueur,Rice,BlueEarth,Olmsted.

    2countieshavenopublictransit

    service:Wilkin&Waseca.

    Aboutthetransitusers

    62%ofGreaterMinnesotatransit

    usershavehouseholdincomesof

    20,00

    0orless.

    51%d

    onothavea

    drivers

    license.

    86%rideatleasttwiceaweek.

    50%rideatleastfivetimesaweek.

    33%aregoingtowork.

    20%aregoingtoschool.

    Sources:MnDOTOfficeofTra

    nsit;MnDOTTransitReport2011andGreater

    MinnesotaTransitInvestmentPlan

  • 7/29/2019 SF 927 Presentation Handout

    8/13

    C

    urrentProject

    edFunding

    Lev

    els

    2,000,000

    1,800,000

    1,600,000

    1,400,000

    1,200,000

    1,000,000

    Service

    Hours

    2013

    2015

    2017

    2019

    2021

    2023

    2025

    2027

    2029

    2031

  • 7/29/2019 SF 927 Presentation Handout

    9/13

    Regional Transit System

    Return on Investment Assessment

    November 30, 2012

  • 7/29/2019 SF 927 Presentation Handout

    10/13

    1

    EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

    The Itasca Project has a key goal to advance a comprehensive and aligned

    transportation system. As a stakeholder in regional discussions around proposalsfor transit investment, Itascas transportation task force sought to understand whatis the expected economic return on regional transit investments?

    Itasca commissioned Cambridge Systematics to assess the expected return fromthe regions proposed transit system. Working with a technical advisory committeeof regional experts, the project team quantified and monetized how the regionaltransit build-out would impact travel times, travel time reliability, vehicle operatingcost, safety, emissions, shippers and logistics costs, and road pavement condition.

    Itascas transportation task force posed three questions:

    1) A built-out regional transit system would require substantial investment.What would be the return on that investment?

    Answer:Between $6.6 and $10.1 billion in total direct benefits, on a$4.4 billion investment (benefits accrued 2030 2045).

    2) Investments can be made more or less quickly. Would accelerating the build-out change the return on investment?

    Answer: The total direct benefits would increase to between $10.8 16.5 billion, on a $5.3 billion investment (benefits accrued 2023 2045).

    3) Many communities with developing transit systems experience more growthnear transit stations. Would such expectations for regional growth changethe return on investment?

    Answer: More community growth near transit stations would increase netbenefits by another $2 4 billion (2030 - 2045).

    In addition to quantified and monetized impacts, the analysis quantified but did notmonetize other regional impacts, such as regional accessibility to jobs. The analysisfound that a regional transit system would enable local employers to access anadditional 500,000 employees.

    Finally, the project team sought the views of human resources and facilitiesexecutives at regional employers, with respect to the role of a built-out transitsystem in accessing and attracting employees.

    Together, the results show that investment in a built-out regional transit systemwould create substantial value for the region.

  • 7/29/2019 SF 927 Presentation Handout

    11/13

  • 7/29/2019 SF 927 Presentation Handout

    12/13

  • 7/29/2019 SF 927 Presentation Handout

    13/13

    3/19/13

    Dear Minnesota State Legislators,

    Quality Bicycle Products is the nations largest supplier of bicycle parts andaccessories. Headquartered in Bloomington, MN, and with additional facilities inOdgen, UT and Harrisburg, PA, QBP employs about 700 people. A great majorityof our employees either ride bicycles or depend on a daily multi-modaltransit/bicycle commute to reach our facility.

    Because of our commitment to using bicycling and transit, and our ability to utilizethese choices in the south Minneapolis/Bloomington area, weve actually seen a

    4.4% decrease in per member per month healthcare costs, during a time whennationally per member per month costs have increased by nearly 25%. In otherwords, our employees are not only saving money due to choices in how theycommute to work, theyre also healthier, which translates into decreasing QBPhealthcare costs.

    In the future, we believe those cities who respond to the needs of residents andbusiness owners by providing choices in transportation, and in accommodatingbicycling, walking, and transit will benefit in terms of recruiting the best andbrightest to live and work in their communities.

    Therefore, QBP is a strong supporter of HF 1044 and SF 927 and we urge our statelegislators to pass this legislation for the benefit of all Minnesotans.

    Sincerely,

    Gary SjoquistAdvocacy Director

    p | 952-941-9391 | 800-346-0004

    f | 800-346-0211

    6400 West 105th Street

    Bloomington, MN 55438-2554

    www.qbp.com