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U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
DOT Livability Initiative
Smart Mobility Framework WorkshopJune 16, 2009
Presented by:K. Sue Kiser
Director, Planning and Air QualityFHWA – California Division
DOT Livability Initiative Goal: To enhance the economic and social well-being of all Americans by creating and
maintaining a safe, reliable, intermodal and accessible transportation network that enhances choices for transportation users, provides easy access to employment opportunities and other destinations, and promotes positive effects on the surrounding community
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act)
$1.5 billion of discretionary grant funds for capital investments in surface transportation
‘‘Grants for Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery’’ or ‘‘TIGER”
Primary Selection Criteria include (1) Long-Term Outcomes and (2) Jobs Creation & Economic Stimulus.
The Secondary Selection Criteria include (1) Innovation and (2) Partnership
TIGER Grants Criteria
Long-Term Outcomes (i) State of Good Repair: (ii) Economic Competitiveness: (iii) Livability: (iv) Sustainability: (v) Safety:
TIGER Grants Criteria
Livability: (1) Enhance user mobility through the creation of
more convenient transportation options for travelers;
(2) Improve existing transportation choices by enhancing points of modal connectivity or by reducing congestion on existing modal assets;
(3) Improve accessibility and transport services for economically disadvantaged populations, non-drivers, senior citizens, and persons with disabilities, or to make goods, commodities, and services more readily available to these groups;
(4) Results from a planning process which coordinated transportation and land-use planning decisions and encouraged community participation in the process.
TIGER Grants Criteria
Sustainability:(1)Improve energy efficiency, reduce
dependence on oil and/or reduce greenhouse gas emissions
(2) Maintain, protect or enhance the environment
Reauthorization
The current authorization for Federal surface transportation programs – SAFETEA-LU – expires at the end of FY 2009
Efforts underway at DOT to develop Administration’s proposal Performance based Investments that are environmentally focused Multi-modal Livability and Sustainability will be the
centerpiece
Sustainable Communities InitiativeU.S. HUD/DOT
Proposed in HUD’s FY 2010 budget request
Creates a HUD/DOT Task Force to: Enhance integrated planning efforts Develop affordability measures Develop livability measures Harmonize HUD & DOT
programs Undertake joint research,
data collection & outreach
Federal Interagency Effort
Federal Interagency Working Group on Transportation, Land Use and Climate Change
Initiated in June 2008
13 agencies represented
Currently, developing performance measures, research and data needs
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What are we in FHWA doing?
Outreach PEW, CCAP, Other
Federal Agencies
Education Informational Q&As,
Webinar, Newsletter, DOT Clearinghouse, New HEP website
Peer Exchanges MPOs and state DOTs
Technical Assistance Modeling, Adaptation
Research Gulf Coast Study, SLR
study, VMT, Mitigation strategies
New Sustainable Transport and Climate Change Team
Protecting Current and Future Investments
Changes in climate will affect transportation infrastructure and operations Sea level rise, increased storm intensity,
increased temperature extremes
Internal FHWA working group on adaptation
Web Sites
TIGER Grant Federal Register Notice http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/pdf/E9-11542.pdf
FHWA Highways and Climate Change website www.fhwa.dot.gov/hep/climate
• US DOT Transportation and Climate Change Clearinghouse: www.climate.dot.gov/