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Convergence of Crisis
• Traffic CongestionUrban travelers are delayed in rush hour traffic nearly 62 hours a year
• Costing Us More
Economic cost of highway congestion is $67 billion now and will increase to $90 billion in 2009
Convergence of Crisis
• Loss of Open Space Sprawling development is gobbling up land at unprecedented rates
• Vehicle Miles Traveled GrowthThe average vehicle miles traveled per household has almost doubled in the last generation
• Air QualityIt is estimated that the number of people with asthma will grow by more than 100 million by 2025 and is currently costing us $14 Billion a year.
• Exercise and Obesity120 million adults in the U.S. are overweight, 60 million obese. Child obesity has tripled in the last 20 years
Convergence of Crisis
• Global Warming
Transportation accounts for 1/3rd of total US Greenhouse Gas emissions
• Dependence on Foreign Oil
The US has 5% of the world’s population, yet consumes 25% of the world’s oil
Convergence of Crisis
MORE TIME
MORE MONEY
MORE CHOICES
MORE LIFESTYLE OPTIONS
MORE SECURITY
LESS STRESS
BETTER HEALTH
Changing the Conversation
The Strange Thing About Light RailNo matter how much it fails, politicians want more
By Ted Balaker
HEARTLAND INSTITUTE
Americans Reject Public Transportation, Choose Autos
Published In: Environment News Publisher: The Heartland Institute
The Spin Doctors and theAnti-Transit Message
Breach of Faith:Light Rail and Smart Growth
in Charlotte By Wendell Cox
A Desire Named Streetcar: How Federal Subsidies Encourage
Wasteful Local Transit Systemsby Randal O'Toole
The Spin Doctors and theAnti-Transit Message
The Spin Doctors and theAnti-Transit Message
According to Fairness in Media, Tens of Millions $$$ flowing into these “Think
Tanks” from foundations and corporations with interests in:
• Petroleum Refining • Chemicals • Crude Oil• Gasoline
• Petrochemicals• Aggregates and Asphalt
SIGNATURES CLEAR THE WAY FOR REVOTE ON TRANSIT TAXANTI-LIGHT-RAIL GROUP REACHES PETITION GOAL
A petition drive seeking a revote on Mecklenburg County's half-cent sales tax for mass transit has succeeded, all but ensuring a place on the November ballot.
The announcement Thursday that the Mecklenburg Board of Elections had verified the required 48,669 signatures means voters likely will have two significant choices this fall. The transit vote will determine whether the Charlotte Area Transit System can complete an ambitious plan for multiple train lines.
Attacks on Transit Projects Persistence Pays
Attacks on Transit Projects Persistence Pays
THE “ANTI-TRANSIT” PUNDITS MEAN BUSINESS. THIS IS NO LAUGHING MATTER.
Ron Tober's unexpected retirement announcement on Wednesday as chief of the Charlotte Area Transit System
followed what he called years of 'vicious and mean-spirited' verbal
attacks from opponents, and he said he had considered leaving for months.
Retiring Tober Calls Criticism 'Vicious'
Attacks on Transit Projects Persistence Pays: A Casualty
Attacks on Transit ProjectsWe Can Win
Tax supporters, foes surprised by margin of victory
Mecklenburg County voters overwhelmingly backed the transit sales tax Tuesday, dismissing an aggressive grass-roots effort to repeal it and endorsing CATS' ambitious plans to expand light rail and buses.
The margin of victory stunned even transit supporters. With all but one
precinct counted, 70 percent voted against repeal, with 30 percent in favor of stopping the tax. The number of people voting for repeal -- roughly 37,000 -- fell short of the 48,000 signatures collected that put the tax back on the ballot.
The decision means that the Charlotte Area Transit System will continue collecting the half-cent tax, which generated $70 million last year, and will continue with its expansive 2030 transit plan.
Attacks on Transit ProjectsLessons Learned
THIS IS A NATIONAL, WELL COORDINATED,
WELL FINANCED EFFORT
YOU MUST BE PROACTIVE IN COMMUNICATION
THE ANTI TRANSIT ATTACKS WILL CONTINUE…
What We Wish We Had Known
Bob Morgan, President
The Idea: Educate, Inspire and Motivate
• GOALS– Promote Transit and Livable Communities – Re-Frame the Transit Conversation to One of Choice,
Opportunity and Abundance– Inoculate Communities from Anti-Transit Message– Build Community Support for Increased $ for Transit
Investments– Create National Movement to Get More Transit Money
in the Reauthorized Transportation Bill (2009-10)
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
TAKES US THEREquality of life
economy
environment
energy
THREE “Es” AND A “Q”
Supported by National Research4 “Frames” for Messaging
Economy Environment Energy Quality of life
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
TAKES US THEREquality of life
economy
environment
energy
Three “Es” and a “Q”
Public transportation gets our economy moving again
economy
Public transportation stimulates the economy and creates green jobs.
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
TAKES US THEREquality of life
economy
environment
energy
Three “Es” and a “Q”
economy
Every $1 billion invested in federallyaided public transportation capitalprojects supports approximately30,000 jobs.
$1 billion invested in federally aided public transportation capital projects supports approximately 30,000 jobs
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will provide $8.4 billion in investment in public transportation projects creating 252,000 jobs
Every $10 million in capitalinvestment in public transportation
can return up to $30 million inbusiness sales alone.
• Each year, an individual can achieve
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
TAKES US THEREquality of life
economy
environment
energy
Three “Es” and a “Q”
economy
Every $1 billion invested in federallyaided public transportation capitalprojects supports approximately30,000 jobs.
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will provide$8.4 billion in investment in publictransportation projects. Theseprojects will create approximately252,000 jobs for Americans
For every $1 invested in public transportation, $6 is generated in economic returns.
$10 million in capital investment in public transportation returns up to $30 million in business sales alone.
Every $10 million in capitalinvestment in public transportation
can return up to $30 million inbusiness sales alone.
• Each year, an individual can achieve
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
TAKES US THEREquality of life
economy
environment
energy
Three “Es” and a “Q”
economy
Every $1 billion invested in federallyaided public transportation capitalprojects supports approximately30,000 jobs.
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will provide$8.4 billion in investment in publictransportation projects. Theseprojects will create approximately252,000 jobs for Americans
Each year, an individual can save more than $8,000 by taking public transportation instead of driving and by living with one less car.
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
TAKES US THEREquality of life
economy
environment
energy
Three “Es” and a “Q”
Public transportation helps protect our environment
Public transportation is the responsible environmental choice
environment
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
TAKES US THEREquality of life
economy
environment
energy
Three “Es” and a “Q”
Public transportation helps protect our environment
U.S. greenhouse gases from transportation represent 33 percent of total U.S. emissions.
environment
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
TAKES US THEREquality of life
economy
environment
energy
Three “Es” and a “Q”
Public transportation helps protect our environment
environment
Public transportation saves 37 million metric tons of carbon dioxide annually – equal to the emissions of 4.9 million households or every household in Washington, DC; New York City; Atlanta; Denver; and Los Angeles combined.
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
TAKES US THEREquality of life
economy
environment
energy
Three “Es” and a “Q”
Public transportation helps protect our environment
environment
Taking public transportation far exceeds the combined benefits of using energy-efficient light bulbs, adjusting thermostats, weatherizing one’s home, and replacing a refrigerator.
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
TAKES US THEREquality of life
economy
environment
energy
Three “Es” and a “Q”
Public transportation helps protect our environment
environment
Public Transportation improves air quality. Compared with private vehicles, public transportation produces, on average, per passenger mile, 95 percent less carbon monoxide, 92 percent fewer volatile organic compounds, and 48 percent less nitrogen oxide.
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
TAKES US THEREquality of life
economy
environment
energy
Three “Es” and a “Q”
Public transportation helps protect our environment
environment
Asthma rates among children have doubled from 2.3 million to 5.5 million in the past decade, reaching epidemic proportions in the U.S. Air pollution is a primary cause.
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
TAKES US THEREquality of life
economy
environment
energy
Three “Es” and a “Q”
Public transportation helps protect our environment
environment
Transit Oriented Development can save open space by organizing communities in a more compact form around transit.
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
TAKES US THEREquality of life
economy
environment
energy
Three “Es” and a “Q”
Public transportation reduces our dependence on foreign oil
Increased investment in public transportation is an investment in American energy independence and economic security.
energy
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
TAKES US THEREquality of life
economy
environment
energy
Three “Es” and a “Q”
Public transportation reduces our dependence on foreign oil
Public transportation saves the U.S. the equivalent of 4.2 billion gallons of gasoline annually – more than three times the amount of gasoline refined from the oil we import from Kuwait.
energy
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
TAKES US THEREquality of life
economy
environment
energy
Three “Es” and a “Q”
Public transportation reduces our dependence on foreign oil
energy
Public transportation use saves the equivalent of 900,000 automobile fill-ups every day.
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
TAKES US THEREquality of life
economy
environment
energy
Three “Es” and a “Q”
Public transportation reduces our dependence on foreign oil
Household residents living within the proximity of public transportation drive an average of 4,400 fewer miles annually compared to those with no access to public transportation.
energy
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
TAKES US THEREquality of life
economy
environment
energy
Three “Es” and a “Q”
Public transportation reduces our dependence on foreign oil
The average household in which at least one member uses public transportation on a given day drives 16 fewer miles per day compared to a household that does not use public transportation.
energy
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
TAKES US THEREquality of life
economy
environment
energy
Three “Es” and a “Q”
Public transportation enhances our quality of life
quality of life
Public transportation reduces traffic congestion, travel time, and stress.
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
TAKES US THEREquality of life
economy
environment
energy
Three “Es” and a “Q”
Public transportation enhances our quality of life
quality of life
Public Transportation riders have choices about how to spend their travel time. Car commuters traveling in peak periods waste, on average, 62 hours a year -- nearly eight full working days -- in congestion delays.
83 percent of older Americans say that public transit provides easyaccess to the things they need in everyday life
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
TAKES US THEREquality of life
economy
environment
energy
Three “Es” and a “Q”
Public transportation enhances our quality of life
quality of life
Public Transportation can save you money. One car families spend less on gasoline, insurance, and car maintenance (8,000 a yr)
83 percent of older Americans say that public transit provides easyaccess to the things they need in everyday life
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
TAKES US THEREquality of life
economy
environment
energy
Three “Es” and a “Q”
Public transportation enhances our quality of life
quality of life
83 percent of older Americans say that public transit provides easy access to the things they need in everyday life.
83 percent of older Americans say that public transit provides easyaccess to the things they need in everyday life
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
TAKES US THEREquality of life
economy
environment
energy
Three “Es” and a “Q”
Public transportation enhances our quality of life
quality of life
Transit promotes the development of more walkable communities with a greater diversity of amenities located nearby.
83 percent of older Americans say that public transit provides easyaccess to the things they need in everyday life
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
TAKES US THEREquality of life
economy
environment
energy
Three “Es” and a “Q”
Public transportation enhances our quality of life
quality of life
Public transportation users are more likely to meet recommended exercise goals.
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
TAKES US THEREquality of life
economy
environment
energy
Three “Es” and a “Q”
Public transportation enhances our quality of life
quality of life
When Americans use public transportation, they walk more. Walking increases fitness levels, leading to healthier citizens and less strain on the health care system.
83 percent of older Americans say that public transit provides easyaccess to the things they need in everyday life
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
TAKES US THEREquality of life
economy
environment
energy
Three “Es” and a “Q”
MESSAGE MATTERSIt is our responsibility to shape the conversation about transit
Shift from one about scarcity to abundance
More Time
More Money
More Security
Better Health
Three E’s and a Q
83 percent of older Americans say that public transit provides easyaccess to the things they need in everyday life
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
TAKES US THEREquality of life
economy
environment
energy
Three “Es” and a “Q”
Economy Environment Energy Quality of life