Item 4D AudioItem 4D
Resolution No. 06-071, Approve a
resolution supporting a regional
rail initiative.
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SKY — Mayor, Members of the Council,
Our first workshop topic for this evening is regional rail.
The purpose of this discussion item is to bring you all up -
to -speed on efforts that are underway to plan for and
develop rail opportunities throughout the metroplex, and to
alert you to ways that the City of Southlake can be
involved in the process.
Bob Price, Director of Public Works, will be providing you
with the background information. We are also pleased to
welcome soon -to -be County Judge Glen Whitley and
expect soon -to -be County Commissioner Gary Fickes to
join us for the discussion as well.
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REGIONAL GROWTH
1985
2005
% Change
2025
% Change
(1985 to 2005)
(2005 to 2025)
Population
3.3 million
5.6 million
70%
8.0 million
43%
Employment
2.1 million
3.6 million
71%
4.9 million
36%
Daily Vehicle Miles of
75 million
150 million
100%
233 million
55%
Travel
Total Daily Hours of
0.8 million
1.7 million
107%
2.8 million
65%
Vehicle Delay
Percent of Travel
34%
36%
5.9%
39%
8.3%
Time Spent in Delay
Percent of Roadways
21 %
42%
100%
53%
26%
Congested
Annual Cost of Delay
$2.6 billion
$6.7 billion
103%
$11.5
72%
billion
Bob P. - This chart provided by the North Central Texas
Council of Governments has a great deal of information on
it, so we'll focus on just a few of the specific numbers to
make the point-
-Red Oval - We expect 43% growth in population between
now and 2025, taking our population to about 8 million
people.
- Blue Oval - We expect a 55% increase in daily vehicle
miles of travel between now and 2025, following a 100%
increase between 1985 and 2005.
- Black Oval - We expect that 53% of the roadways in this
area will be congested by 2025, up from 21 % in 1985.
Growth poses serious challenges for us. 2
Northeast Tarrant County
Development Trends
Employment Growth in Northeast Tarrant County
800,000
700,000
600,000
734,302
d 500,000
E
400.000
534,537
c
a
E 300,000
200,000
100,000
0
114,701
1990 2010 2030
Year
Values
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Bob P. — This chart shows the trend line for employment
growth in Northeast Tarrant County.
It's a jump of more than 600k jobs. All of those people
have to get to work somehow. How will they get there?
Northeast Tarrant County
Development Trends
Population Growth in Northeast Tarrant County
800,000
700,000
'
723,849
0
60HOo
5
4 967
500,000
a
a
400,000
300,000
311,633
200,000
1990 2010 2030
Year
Bob P. — This chart shows population growth expected for
NE Tarrant County. It's a jump of more than 400 K persons
in the area. Another example of the area's rapid growth.
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Bob P. — In 2004, the Regional Transportation Council undertook a study in 2004 to
address:
• the region's rail transit needs,
• rail funding requirements; and,
• identification of legislative changes necessary to meet the funding needs.
• The RTC recommended:
• that a seamless system of rail transit service should be offered
throughout the region;
• provided for a provision for additional sales tax capacity relief; and
• allowing for a region -wide local option election that could provide the
revenues.
Realizing the significance of the issue, the 79t" Texas Legislature created a
committee comprised of state and local elected officials to study the issue.
In addition to the above initiatives, The Tarrant Regional Transportation Coalition
has advocated the sales tax exemption as a means of funding rail to be funded
through local option elections.
All of these efforts led to a survey of public opinion on the matter.
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Citizen Survey — Key Findings
• Purpose:
— To conduct a public opinion study on support
for regional rail expansion; and,
— financing options for that expansion
Conducted Aug -Sept, 2006
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Citizen Survey — Key Findings
• 62.9% support — "to fund an expansion
the rail transit system in the DFW
metroplex"
• Use of Sales Tax Revenue — 61.3% favor
areawide infrastructure improvements over
38.7% favoring economic development in
individual cities. _
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Citizen Survey — Key Findings
• 82.3% agree — TFW area is way behind other
large metropolitan areas when it comes to
efficient, modern mass transit systems."
• 85% agree — "Rail would help them -even if they
didn't use it — by getting more cars off the road
and making it easier to drive around the area"
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