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Show Maximum Twenty-Year Scale of Hypothetical "Big Initiatives" In the Capital District (Implementation between 2010 and 2030) Hypothetical "Big Initiative" Approximate Maximum Twenty-year scale in the Capital District Twenty-year cost estimate Comments Highway noise program 40 locations on expressway system $40 M Scale addresses all existing warrants; noise mitigation costs for widenings are included in guideway and managed lane budgets above. Demand management program 40,000 participants $50 M (public) Scale at 10% of regional workforce; Cost estimated at $20/month for ¼ of participants, self-financed by employers for remaining participants. $20/month is derived from CDTC experience. Clean, efficient vehicle program public transit fleets, private vehicle incentive to double hybrid sales (2010), declining incentive to 2030 $550 M Scale at 30% purchase price incentive in 2010 to double hybrid sales to 2,800; incentive declines as hybrid market expands. Estimated $100,000 price increase for 300 transit vehicles of varied sizes. Intelligent traffic management program Full ITS deployment on priority network; including real-time traffic info on entire system $135 M Working Group B estimates as continuation of current $6.7 M/yr; purchases more as costs decrease. Cost does not include rapidly-expanding private investment (vehicles, services) Video surveillance and enforcement program Full deployment on priority ITS network Supported by fines Red light running cameras and possibly, speed enforcement cameras Comprehensive Traffic Safety program Capital investment at several times the set aside in SAFETEA-LU, plus other features $200 M Capital improvements, driver education, traffic enforcement, improved community and site design. Major highway system construction Approx. 20-25 arterial and 5-10 lane miles of expressway annual $3,000 M to $5,000 M Not included in the Plan--Not consistent with community values or public policy (such as the State Energy Plan, State Transportation Plan and the New Visions Plan). Take-a-lane program No feasible implementation for contra-flow lanes. Tolling existing toll-free facilities in theory could reach 100 route miles more than supported with toll revenue- Not included in the Plan --Not supported by traffic dynamics; no excess capacity in off-peak to yield a lane. Tolling existing toll-free facilities not yet politically plausible. 21 |
