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TBARTA Board Members Meeting Federal Legislative Delegation
WHERE
Washington, DC
WHEN
05/22/2013
Regional Issues and Travel Patterns
- The Tampa-Orlando Megapolitan Area will add over 70% more people by the year 2040.
American Planning Association, Planning Magazine, “America 2040: The Rise of the Megapolitans”, January 2007. - In member surveys conducted by the Tampa Bay Partnership, transportation was named the number one issue affecting the region’s economic competitiveness.
Tampa Bay Partnership, 2006.
- The Interstate System accounts for 3% of total public lane miles in Florida, but carries 30% of our total traffic.
Florida Department of Transportation, 2006.
- By Year 2030, the miles people are expected to travel in the West Central Florida region will increase by almost 100% – and will cause a 300% increase in travel delay.
Florida Department of Transportation, 2006.
- From 1990 to 2005, the population of the Tampa-St. Petersburg region has grown by 31% - in that same time, the total annual delay in travel time has increased by 119%.
Texas Transportation Institute, The 2007 Urban Mobility Report, Mobility Data for Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL, September 2007.
