3. TRANSPORTATION &
THE U.S. ECONOMY
$2.4 Trillion – Annual U.S. Transportation Spending
$2.5 Trillion – Cost of time for passengers and freight
$5 Trillion - Total cost of our transportation system
17% of United States Gross Domestic Product - only the
Healthcare sector is comparable.

4. TRANSPORTATION &
THE UTAH ECONOMY
ROADS
1.3 Million
jobs supported by truck based
trade
Per year
3 Billion vehicle trips
26 Billion vehicle miles
964 Million vehicle hours
$130 Billion in goods
transported
TRANSIT
64.1% of jobs in Salt Lake Metro have
direct access via transit (#1 Rank)
89% of Salt Lake City residents live
near a transit stop
#3 – ird best combined transit
access rating of United States metros
42.8 million riders in 2012
$7 Billion in private investments
near transit locations
Source:
Economic
Development
Research
Group,
“Economic
Benefits
and
Impacts
of
Utah’s
Unified
Plan.”
2013.
Brookings
InsItuIon
-­‐
“Where
the
Jobs
Are:
Employer
Access
to
Labor
by
Transit”
Utah
Transit
Authority
“2012
Performance
Report”
2012.

5. 140
$140
Value (In Billion 2010$)
120
Tons (Million)
$120
100
$100
80
$80
60
$60
40
$40
20
$20
0
$0
Truck
Rail
Air
Multiple Pipeline Other and
unknown
(include modes &
truck-air) mail
Source:
Economic
Development
Research
Group,
“Economic
Benefits
and
Impacts
of
Utah’s
Unified
Plan.”
2013.
Value (In Billions 2010$)
Tons of Freight (Millions)
UTAH TRANSPORTATION
FREIGHT MODES

6. UTAH’S DOMESTIC TRADING PARTNERS
Total Trading States (Exports + Imports in Tons (Millions)
Source:
Economic
Development
Research
Group,
“Economic
Benefits
and
Impacts
of
Utah’s
Unified
Plan.”
2013.

7. UTAH’S FREIGHT FLOWS
Inbound
20%
Internal
Outbound
53%
28%
Nature
of
Utah
Freight
Movements
(All
Modes)
Type
of
Movement
Tons
(Million)
Tonnage
%
Inbound
39.4
20%
Outbound
55.8
28%
Internal
106.6
53%
TOTAL:
All
Freight
201.7
100%
Source:
Economic
Development
Research
Group,
“Economic
Benefits
and
Impacts
of
Utah’s
Unified
Plan.”
2013.

8. JOBS –
LABOR MOVEMENTS ALONG WASATCH FRONT
Ogden-Clearfield MSA
33%
Salt Lake MSA 10%
Provo-Orem MSA
Live in MSA - Work Outside
18%
25%
29%
0%
49%
66%
18%
25%
53%
50%
Live Outside - Work in MSA
Employed and Live in MSA
Source:
U.S.
Census
Bureau.
2013.
OnTheMap
ApplicaFon.
Longitudinal-­‐Employer
Household
Dynamics
Program.
hPp://
onthemap.ces.census.gov
75%
100%

9. JOBS –
LABOR MOVEMENTS ALONG WASATCH FRONT
Ogden-Clearfield MSA
65,637 (80%)
Salt Lake MSA
115,952
50,315 (77%)
Provo-Orem MSA
Source:
U.S.
Census
Bureau.
2013.
OnTheMap
ApplicaFon.
Longitudinal-­‐Employer
Household
Dynamics
Program.
hPp://
onthemap.ces.census.gov

10. Millions
Population Growth Estimates
5
4.57
4
3.91
3
2
2.26
2.77
3.31
2.67
3.11
3.61
0
2010
2020
Millions
Wasatch Front MSAs
2030
2040
State of Utah
Utah Employment Growth Projections
3
2.63
2.31
2
1
2.00
1.35
1.63
1.64
1.87
2.10
0
2010
2020
2030
Source:
Utah
Governor’s
Office
of
Management
and
Budget
(OMB)
“2012
Baseline
PopulaIon
ProjecIons”
2040
GROWTH
1

11. 2011 COST OF
SALT LAKE METRO CONGESTION
21 million
hours in congestion
185 million
9 million
pounds of excess
CO2
gallons of excess fuel
$449 million
cost to Salt Lake Metro residents
($620 per person)
Source:
Texas
A&M
TransportaFon
InsFtute(TTI).“2012
Urban
Mobility
Report”
2013.

12. WHAT CAUSES ECONOMIC GROWTH?
TECHNOLOGY
PRODUCTIVITY
POPULATION
EDUCATED
HEALTHY
INCENTIVES
POPULATION
GROWTH
LABOR
INPUTS
INVESTMENT
2.
Enhance
producRvity
OUTPUTS
CAPITAL
1.
TransportaRon
investments
Source:
Compiled
by
the
David
Eccles
School
of
Business,
University
of
Utah
3.
Results
in
greater
output
and
economic
growth

13. UTAH’S UNIFIED PLAN
• Collaboration - One of a kind
• Gold Standard for Planning
• Identifies needs through 2040
– Further refined to prioritized
projects ($54.7 billion)
• $11.3 Billion Fiscal Gap
• Includes capacity and
maintenance for transit,
highways, local roads,

14. ECONOMIC IMPACT OF INVESTING IN
UTAH’S UNIFIED PLAN
Generates:
180,000+
$22.2 billion
$130.5 billion
$84.8 billion
in additional
cumulative jobs
in additional
household income
in tax revenue from economic
growth
in reduced congestion and
vehicle operating costs
$183.6 billion
in additional
Gross Domestic Product
Source:
Economic
Development
Research
Group,
“Economic
Benefits
and
Impacts
of
Utah’s
Unified
Plan.”
2013.

15. 1. Our transportation system matters for the whole
business community
A. Jobs – access and creation
B. Efficiency of the economy
C. Quality of life
2. At stake is not only billions of dollars in funding
but the vibrancy of our economy.
3. Our transportation stakeholders are exceptional.
Our transportation planning is unmatched.
4. Business must step up and support disciplined
planning and investment.