• Texas has a long legacy of good roads• Symbol of our economic prosperity, attracting jobs

and people to the State

• Our roads are used by you to get to work, home, school or recreation

• Transportation in Texas is stretched to the limit, and the news gets worse

• Don’t let those orange barrels fool you

• Building highways on borrowed money

At stake is the lifestyle we want to enjoy in Texas

At stake is the economic health of Texas

NEW LOWER SHIPPINGBUSINESSJOBS

COSTS

What’s the problem?

$2.1 billion in truck freight moving costs

Congestion in Texas each year

472 million extra hours of travel time

$10.1 billion in delay and wasted fuel costs

$1,000Traffic delays

each year

cost every commuter

Dallas-Fort Worth

That’s 45 hours per commuter

What’s the problem? Safety and maintenance

Well-maintained roads=

crash deaths in 2011

serious crash injuries

80,000Nearly More than

3,000 safer roads

How did we get in this hole?

It’s all about supply and demand

125%172%

19%

238%

population vehicles highway use highway space

Since 1991, the cost of everyday goods has about doubled

How did we get in this hole?

So has the cost of building roads

How did we get in this hole?

Financing for our roads is stuck back in the last century

$1.10

$3.26

Gallon of GasGas Tax Portion

1991 2014

Borrowing is maxed out

$17 billion in debt from bond financing to build highways

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In the future we’ll have less and less fundingas we move to fuel efficient cars

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What does this mean?

Everything costs more these days

What does thismean to me?

$128/monthInternet, phone,

cable TV

$22/monthin state/federal gas taxes and auto fees

$71/monthcell phone

The average Texan pays:

Tackle most congested roadways

Improve safety

So now what?Get the biggest bang for the buck

Support biking, walking and mass transit options

Change rush hour nightmares through flex-time, telecommuting, etc.

Time traffic signals so more see green

Move crashes and stalls out of the way

Encourage carpooling

So now what?Use our existing roads smarter

But all transportation improvements cost money

You can help choose the best method

Here’s how the investment pays off

Is “doing nothing” really an option?

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