4. Bexar County is one of the fastest growing counties. Trends: Fast growing population Source: Texas Data Center, US Census
5. Trends: Declining Oil Production Rates Source: Association for the Study of Peak Oil and Gas
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7. Large Urbanized Areas Our Transportation System Under 1,100 Freeway Lane Miles, 2005 Tampa-St. Petersburg Sacramento Portland Milwaukee Orlando Las Vegas Providence Columbus San Antonio Buffalo Memphis 0 200 400 600 800 1,000 1,200 1,000 1,200 1,400 1,600 1,800 2,000 2,200 2,400 Population (1,000) Lane Miles of Freeway
8. More Roads Induce More Travel Our Transportation System 7 11 13 15 17 19 21 0.60 0.80 1.00 1.20 1.40 1.60 1.80 2.00 2.20 2.40 Major Roadway Lane Miles per 1,000 Population Daily Vehicle Travel (Miles) per Capita Indianapolis Columbus Norfolk Oklahoma City Buffalo New Orleans Orlando San Antonio Las Vegas Milwaukee Cincinnati Sacramento Fort Worth Kansas City San Bernardino Ft. Lauderdale Portland San Jose Pittsburgh Denver Cleveland Seattle St. Louis Miami Baltimore Minneapolis-St. Paul Dallas Phoenix San Diego Atlanta Boston Houston Washington DC Detroit San Francisco Philadelphia Chicago Los Angeles New York 9
9. Source: “ Who drives the most and the least among large U.S. metropolitan regions?” Commentary by Robert Dunphy, Urban Land Institute Our Transportation System 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 Minneapolis-St. Paul Riverside-San Bernardino West Palm Beach-Boca –Delray Oklahoma City Ft Lauderdale-Hollywd-Pompano Tampa-St Pete-Clearwater Miami-Hialeah Philadelphia Houston Atlanta Indianapolis Austin Dallas-Fort Worth Charlotte San Antonio Kansas City St. Louis Jacksonville Orlando Cincinnati Phoenix Columbus Seattle Memphis Salt Lake City Detroit San Diego Portland-Vancouver San Jose Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News Washington Los Angeles Pittsburgh Providence-Pawtucket San Francisco-Oakland Denver Tucson Baltimore Sacramento Cleveland Milwaukee Chicago-Northwestern IN Boston Buffalo-Niagara Falls Las Vegas New York-Northeastern NJ New Orleans Daily Vehicle Miles Per Capita
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11. Transportation costs have grown faster than income, San Antonio 2000-2006 A Drain On Our Wealth 12.2% 23.9% 33.2% 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 Income Transport Housing
12. Drive ‘til You Qualify Transportation and Housing Costs for HHs Earning $20-$50,000 A Drain On Our Wealth
13. Typical SA household spends more on transportation than housing. H + T = 63% H + T = 48% H H T T A Drain On Our Wealth $15,200 $14,000 $14,000 $8,850
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15. Low-Income Families Hit Hardest Share of Income Spent on Housing Share of Income Spent on Transportation 32% 35% 33% 22% 31% 37% In Central City Near Other Employment Center Away From Employment Center Households $20,000 to $35,000 Households $35,000 to $50,000 Source: Center for Neighborhood Technologies Note: Employment Centers are job locations with no less than 5,000 jobs. 54% 66% 70% 39% 49% 51% In Central City Near Other Employment Center Away From Employment Center 16% 23% 26% 23% 26% 25%
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17. Source: Victoria Transport Policy Institute, 2005 Health Effects: Traffic Fatality Rates