States' Support of Non-Highway Modes of Transportation
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States’ Support of Non-Highway Modes of Transportation: Investigation and Synthesis by Chuck Knowles Research Coordinator Candice Wallace Research Associate Ben Blandford Research Associate Tim Brock Research Associate Andrew Martin Research Associate Kentucky Transportation Center College of Engineering University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky The contents of this report reflect the view of the authors who are responsible for the facts and accuracy of the data presented herein. The contents do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the University of Kentucky. November 2011 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................... ..................................... i LIST OF FIGURES ................................................................................................................................................ ii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................................................................... 1 CHAPTER 1: STUDY RATIONALE, OBJECTIVES, AND METHODOLOGY ............................................... 11 CHAPTER 2: AVIATION ..................................................................................................................................... 15 KENTUCKY .................................................................................................................................................... 18 ILLINOIS ......................................................................................................................................................... 21 INDIANA ......................................................................................................................................................... 23 MISSOURI ....................................................................................................................................................... 25 OHIO................................................................................................................................................................. 27 TENNESSEE .................................................................................................................................................... 29 VIRGINIA ........................................................................................................................................................ 31 WEST VIRGINIA ............................................................................................................................................. 34 OTHER STATES............................................................................................................................................... 36 AVIATION SUMMARY AND OPPORTUNITIES ......................................................................................... 38 CHAPTER 3: PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ..................................................................................................... 41 KENTUCKY .................................................................................................................................................... 45 ILLINOIS ......................................................................................................................................................... 49 INDIANA ......................................................................................................................................................... 52 MISSOURI ....................................................................................................................................................... 54 OHIO................................................................................................................................................................. 57 TENNESSEE .................................................................................................................................................... 60 VIRGINIA ........................................................................................................................................................ 62 WEST VIRGINIA ............................................................................................................................................. 66 OTHER STATES............................................................................................................................................... 68 PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SUMMARY AND OPPORTUNITIES .......................................................... 71 CHAPTER 4: RAIL .............................................................................................................................................. 75 KENTUCKY .................................................................................................................................................... 80 ILLINOIS ......................................................................................................................................................... 87 INDIANA .......................................................................................................................................................... 95 MISSOURI ..................................................................................................................................................... 100 OHIO............................................................................................................................................................... 104 TENNESSEE .................................................................................................................................................. 111 VIRGINIA ....................................................................................................................................................... 114 WEST VIRGINIA ........................................................................................................................................... 119 OTHER STATES.............................................................................................................................................. 122 RAIL SUMMARY AND OPPORTUNITIES ................................................................................................. 127 CHAPTER 5: WATERWAYS ............................................................................................................................. 131 KENTUCKY .................................................................................................................................................. 136 ILLINOIS ....................................................................................................................................................... 138 INDIANA ....................................................................................................................................................... 139 MISSOURI ..................................................................................................................................................... 141 OHIO................................................................................................................................................................ 142 TENNESSEE .................................................................................................................................................. 144 VIRGINIA ....................................................................................................................................................... 145 WEST VIRGINIA ........................................................................................................................................... 146 OTHER STATES............................................................................................................................................. 147 WATERWAYS SUMMARY AND OPPORTUNITIES ................................................................................... 149 i LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1: FY 2008 and FY 2009 AIP grants to states surveyed……………..............................………………....38 Figure 2: 2009 per capita state funding for public transportation……............................………………………..71 Figure 3: 2009 total state funding for public transportation…………….........................………………………..71 ii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The objective of this study was to determine how Kentucky and other selected states support and assist non- highway transportation modes and to identify leading and innovative initiatives. For the purposes of this study, the non-highway modes are aviation, public transportation, rail, and waterways. This summary will briefly discuss the rationale, objectives, and methodology for this study. It also provides an overview of the outcomes of the study and the modal matrices. Rationale for the Study As is the case in other states, the highway system in Kentucky serves as the backbone of the Commonwealth’s transportation system. Section 230 of the 1891 Kentucky Constitution states that revenues derived from highway uses can only be expended for highway purposes. Thus, the majority of the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s resources are devoted to the planning, design, construction, operation, and preservation of the highway system. Although the Commonwealth of Kentucky is privileged to have an extensive, multi-modal transportation system, the non-highway modes of this