Within Arizona there are 40 transit providers in 13 counties using express buses, light rail, streetcars, neighborhood circulators and shuttles, rural connector buses, dial-a-ride and vanpools to serve the state’s 6.7 million people. Over the next 25 years, the state’s report on needs estimates that capital and operations will cost about $25 billion to keep systems at a “good” or “better” condition rating, but surprisingly, there is no current dedicated, statewide funding source for transit. Arizona is growing and so are the number of transit options and riders, but even within metropolitan areas of Arizona, much of the population does not have reasonable accessibility to transit. As the population ages and younger generations drive less, the imbalance between transit need and transit availability will become more apparent within Arizona.
A: Exceptional, B: Good, C: Mediocre, D: Poor, F: Failing, ?: Incomplete
Each category was evaluated on the basis of capacity, condition, funding, future need, operation and maintenance, public safety, resilience, and innovation
Bridges
238 of the 7,862 bridges are structurally deficient
Bridges
$19.50 million in bridge funds came from the Federal Highway Bridge Fund in 2011
Dams
89% of the state regulated dams have an Emergency Action Plan
Dams
108 high hazard dams
Drinking Water
$7.4 billion in drinking water infrastructure needs over the next 20 years
Energy
6.941 gigawatt-hours of renewable energy every year, ranking it 14th
Hazardous Waste
9 sites on the National Priorities List
Levees
1,293 miles of levees
Public Parks
$377.0 million of unmet needs for its parks system
Rail
10 freight railroads covering 1,683 miles across the state, ranking 36th nationally by mileage
Roads
$1.2 billion a year in costs to motorists from driving on roads in need of repair, which is $247 /yr per motorist
Roads
7,190 of the state’s 65,262 public roads are major roads, and 7% are in poor condition
Schools
$6.4 billion in estimated school infrastructure funding needs
Transit
90.3 million annual unlinked passenger trips via transit systems including bus, transit, and commuter trains
Wastewater
$5.2 billion in wastewater infrastructure needs over the next 20 years
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