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C. Locally Funded City Streets - Cities Over 5,000 <br />Findings: <br />#C”1: Most large cities are not spending enough on roadway capital improvements to <br />maintain a 50 year life cycle. <br />#C-2: The funding gap in MSA eligible cities is more severe on the locally funded roads <br />than on the state funded MSA system. <br />Policy Options: <br />1. <br />2. <br />3. <br />4. <br />Provide funding for a "Local Road Improvement Program". <br />Provide cities greater flexibility to generate revenues through special <br />assessments. <br />Provide cities with additional local taxing authority, including the authority to • <br />establish a “Transportation Utility”. <br />Enact legislation authorizing cities to establish “Impact Fees”. <br />D. State Funded Streets - Cities Over 5,000 <br />Findings: <br />#D-1: The MSA system has grown much more rapidly since its inception 40 years ago <br />than the state owned system or the county owned system over the same timeframe, <br />yet the funding distribution has remained the same. <br />#D-2: Current MSA funding levels do not cover the full costs of improving these cities' <br />MSA street systems. <br />W-3: MSA systems are being funded at a level that will result in a 53-year life cycle. <br />Policy Options: <br />1 . Increase the level of funding to the Municipal State Aid program. <br />Section 5: Recommendations <br />^ This section of the report provides greater detail on the seven policy <br />options identified in Section 4. <br />Conclusion <br />> The state should provide assistance to cities to address their current and <br />future funding shortfall by granting greater local revenue raising authority <br />and by providing cities with additional tools to allow them to meet their <br />specific needs. <br />> The sponsors of this report are also hopeful that the findings identified <br />herein will encourage state and local policy makers to examine and <br />consider capital investment policies, such as a statewide pavement <br />management plan, that would make the most efficient use of scarce <br />resources as the demands on the road and bridge network increase in the <br />future.