OnTrackNorthAmerica

An Action Plan for Expanding Rail’s Participation in a 21st Century World-Class Transportation

System

In the face of looming economic and environmental challenges, moving more

goods and people by rail is common sense

Transforming the now 100-year trajectory of transportation planning and investment

calls for a multifaceted approach

OnTrackNorthAmerica has invested 21 years of in-the-field research to identify the exact set of initiatives to lead this

transformation…

Raise the visibility of transportation productivity and efficiency to the level of

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Provide the foundation for sound investment through our National Transportation Lifecycle Costs and Benefits Project

Translate the practices of Transit-Oriented Development to the movement of goods with

our Freight Transportation Land Use Strategies

Invigorate the rail industry’s approach to government relations, in light of the

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Lead the rail industry, shippers, government, and citizens to finally get on the same page

about the importance of railroads

Shift from a highway-oriented system to an optimal multi-modal transport system

Enroll the rail industry in the tremendous upside of an industry-wide, national

growth strategy

Transform public-sector planning with OTNA’s “Transportation Action Planning” that applies

metrics, targets, commitments, and action plans

Connect the funding and conduct of academic research to in-the-field needs

and applications

Convene stakeholder engagements that constructively surface previous issues

and create openings for progress

Address the systemic impediments to capital investment in the build-out of

new rail lines and facilities

Unleash the hundreds of billions of private-sector dollars currently sitting on

the sidelines

Scale-up the best practices in public/private-sector planning and

investment through the entire nation’s infrastructure planning network

This comprehensive approach will work because of the inherent capital, energy,

and spatial efficiencies of rail transportation

Make an Impact — OnTrackNorthAmerica needs your partnership.

E-mail me directly to set up a time to talk. −Michael Sussman, Founder

OnTrackNorthAmericawww.ontracknorthamerica.org