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Shifting International Trade Routes:

Highway and Rail Infrastructure from a

Multi-State Corridor Perspective

George Schoener, Executive Director

I-95 Corridor Coalition

____________

American Association of Port Authorities Conference

Tampa, FL

January 27, 2010



Who We Are:

A partnership of transportation agencies,

toll authorities and related organizations

A forum for key

decision and policy

makers to address

transportation issues

of common interest


Who We Are:

Multi-Jurisdictional

2 Canadian Provinces

(Quebec, New Brunswick)

16 States, the District of

Columbia

$4.5 trillion economy (40%

of US GDP)

21% of nation’s road miles;

35% of nation’s VMT

5.3 billion tons of freight

shipments annually


Who We Are:

Multi-Modal

Focus is on long distance

passenger travel and freight movement

both domestically and

internationally (US-Canada)


Who We Are:

Multi-Disciplinary


Public Safety/

Law Enforcement

Public Agency:

Federal, State, MPO, Local

Planning/Operations

Railroads

Trucking

Port Authorities


Continuing a

“Business as Usual”

Approach to

Transportation Will Lead

to Dire Consequences


Many Major Highways Along the

East Coast will be Completely

Clogged in Peak Periods

70% increase in VMT

Dramatic increases in

congestion levels

84% delay increase on

urban Interstate

49% all systems


Cost of Goods will Increase with the

Doubling of Truck Freight Movement

along Congested Highways

Loss of mode share by

freight rail and marine

shipping

Doubling of freight

carried on trucks


Large Growth in Travel will Lead to

Increased Greenhouse Gas Emissions

34% increase in

fuel consumption

and greenhouse

gas (GHG)

emissions (in spite

of more stringent

fuel efficiency

standards)

2005

GHG

2040 GHG

Current Trend

200%

150%

100%

50%

0

2007 EISA Café

Improvements


A Better Way:

A Strategic Vision for

Transportation in the

Region in 2040

Significant change is needed

to support continuing

economic growth in a Carbon

Constrained Environment


2040 Strategic

Vision Study:

FRAMEWORK

FOR THE

FUTURE

National Surface

Transportation

Policy and Revenue

Commission

AASHTO-Led

Vision for

21st CenturyState/Local

Vision Efforts

MPO Intake

Session

Other

Literature


A Set of Consensus Policy Principles

Guided Development of the 2040 Vision

Support continuing economic growth

Support sustainable environmental and

energy policies

Support sustainable land use practices

Provide a balanced multimodal

transportation system


What Will it Take to Achieve

a Balanced Multimodal Transportation System?

Freight rail ton miles increase 20% over trend projection

A marine highway network reduces the number of trucks on the region’s highways

Improved port access enhances intermodal connectivity

An array of highway system improvements will complement the additional capacity: Major reconstruction of aging

infrastructure

Bottleneck elimination


A 60-80%

Reduction in

2005

Greenhouse

Gas

Emission

Levels will

be Achieved

25%

0%

50%

75%

100%

125%

150%

175%

2005GHG

2040GHG

w/Trend

2007 EISA Café Improvements

2020-2040 Fuel

Efficiency Gains

2040GHG

w/Reduction Strategies

Alternative Fuels

VMT Reduction*

Aggressive Operations

Double Fuel

Efficiency

of Fleet

Reductio

n S

trate

gie

s

* Modal Shift, Demand Reduction, HOV, Land Use, etc.


Northeast Region

• NEROps I and II

Mid-Atlantic Region

• MAROps I and II

Southeast Region

• SEROps I and II

Implementing the Vision:

Freight Transportation Systems

Regional Rail

Operations Studies


Mid-Atlantic Rail Operations II Study:

Priority Projects

The study

identified a

smaller set of

priority projects

judged to be

critical path

projects that

would yield the

highest near-

term benefits


Southeast Rail Operations Study

Phase I: Key rail issues, activities and initiatives

Phase II: Further identification of chokepoints and institutional constraints


Marine Highway Network:

Critical for Strategic Vision

•Exploring possible port pairs

for intermodal opportunities

•Application to MARAD for

designation as a Marine

Highway Corridor


What Will it Take to Achieve

a Balanced Multimodal Transportation System?

Freight rail ton miles increase 20% over trend projection

A marine highway network reduces the number of trucks on the region’s highways

Improved port access enhances intermodal connectivity

An array of highway system improvements will complement the additional capacity: Major reconstruction of aging

infrastructure

Bottleneck elimination

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