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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
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American Association of Port Authorities Conference
Tampa, FL
January 27, 2010
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I-95 Corridor Coalition
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
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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
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Who We Are:
Multi-Modal
Focus is on long distance
passenger travel and freight movement
both domestically and
internationally (US-Canada)
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Who We Are:
Multi-Disciplinary
I-95 Corridor Coalition
Public Safety/
Law Enforcement
Public Agency:
Federal, State, MPO, Local
Planning/Operations
Railroads
Trucking
Port Authorities
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Continuing a
“Business as Usual”
Approach to
Transportation Will Lead
to Dire Consequences
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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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.
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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
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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
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Southeast Rail Operations Study
Phase I: Key rail issues, activities and initiatives
Phase II: Further identification of chokepoints and institutional constraints
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Marine Highway Network:
Critical for Strategic Vision
•Exploring possible port pairs
for intermodal opportunities
•Application to MARAD for
designation as a Marine
Highway Corridor
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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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