Investing in our future: Infrastructure Bill Anderson Ontario Research Chair in Cross Border Transportation Policy Director, Cross-Border Institute University of Windsor For Windsor-Essex Chamber of Commerce, Policy and Solutions Forum May 15, 2014
Bill Anderson Ontario Research Chair in Cross Border Transportation Policy Director, Cross-Border Institute University of Windsor For Windsor-Essex Chamber.
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Investing in our future:Infrastructure
Bill AndersonOntario Research Chair in Cross Border Transportation PolicyDirector, Cross-Border InstituteUniversity of Windsor
For Windsor-Essex Chamber of Commerce, Policy and Solutions ForumMay 15, 2014
What is public infrastructure Capital that provides public services
Large initial investment Benefits over a long period of time
Why is it public? No private firm can do it▪ or
Natural monopoly Principal of equity Externalities (congestion, pollution,
criticality)
What sorts of benefits?
Economic stimulus User benefits Non-user benefits (congestion relief) Enhanced productivity Transformational benefits
Water / sewage and urbanization Railroads and Western agriculture Ambassador Bridge and automotive
industry
Realizing transformation benefits
If you build it, they may never come. Building infrastructure is only half
the job. Understand how infrastructure
changes the economic landscape and seize new opportunities
3 key projects
Herb Gray Parkway / DRIC Bridge Continental Rail Gateway Lauzon Corridor
6
14 Signalized Intersections in less than 10 Km Segment
Highway 401 ends
7
New cross-border rail tunnel
Making the Lauzon connection
With the right connection, land ready for development is practically “on” the 401
With the Herb Gray Parkway and the DRIC bridge “on the 401” is practically “on the border.”
Containers to and from the Continental Rail Gateway pass through the area serves by Lauzon connection.
Building infrastructure is only half the job.
Border Logistics and Security Initiative City of Windsor / University of Windsor
Funding from FedDev Ontario to create an integrated cross-border logistics and security cluster in Windsor-Essex
New logistics buildings in airport lands
Cross-Border Institute (CBI) at U Windsor: research, education and outreach
Institute for Border Logistics and Security (IBLS) on Airport Lands: promote border-related cluster.
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