Critical Commerce Corridors

The World is Changing Lincoln Highway, 1927

Lincoln Highway, 2000

1939 New York World’s Fair Futurama depicted the vision in 1960.

Post WW-II US Highways

Federal Highway Act, 1956 Two-12 ft lanes in each direction 50 to 70 mph speed No intersections No rail crossings Pay with fuel taxes

Monuments of the Millennium (ASCE Award, 2000)

Interstates of the Past Under capacity

Increased to Capacity From 1975 to 2000 Average Annual Daily Traffic + 225% Average Annual Heavy Truck Traffic +550%

Today

1998 Freight – (15 Billion Tons, $9 Trillion) National summary of freight by tons and value moved by each of the modes for 1998; This is only domestic movements, and international shipments represent another 10% of total U.S. freight activity. Truck is the largest mode in the United States, as this figure includes not only the intercity movements, but also the local and regional activities. The other modes, while important, are dominated by truck volumes, especially in the local or shorter regional markets. For the other modes, rail and water handle bulk products, which are quite heavy, but generally less expensive on a per ton basis. Air shipments, while carrying small total tonnages compared to the other modes, do carry higher valued products.

Truck Volumes 1998

FHWA Freight Forecasts – 1998, 2010, 2020

Truck Volumes 2008

Truck Volumes 2035

Congestion 2002

Congestion Projection 2035

CHANGE (video)

THE QUESTION . . . In 2040 How will we move people in this country?

In 2040 . . . How will we move goods in this country?

IN 2040 How will be pay for it?

Vision of Transportation in 2040 Interstate transportation corridors Highway Truck only lanes High speed rail Tying into Water Ports Airports Intra-city transportation

Freight Transportation Freight Transportation Companies Not rail Not truck Not water Containerization of domestic freight

Critical Commerce Corridors 3C Network

Financing Future of fuel tax?? Usage fees

2040’s ??

2040 The Future It's ours to make!