State and Regional Corridors and Networks: Lessons Learned George Schoener, Executive Director I-95 Corridor Coalition ____________ AASHTO Special Committee on Intermodal Transportation and Economic Expansion October 23, 2009
Who We Are: l A partnership of transportation agencies, toll authorities and related organizations l A forum for key decision and policy makers to address transportation issues of common interest
Who We Are: Multi-Jurisdictional Beyond Boundaries l 2 Canadian Provinces (Quebec, New Brunswick) l 16 States, the District of Columbia Ü$4.5 trillion economy (40% of US GDP) Ü21% of nation’s road miles; 35% of nation’s VMT Ü5.3 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 I-95 Corridor Coalition Public Safety/ Law Enforcement Public Agency: Federal, State, MPO, Local Planning/Operations Railroads Trucking Port Authorities
Northeast Region NEROps I and II Mid-Atlantic Region MAROps I and II Southeast Region SEROps I and II What We Do: Freight Transportation Systems Regional Rail Operations Studies Regional Rail Operations Studies
What We Do: Freight Transportation Systems Major Chokepoints in the Surface Transportation System Truck Bottleneck Studies
What We Do: Freight Transportation Systems Marine Initiatives
I-95 Corridor Coalition Success Factors l Coalition institution/annual program funding allows opportunity to leverage program resources and provide forum for best practice sharing l Support mutual state/MPO issue analysis/planning ui.e. rail/highway bottleneck analysis, regional rail studies, border crossing study, container security study l Serve as a neutral forum and honest broker ÜBring together diverse stakeholders uRR’s, (multiple) state DOT’s, MPO’s, Ports, shippers l Provide input into policy discussions by analyzing issues with respect to multi-state impacts/perspectives.
Elements Needed for Successful Freight Institutional Arrangements l Common issue or concern l Commitment to examine issue and share information l Coordination of effort l Commitment to achieve consensus l Cost/benefit assessment/understanding l “capital” – “Capital”