2. Rick Van Schoik Director, NACTS Greening of the NAFTA Highway April 22, 2008

3. THE NORTH AMERICAN MODEL SIMS  Sustainable  Integrated  Inter-modal  Mass mobility  System of systems

4. OBSTACLES Intermodal and international integration Cross-border cooperation on a continental plan to increase prosperity within and global competitiveness Sustainable fuels, vehicles, etc. Huge infrastructure deficit

5. TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE DEFICIT Canada Roads and Rail9.78 Billion/yr Canada Ports.3 Billion/yr US Roads and Rail225 Billion/yr US Ports10.6-15.3Billion Mexico Roads and Rail5.2 Billion/yr Mexico Ports0.86-1.07 Billion Total Roads and rail239.98 Billion/yr Total Ports16.96 Billion Ten Year Total2.57 TRILLION

6. NORTH AMERICAN COMMERCE $1.7Million/Min $2.4Billion/day.876Trillion/Year

7. INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS ASSESSMENTS Center for Strategic and International Studies Accenture El Colegio de la Frontera Norte ASU for Arizona Transportation for Tomorrow NACTS-Wilson Center Borders and Bridges Technical Committee NACTS Transportation research Council Bottleneck Study CalTrans Canadian “Gateway Connects” estimates

8. NACTS Consortium of seven US, Canadian and Mexican universities Four Foci:  Promoting North Americanism  Designing Continental Transport  Better Management of Borders  Environmental Sustainability

9. NACTS ACTS North American Transportation Competitiveness Research Council North American infrastructure and ports of entry Congestion cost assessment

10. CONTACT INFO NACTS.ASU.EDU NACTS@ASU.EDU 480-965-1846