1. 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

2.  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)

3.  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

4.  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

5.  Herb Gray Parkway / DRIC Bridge  Continental Rail Gateway  Lauzon Corridor

6. 6 14 Signalized Intersections in less than 10 Km Segment Highway 401 ends

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10.  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.

11.  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.