1. Managing Multimodal Projects Within a Corridor Scott Greene Federal Railroad Administration February 10, 2011

2. TIGER Grant Process American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009 – Established Funding & Guidance for Discretionary Grants for National Surface Transportation System – Office of the Secretary Lead – $1.5 Billion Available on Competitive Basis – Program Called Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER)

3. TIGER Grant Applications More than 1,400 Applications Received – Included All 50 States, DC, and 3 Territories – Request for Over $59 Billion Amount Requested by Type – 56% Highway – 19% Transit – 10% Rail – 6% Port – 9% Other

4. Awards Announced on February 17, 2010 Rail Corridor Projects In Top Tier of Projects Crescent Corridor Receives $105 Million National Gateway Receives $98 Million Projects Sponsored by States in Respective Corridors

5. Criteria Applications Responsive to NOFA Demonstrating Public Benefits in 5 Areas – Safety – Economic Competitiveness – State of Good Repair – Livability – Environmental Sustainability

6. Intermodal Corridors/ Considerations This map depicts linkages between megaregions to show intermodal rail movement, not the actual routes. CorridorTrailers/ Containers Average Length of Haul (miles) California/Illinois2,485,8802,220 California/Texas1,383,5201,550 Washington/Illinois 797,4802,230 New Jersey/Illinois 544,840 950 Pennsylvania/Illinois 498,920 750 Ohio/Illinois 457,240 360 Texas/Illinois 448,0001,170 California/Tennessee 382,0002,100 California/Kansas 312,3201,775 California/Arkansas 297,0802,025