Freight doesnt vote or even register to vote

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Talking Freight-January 2005
Freights Role in Economic Development no
transportation, no economy
Leo Penne Program Director Intermodal and
Industry Activities American Association of State
Highway and Transportation Officials
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Economic DevelopmentIntentionalTargeted
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Intentional

• Actions intended to increase private
  investment for the purpose of creating/improving
  jobs, increasing personal income and public
  revenue, and improving an areas quality of
  life.

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Targeted

• Retention
• Attraction
• Downtown
• Industrial

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Freight doesnt vote
or even register to vote
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Not Government As Usual

• Private Sector
• Multi-Jurisdictional
• Multi-Modal
• Global-Local
• Culture Clash

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Getting Organized

• Maryland
• Minnesota
• Oregon
• Washington

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Getting Connected

• Puget Sound Regional Council
• Delaware Valley Regional Planning
• Minnesota Freight Advisory Council
• Colorado Freight Advisory Council

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Rail Initiatives
Kansas Middle Atlantic Rail Operations CREATE S
helpot Bridge Kansas City Flyovers

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Port Initiatives

• Los Angeles/Long Beach
• Seattle/Tacoma
• New York/New Jersey
• Gulfport

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Public-Private PartnershipPrinciples(freight
railroads)

• Produce balanced transportation policy
• Voluntary on both sides
• Public pays for public benefits
• Private sector pays for private benefits
• Private commits to formal responsibilities and
• performance standards
• Coordinated planning to ensure prudent
• investments consistent with law, regulations,
  and
• market realities

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Structuring Understanding/ ActionCorridors-Networ
ks

• MAROPS
• I-81
• Alameda Corridor
• I-10
• LATTS

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Questions?

• Connecting Public and Private?
• Reconciling Passenger and Freight?
• Overcoming Balkanization?
• Proportioning Local Costs/National Benefits?
• Turning Value Into Investment?
• Making the Case?

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Answers?

Leo Penne lpenne_at_aashto.org www.freight.transporat
ion.org