Network Appalachia

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Network Appalachia

• Access to Opportunity in the Global Economy of
  the 21st Century

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Get Ready to Run

• Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up.
• It knows it must run faster than the lion
• or it will be killed.
• Every morning in Africa, a lion wakes up.
• It knows that it must outrun the gazelle
• or it will starve.
• It doesnt matter if youre a gazelle
• or a lion.
• When the sun comes up,
• youd better start running!
• Thomas L. Friedman

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New Physical and Economic Links

• Appalachian Development
• Highway System
• 3090 Mile System13 states
• 31 Individual Corridors
• 85 Complete

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Emerging Global Supply Chain Inland Port Locations
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Launching Network Appalachia

• Net A Study Group
• Transportation
• International Trade
• Economic Development
• FHWA Funding Secured
• Consultant Selected
• Design Research Planning Activities

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Macro-Economic and Demographic Transitions

• Economic Trends
• Global Real GDP (past 6 decades) 8 fold,
  3.8 annually
• Global Trade Volume 64 fold, 7.6
  annually
• (Manufactured Goods)
• US Economy (International) 1950-3,
  2000-25, 2050-50
• Demographic Trends
• Population is shifting from North/Inland to
  South/Coastal
• Population is aging
• 2000 1 in 5 Americans are retirement age
• 2030 1 in 3 Americans are retirement age
• Demographics shifts affect
• Demand/consumption shifts from manufacturing to
  service sector
• Labor force shifts from manufacturing toward
  service sector
• U.S. Manufacturing Grows Shifts
• Lower value/profit commodities seek low cost
  off-shore labor
• Higher value/profit commodities sustain a
  domestic presence

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The Global MarketplaceLooking Forward( of
World GDP)

2004
2050
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Intermodal Global Supply Chain

• Global Commodity Flows Increase Diversify
• Domestic Flows (2000-2020) 2/3
• International Flows (2000-2020) Double
• Latin/South America Flows (2000-2020) Triple
• Average Distance/Shipment
• 1993 420 miles
• 2003 590 miles ( 40)
• Intermodal 21st Century Mode of Choice
• World container ports 1970 - 75 ports, 2005
  550 ports
• Volume of container throughput, US gateway
  ports
• 1970 1 million 2000 20 million
• 2020 50 million 2050 100 million
• Global Trade Lanes Emerge
• East West US-North Asia,
  US-Europe/South Asia
• North South US- Latin/South America

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Engaging the Region

• Five Workshops
• 500 Participants
• Business
• Civic
• Academic
• Output
• Strategic Priorities
• Tactical Opportunities

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Network Appalachia Findings

• Over past 6 decades, GDP 8 fold, trade 64 fold
• Long-term economic expansion is underlying
  driver, plus
• Containerized intermodal supply chain
• Telecommunication/information technology
• Demographic shifts
• Market expansion new trade agreements
• While annual trends vary, global economy is fully
  established
• East-West trade lanes remain strong, North-South
  will grow
• Global supply chain is intermodal by nature,
  ports are gateways
• Access to supply chain is essential for
  competitiveness
• Enhanced intermodal coordination improves
  capacity, cost-efficiency, reliability, and
  addresses intensifying energy environmental
  issues

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Network AppalachiaIntermodal Corridors of
Commerce Inland Ports
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Planning Development Framework

• Advocacy
• Region must advocate for its own future through
  building
• innovative collaborative new partnerships.
• Planning
• Encourage support expanded planning
  development
• Multi-modal Highway, Rail, Maritime
• Multi-disciplinary Transport, Econ. Dev.,
  Global Trade
• Multi-jurisdictional Local, State, National,
  Global
• Multi-sector Public/Private Coordination
• Investment
• Build on momentum of new public/private
  investment models

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Network Appalachia