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National Urban Freight Conference

National Urban Freight Conference . Long Beach, California December 6, 2007 Mortimer L. Downey Chairman, PB Consult, Inc. National Urban Freight Conference. Plenary Session Freight Policy Issues and Research Opportunities. National Urban Freight Conference . Legislative Context For

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National Urban Freight Conference

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  1. National Urban Freight Conference Long Beach, California December 6, 2007 Mortimer L. Downey Chairman, PB Consult, Inc

  2. National Urban Freight Conference Plenary Session Freight Policy Issues and Research Opportunities

  3. National Urban Freight Conference Legislative Context For Goods Movement Policy

  4. National Urban Freight Conference AASHTO Freight Transportation Bottom Line Report, 2006

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  6. National Urban Freight Conference Railroad Freight Flows 2035 • Source: Cambridge Systematics Study for Association of American Railroads

  7. National Urban Freight Conference • Trade Policy Needs Transportation Policy as its Support • Our Trade Policy is for 2007 • Our Transportation Policy is vintage 1956-1977

  8. National Urban Freight Conference • Matching our System to Today’s Demands • And Thinking About the Future

  9. National Urban Freight Conference • We Want Economic Growth and Prosperity • But They Can Bring Along Congestion • How Can We Respond Quickly?

  10. National Urban Freight Conference • Changes in Transportation Policy Don’t Happen Overnight • 1894-1916 What Can We Do • 1916-1956 Get the Farmer Out of the Mud • 1956-1991 Build the Interstates • 1991-2009 Environment and System Enhancement • What’s Next? And When?

  11. National Urban Freight Conference 4.5 trillion to “improve” $1.2 trillion gap to improve $450 billion gap to maintain 3.7 trillion to “maintain” 3.3 trillion in Resources Source: Based on Future Highway and Public Transportation Finance Study, US Chamber of Commerce (2005)

  12. National Urban Freight Conference • Many Groups Are Looking at the Future • Goods Movement is on their Agenda

  13. National Urban Freight Conference • Looking to the Future • Coalition for America’s Gateways and Trade Corridors—”Corridor Summit” • Alameda East • Ben Franklin • Atlantic Commerce • I-95 • I-80 • Liberty Corridor (NJ)

  14. National Urban Freight Conference • Looking to the Future • Coalition for America’s Gateways and Trade Corridors—”Corridor Summit” • Northern Tier (ME-Canada) • FAST Corridor • West Coast Coalition • Tehachapi Corridor • Heartland Corridor

  15. National Urban Freight Conference • Looking to the Future • American Road and Transportation Builders Association • Critical Commerce Corridors Program US Chamber of Commerce -Americans for Transportation Mobility

  16. National Urban Freight Conference • Looking to the Future • National Committee for America 2050 • Mega-Regional Focus

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  18. National Urban Freight Conference • Looking to the Future • National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission • Report at Year End 2007 • National Surface Transportation Financing Commission • Interim Report at Year End 2007

  19. National Urban Freight Conference • What’s The Vision? • How Do We Change Policy? • What’s the Legislative Opportunity? • How Can Research Influence Policy?

  20. National Urban Freight Conference • Legislative Opportunity • New Legislation (TEA-4?) • Need to be in place October 1, 2009 • Comes After Next Election • New President, New Congress • Old Issues Will Return • Backdrop of Revenue Problems • Trust Fund Solvency • Long Term Federal Budget Issues

  21. National Urban Freight Conference • Hopeful Signs for Freight Policy • Lessons learned in the 1990’s-especially in Alameda Corridor • Ongoing USDOT Efforts • Congestion Focus • National Freight Framework • Freight as a Focus in SAFETEA-LU

  22. National Urban Freight Conference • Constraints to Change • Fiscal • Short Term and Long Term Budget Problems • Programmatic • Donor/Donee and Earmarks • Interest Group Politics • Institutional • Silos within the Administration and the Congress • Roles of States and MPOs • Separation of Public and Private Transportation Modes

  23. National Urban Freight Conference • Building an Action Agenda-Key Levers for Change • Concern for Economic Growth and Competitiveness • Fear of Trust Fund Bankruptcy • Climate Change Debate

  24. National Urban Freight Conference • Key Elements of Change • Adequate Resources • Goods Movement • Institutions • Greater Flexibility of Funding • Earmark Control • Sustainability • Research and Technology

  25. National Urban Freight Conference • Policy Innovations • New Revenue Mechanisms • Greater Use of Congestion Pricing and Tolling • Eventual Road Pricing • Public Private Partnerships in Service Delivery • Attention to Urban Freight Issues

  26. National Urban Freight Conference • Summary • There Should be Legislation in 2009 • It Should be the First Step in a new Cycle • “New Authorization not Reauthorization” • It Won’t be the Last Step but it needs to Set the Pattern

  27. National Urban Freight Conference • Questions?

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