I-95 Corridor CoalitionBeyond Boundaries

Presented to:

National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board

Presented by:

George Schoener, Executive DirectorI-95 Corridor Coalition

October 17, 2007

I-95 Corridor Coalition

Rail Freight in the Coalition Region

Strategic Vision Study

Corridors of the Future

I-95 Corridor CoalitionBeyond Boundaries

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I-95 Corridor CoalitionRegion

• 16 State Region – Maine to Florida

• Associates: Quebec and New Brunswick

• 1,927 miles of I-95

• Multi-modal/long-distance travel focus

• Freight

• Passenger

• An alliance of transportation agencies, toll authorities and related organizations

• MPOs included; TPB is a member

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I-95 Corridor CoalitionMembership

Transportation Authorities

Delaware River & Bay AuthorityDelaware River Jt Toll Bridge Comm.Delaware River Port AuthorityFederal Highway AdministrationFederal Maritime AdministrationFederal Motor Carrier Safety Admin.Federal Railroad AdministrationFederal Transit AdministrationMaine Turnpike AuthorityMaryland Transportation AuthorityMassachusetts Turnpike AuthorityMetropolitan Transportation AuthorityMTA Bridges & TunnelsNew Jersey TransitNew Jersey Turnpike AuthorityNew York State Thruway AuthorityPennsylvania Turnpike CommissionPort Authority of NY& NJSouth Jersey Transportation Authority

Related Organizations

AAA Foundation for Traffic SafetyAmerican Assoc. of MVAAmerican Bus AssociationAmerican Public Transportation AssociationAmerican Trucking AssociationsAmtrak Association of American RailroadsBaltimore Metropolitan CouncilCoalition of NE GovernorsDelaware Valley Reg’l PlanningE-ZPass Interagency GroupGovernors Highway Safety AssociationIntermodal of North AmericaIBTTAITS AMERICA

National Capital Region TPBNational Industrial Transportation LeagueNational Private Truck CouncilNew York Metropolitan Transportation CouncilNiagara Int’l Trans Tech CoalitionNorth Jersey Transportation Planning Authority.Seaport Advisory Council (MA) Towing & Recovery Assn of AmericaTRANSCOMGeorgia Regional Transportation Auth.Greater Bridgeport (CT) Transit Auth.New Brunswick (Canada) DOTNew York State Bridge AuthorityQuebec Ministry of Transport

State & Local DOT's

ConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaMaineMarylandMassachusettsNew HampshireNew JerseyNew York CityNew YorkNorth CarolinaPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaVermontVirginia

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I-95 Corridor CoalitionWhat We Do

• Policy Analysis, Strategies, and Programs

• Policy and Strategic Planning

• Travel Information Services

• Coordinated Incident Management

• Commercial Vehicle Operations

• Intermodal Passenger and Freight

• Electronic Payment Services

• Safety

• Information Exchange/Best Practices

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I-95 Corridor Coalition Core Organizational Structure

Executive BoardChair: Neil Pedersen (MdSHA)

Vice Chairs: Mary Lynn Tischer (VDOT), Kevin Thibault (FDOT), Stan Gee (NYSDOT)

Consultant Support

CoalitionStaff

Program Track Committees

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Multi-State Coordination in the I-95 Corridor

• Coalition provides a forum for discussing and identifying consensus solutions to transportation problems that transcend individual organizations

• Members look to the Coalition to provide professional and objective analysis of issues

• No formal agreement exists among members; operating guidelines provide administrative documentation

• No direct investment or operating authority

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Rail Freight in the Nation:Freight Tonnage Will Continue to Grow

Net Tons (in Billions)

Truck

Rail

Water

Other

Air

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15

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35

2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 2027 2029 2031 2033 2035

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Source: Global Insight 2004 TRANSEARCH data and economic forecasts.

With moderate economic growth at about 2.8 percent CAGR, freight tonnage will nearly double by 2035

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Rail Freight in the Coalition Region:Mid-Atlantic Rail Operations Study, Phase I (MAROps I)

• Participants

• CSX, NS, and Amtrak

• NJ, PA, DE, MD, and VA

• I-95 Corridor Coalition

• U.S. DOT/FHWA and FRA

• Completed 2002

• Process

• Bottoms up look at the regional rail system

• Identified critical rail choke points; driven by railroad and state planning and rail operations experts

• Identified improvements needed from system perspective

• Developed strategic, phased program

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MAROps I ProgramThe MAROps Study identified 71 major rail choke points requiring $6.2 billion in improvements of 20 years

Source: Cambridge Systematics, Mid-Atlantic Rail Operations Study.

Near-Term Program $2.4 Billion, Within 5 Years

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Rail Bridge and Tunnel Choke Points

ADDITIONAL POTOMAC

RIVER DOUBLE TRACK BRIDGE

HOWARD ST. TUNNEL AND AREA

IMPROVEMENTS

THREE FREIGHT BRIDGES FOR NEW FREIGHT TRACK

AND DOUBLE STACK, PERRYVILLE – BALTIMORE

REPLACE THREE BRIDGES --

GUNPOWDER, BUSH, SUSQUEHANNA

B&P AND UNION TUNNELS

VIRGINIA AVENUE TUNNEL

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Highlights for TPB from the MAROps Study, Phase I (MAROps I)

• Critical choke points in the area• DC bottlenecks also identified in the NCPC study

• Baltimore choke points

• No ready funding mechanism to address these needs• Neither the railroads nor the states can bear the financial

burden of these improvements entirely on their own

• Rail improvements serve a public purpose by• helping to relieve the pressure on the region’s highway system

• meeting the region’s social, economic, and quality-of-life needs

• positive benefit-cost ratios for improvements

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Mid-Atlantic Rail Operations Study, Phase II(MAROps II)

• Participants

• Same plus New York State• Outreach to MPOs, commuter railroads, other stakeholders

• Process

• Update condition and performance of rail and highway networks (supply)

• Examine commodity flows and supply chains(demand)

• Update MAROps program

• Estimate MAROps program benefits

• Develop transferable institutional mechanisms for implementing regional rail programs• e.g., Multi-state Infrastructure Bank

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Strategic Vision Study for the I-95 Corridor

• Purpose

• Develop a strategic vision to meet the future multi-modal transportation issues and investment requirements on a corridor scale

• Process

• Assess emerging policy issues and state/local visions

• Review and bracket future demographic, economic, land-use, and travel projections

• Analyze three alternative supply (capacity and management) scenarios to meet demand

• Conduct outreach with stakeholders in the Corridor

• Identify and assess policy issues and choices

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Corridors of the Future Program

• U.S. DOT National Strategy to Reduce Congestion:

• Develop multi-state corridor programs that will help reduce transportation congestion and improve mobility

• I-95 Corridor Coalition Initiatives:

• Real-Time Traffic Information

• Bottleneck Financing Solutions

• Expedited Incident Clearance

• Integrated Intercity Air/Bus/Rail and Local Transit Services

• Funding Support Undetermined

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Outlook

• TPB’s membership in the I-95 Corridor Coalition provides an opportunity to work together on identified multi-regional rail issues and other needs

• The Coalition will be active regarding the next federal transportation reauthorization legislation

• Opportunities to restructure programs to better meet today’s corridor needs

• The Corridors of the Future designation provides the opportunity to demonstrate the multi-modal, corridor-scale approach

• The Washington region is a key component of the I-95 “Corridor of the Future”

I-95 Corridor CoalitionBeyond Boundaries

Presented to:

National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board

Presented by:

George Schoener, Executive DirectorI-95 Corridor Coalition

October 17, 2007