Title: Critical Commerce Corridors
1Critical Commerce Corridors
2The World is Changing
3 41939 New York Worlds Fair
- Futurama depicted the vision in 1960.
5Post WW-II US Highways
6Federal Highway Act 1956
- Two-12 ft lanes in each direction
- 50 to 70 mph speed
- No intersections
- No rail crossings
- Pay with fuel taxes
7Monuments of the Millennium(ASCE Award 2000)
8Interstates of the Past
9Increased to Capacity
- From 1975 to 2000
- Average Annual Daily Traffic 225
- Average Annual Heavy Truck Traffic550
10Today
111998 Freight (15 Billion Tons 9 Trillion)
12Truck Volumes 1998
13FHWA Freight Forecasts 1998 2010 2020
14Truck Volumes2008
15Truck Volumes2035
16Congestion 2002
17Congestion Projection 2035
18CHANGE(video)
19THE QUESTION . . .
- In 2040
- How will we move people in this country
20In 2040 . . .
- How will we move goods in this country
21IN 2040
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23Vision of Transportation in 2040
- Interstate transportation corridors
- Highway
- Truck only lanes
- High speed rail
- Tying into
- Water Ports
- Airports
- Intra-city transportation
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27Freight Transportation
- Freight Transportation Companies
- Not rail
- Not truck
- Not water
- Containerization of domestic freight
28Critical Commerce Corridors
3C Network
29Financing
- Future of fuel tax
- Usage fees
302040s
312040
The Future
Its ours to make!
