The AASHTOFHWA Freight Transportation PartnershipMeeting the Freight Challenges Moving AheadStaying

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The AASHTO-FHWA Freight Transportation
PartnershipMeeting the Freight Challenges Moving
Ahead/Staying Ahead
Synthesis of Findings from the AASHTO/FHWA
Survey and Meeting
Leo Penne Program Director, Intermodal Industry
Activities April 18th 2007
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Natchez

• Impressions Observations
• Places People
• Focus Direction

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2.) How high a priority is freight transportation
in your organization?
Not Very
Neutral
Somewhat
Extremely
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Natchez Key Messages

• Freight is voting
• Institutions need to flow with freight

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Natchez Key Messages

• Senator Trent Lott
• It is important that we come together in every
  possible venue to talk about how were going to
  do a better job in the freight arena.

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4.) What high priority freight issues to
you foresee in the next five to ten years for
your State, region, or locality?

• Freight System Congestion/Capacity (All modes)
• Expanding, Upgrading, Adapting Highway
• Infrastructure
• Truck Size and Weight Issues
• Intermodal Connections/Facilities
• Access to Class 1RRs
• Diverting Traffic to Rail

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5.) What high priority freight issues to
you foresee in the next five to ten years for the
Nation?

• Capacity/Congestion/Chokepoints
• Funding and Policy
• Global DevelopmentsNAFTA, Asia, Europe

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Natchez Key Messages

• Freight Champions
• At all levels
• not a cookies cutter model
• Visible and indispensable
• Seizes opportunities when they come
• Establishing institutional capacity provides a
  place for partners to connect

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6.) What are the top three priority freight
initiatives in your State, Region, and Locality?

• State
• a.) Determination of freight capacity needs on
  State trade corridors, b.) Harmonizing truck
  size, weight and permitting with adjacent states
  and provinces, c.) relief of various rail and
  truck capacity crunches in and out of the West
  coast ports
• Region
• a.) Developing connections to the entire
  transportation system and regional gateways b.)
  Multi state Regional Corridor groups
• Locality
• a.) Reduce/Minimize congestion, b.) Maintenance
  of existing facilities

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Natchez Key Messages

• Tracy Rosser, Corporate Traffic
• There is nothing more valuable that public
  sector planners can do than learn and understand
  how what you do impacts the competitiveness and
  productivity of private industry

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7.) Does your organization have an individual in
a leadership position who actively advances these
priorities (i.e., a freight champion)?
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Natchez Key Messages

• Developing and Nurturing Partnerships
• Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) can work when
  there are benefits for both sectors
• Sharing and Partnering is vital to resolving the
  freight transportation challengeNo Silver Bullet
  
• Mixed bag of experiences and different tools
• Contributing sources states DOTs, Federal
  Government , MPOs and various regional councils
  and coalitions

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8.) Does the leadership in your organization
recognize the importance of freight
transportation needs in your State, region, or
locality?
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12.) What is the most significant OBSTACLE to
collaboration with MPOs?

• Communication
• (e.g. Lack of education and understanding,
• private sector involvement Private sector
  
• not interested in MPO process.
• Funding
• (e.g. Limited source of funding Dedicated
• source of Freight funding)

• Staffing
• (e.g. Lack of staff time and expertise)

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21.) In general, what delivery mechanisms would
you prefer in meeting your training and technical
assistance needs?

• Top Three Most Preferred methods
• In-Person Training Courses78
• In-Person Workshops69
• Peer to Peer Exchanges56

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Top Training Needs

• Engaging with Freight Stakeholdersand keeping
  them engaged
• Freight 101General Education
• Financing Freight Projects
• Engaging the Private Sector
• Freight Data and Performance Measures

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AASHTO Freight Bottom Line

• Freight Demand and Logistics
• Highway Freight Movement
• Rail Freight Movement
• Water Freight Movement

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AASHTO States and Freight

• 1. Organizing to do freight
• 2. Collaborating to invest

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Going Forward

• Continuing the Freight partnership meant to be
  an ongoing relationship
• AASHTO/FHWA Freight Partnership
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• Conduct Regional Freight Scans to complement
  national and international Scan
• Global economy
• Build community
• Education of otherswhy freight matters
• Strengthen organizations--integration
• Strengthen professional development
• Financing, planning, integration, collaboration

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Discussion

For more Information Leo Penne
202-624-5813 lpenne_at_aashto.org