Critical Commerce Corridors

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Critical Commerce Corridors
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The World is Changing

• Lincoln Highway, 1927

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• Lincoln Highway, 2000

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1939 New York Worlds Fair

• Futurama depicted the vision in 1960.

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Post WW-II US Highways
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Federal Highway Act, 1956

• Two-12 ft lanes in each direction
• 50 to 70 mph speed
• No intersections
• No rail crossings
• Pay with fuel taxes

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Monuments of the Millennium(ASCE Award, 2000)
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Interstates of the Past

• Under capacity

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Increased to Capacity

• From 1975 to 2000
• Average Annual Daily Traffic 225
• Average Annual Heavy Truck Traffic550

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Today
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1998 Freight (15 Billion Tons, 9 Trillion)
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Truck Volumes 1998
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FHWA Freight Forecasts 1998, 2010, 2020
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Truck Volumes2008
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Truck Volumes2035
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Congestion 2002
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Congestion Projection 2035
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CHANGE(video)
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THE QUESTION . . .

• In 2040
• How will we move people in this country?

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In 2040 . . .

• How will we move goods in this country?

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IN 2040

• How will be pay for it?

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Vision 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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Freight Transportation

• Freight Transportation Companies
• Not rail
• Not truck
• Not water
• Containerization of domestic freight

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Critical Commerce Corridors
3C Network
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Financing

• Future of fuel tax??
• Usage fees

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2040s ??
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2040
The Future
It's ours to make!