TRANSPORTATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LINKAGES

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TRANSPORTATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
LINKAGES

• PRESENTED BY
• DEBRA M. SIMMONS WILSON
• PARSONS BRINCKERHOFF

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Transportation and Economic Development

• Yes, there is a connection!

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Transportation has advanced tremendously over
time!Without it - our quality of life would be
drastically different!
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ACCESS is Essential

• Transportation is defined as any means of
  conveying people and goods.
• Imagine how different our lives would be without
  roads, bridges, airports, waterways, telephone
  and cable lines, railroads, public transit
  systems, bikeways, and even sidewalks!!
• Every facet of our everyday lives are impacted by
  transportation and the economic activity that it
  generates

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INDIANA TRANSPORTATION FACTS

• Indianas transportation network is multi-modal
  with the roadway system accounting for over
  93,000 miles
• As The Crossroads of America, Indiana roads
  carry more than 1 trillion in goods and exceeds
  9.5 billion miles of commercial truck traffic
  annually
• More than 5 billion worth of Hoosier-grown
  produce, poultry and livestock relies on an
  efficient transportation system

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INDIANA TRANSPORTATION FACTS

• Transportation construction industry employs more
  than 48,000 Hoosiers
• Every 1 billion invested in transportation
  infrastructure generates more than 2.5 billion
  in economic activity, including the creation of
  47,500

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Investments since 1999 boost Indiana economy!
70M Aggregate Sales
129M Asphalt and Cement Sales
57-75M Engineering Services
172M Transportation, Communications and Utilities
100M Wholesale and Retail Trade
86M Finance, Insurance and Real Estate
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INDIANA TRANSPORTATION FACTS

• Indiana ports(3), railroads(39), airports(69),
  and transit systems(53) also contribute to
  Indianas economic activity
• Including freight tonnage, wages, and operations,
  and other economic activity the non-highway modes
  contribute over 84 billion to Indianas economy

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Some transportation activity provides large
economic benefits

• Goals are to
• Strengthen the transportation network in
  Southwest Indiana
• Support economic development in Southwest
  Indiana and,
• Complete the portion of the National I-69 project
  between Evansville and Indianapolis

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Hoosier Heartland Highway Economic Engine

• Designated in the 1991 funding bill as a
  Congressional High Priority Corridor 
• Part of the National Highway System 
• 4-lane corridor connecting Fort Wayne, Lafayette,
  and Indianapolis, and is necessary for economic
  development  of North Central Indiana
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Transportation and Economic Growth are Inseparable

• US 24 Fort Wayne to Toledo, OH (Fort to Port)
• I-70 Relocation Project
• Six Points Road Interchange
• Indianapolis New Midfield Terminal

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Transportation and Economic Activity are
connected

• Building the nations highways put thousands of
  citizens to work
• Investing in the future of Transportation an
  Investment in our Economy