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A Sustainable Strategy for Developing Hamilton as a Gateway. Presented to the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce Dr. Pavlos Kanaroglou McMaster University April 27, 2009. Brief Overview of MITL and Gateway Investigation. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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A Sustainable Strategy for Developing Hamilton as a
Gateway
Presented to the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce
Dr. Pavlos KanaroglouMcMaster University
April 27, 2009
Brief Overview of MITL and Gateway Investigation
MITL formed in October 2007 at the request of local, public and private stakeholders
Unique forum for the collaboration of industry, government and academia
Gateway Research came about at the request of the MITL advisory board
The Hamilton Gateway project has been carried out by a team of highly-qualified researchers
What is a Gateway? What benefits to expect? Lessons from other Gateways Analysis of Gateway Development Impacts
Regional Level Analysis to determine economic impacts Local Level Analysis to determine environmental, quality of life
impacts from this economic growth Recommendations
Outline of Presentation
Gateway as Economic Enabler
The most typical conception of a gateway
Focus on seamless intermodal movement of goods
Efficient links between important nodes in an urban area
Emphasis on making urban area attractive to firms and a highly developed transportation and logistics sector
Gateway as Key to Holistic Urban Development
We favour this broader interpretation of a gateway
Retains the characteristics of the economic enabler
Additional emphasis on other aspects of sustainability: Compact urban form and avoidance of sprawl Strong transit linkages between employment and
residential lands
Hamilton’s Considerable Assets
Infrastructure Comparative advantage in simultaneous access to major four modes A 24 hour international passenger and cargo airport with nearby land for
development Busy port with existing and prospective intermodal capability Several existing industrial parks Solid freeway and rail links Ample brownfields for redevelopment
People World class teaching and research institutions A large and well-educated labour force
Hamilton’s Considerable Assets
Geographic Location Excellent simultaneous road access to two major border points at
Niagara and Windsor
Good access to Toronto (the largest metropolitan economic engine) via rail or road
24 hour ground access to a significant proportion of the North American population
Key Benefits of Holistic Gateway Development Economic
Job creation, desirable place to locate a firm Evolution into transportation and logistics centre
E.g. port and airport Facilitator of enhanced industrial innovation
Environmental Cleaner air and associated health benefits Cleaner modes of transporting goods and people
Social Less time commuting (less stress), more high paying jobs A more vital and environmentally healthy city core
Critical Message
The ECONOMIC, ENVIRONMENTAL and SOCIAL benefits are ALL achievable
One set of benefits is not achieved to the exclusion of other benefits
Hamilton should be aiming to “have its cake and eat it too”
Several Gateway Cities Studied Worldwide
Major Seaports Rotterdam Dubai Hong Kong
Inland Ports Kansas City Berlin-Brandenburg Port of Huntsville, Alabama Columbus, Ohio Winnipeg And others
The Best Gateways in the World:
Place a lot of emphasis on being uncongested Effective at building consensus, partnerships and alliances
public and private other jurisdictions
Very good at self-promotion and presenting a compelling value proposition (e.g. favourable tax incentives, free trade zones, intermodality)
Have developed effective transport-focused organizations Have embraced containerization
Containerization Capability Very Important
Almost 75% of world trade is carried in containers: Development of Global supply chains consistent with even more
containerization in future Even traditional bulk goods (e.g. coffee) are more and more
shipped by container
Key issue for Inland Ports: Filling the container for the trip back to sea port
Creating a Transport-Focused Gateway Organization
Maximally utilize existing transportation assets and help in developing new ones
Strong promotional and marketing component Ideally supported by a diverse board of directors to prevent
conflicts of interest and prevent/resolve disputes Develop co-operative relationships with other gateways Attracting new businesses (especially those with logistics
elements) Current examples are Kansas City SmartPort and Winnipeg
CentrePort (the latter is fairly new)
The Sequence of the Analysis
Job scenarios tested: Oriented toward transportation, warehousing and associated
services Focused on airport vicinity(~55%), port vicinity (~20%) and other
relevant areas (~25%) New jobs induce local, regional and national multiplier impacts which
we trace via an economic impact model New Dwelling Scenarios are considered
Urban Sprawl versus Compact Development Effects of LRT are studied jointly with compact development
Local environmental implications of the scenarios are quantified
Assumed Gateway Employment Growth by Scenario up to 2031
Scenario Name
Direct Gateway Employment
Indirect/Induced Employment
10K 10,000 7,000 15K 15,000 10,500 20K 20,000 14,000 25K 25,000 17,500 30K 30,000 21,000 35K 35,000 24,500
The indirect/induced growth associated with direct gateway employment
is based on estimates from the Southern Ontario Gateway Council
Hamilton Gateway Induced Spillover GDP Growth by Region (2031)
$$ Nationally is: $10.2B
$$ for Hamilton Economic Region: $ 4.8B
%
In Comparing Sprawl to Compact+LRT Scenarios (2031):
Auto commuting levels under Compact-LRT: Vehicle Kilometres Travelled (VKT) reduced by12.5 percent Vehicle Minutes Travelled (VMT) reduced by 38 percent
Under Compact-LRT Emission levels reduced by: HC (35%) CO (23%) NOx (16%) Particulate Matter (12%)
Recommendations
Hamilton should strive to be compact with future core-oriented residential development
LRT and other public transit should be keenly pursued AEGD should be a priority but avoid residential in vicinity Enhanced Containerization and short-sea shipping at port Formation of Transport-focused Gateway Organization Sense of Urgency Required
Governments are Spending Other potential gateways are not standing still
Emphasis on nurturing and growing human capital