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ISFAC. October 10, 2014. ILLINOIS STATE FREIGHT ADVISORY COUNCIL. Importance of Freight in Illinois Subcommittees Freight Corridor Identification & Performance Safety, Security, & Environment Innovation, Technology & Trends Regional Freight Planning & Development - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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I S FA COctober 10,
2014
• Importance of Freight in Illinois• Subcommittees
• Freight Corridor Identification & Performance
• Safety, Security, & Environment• Innovation, Technology & Trends• Regional Freight Planning &
Development• Future Meetings & Activities
I L L I N O I S S T A T E F R E I G H T A D V I S O R Y C O U N C I L
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Nat iona lGROW AMERICA ACT - $10 Billion for Freight Transportation
• Multimodal Freight Incentive Program• National Freight Infrastructure Program• Project Delivery Initiatives• State Freight Advisory Committees ~ State Freight
Committee Analyses
U.S. Senate Environment & Public Works Committee
• New National Freight Program – State Formula• Projects of National & Regional Significance• NEPA Streamlining• New Critical Urban Freight Corridors / Intermodal
Connectors• State Freight Committee Requirement• State Freight Investment Strategy ~ Local & MPO’s
Input
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Nat iona lNational Freight Advisory Committee (NFAC)
• Recommendations for Development of National Freight Strategic Plan
• Assessment of Barriers, Identification of Best Practices, and Mitigation of Community Impacts
• Multimodal Context• Safety & Security, Streamlining, Harmonization of
Policy, Regulations and Programs, Research, Technology, Education & Training
• Three Ad hoc Committees on Planning, Safety, and Workforce Development
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I l l i n o i s F r e i g h t F a c t s
• 3rd in the nation for trucking volume
• 3rd in the nation for rail volume
• 2nd in rail intermodal traffic
• Served by ALL seven Class-1 railroads
• At the juncture of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers
and via the Illinois River connects them to the
Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean
• Freight hubs are essential to Illinois’ position in the
business logistics system
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I l l i n o i s F r e i g h t A d v i s o r y C o u n c i l M i s s i o n
The mission of the Illinois State Freight Advisory
Council (ISFAC) is to provide a standing forum for
coordination of freight multimodal planning in the
State of Illinois in order to enhance the benefits of
every mode, improve intermodal connection, and
sustain the State’s position as the primary freight hub
of the United States.
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I S F A C P u r p o s e
• Advise the State on freight related priorities,
issues, projects, and funding needs
• Communicate and coordinate regional priorities
and information between public and private sector
regarding freight industry and system needs
• Promote the interests of Illinois in improving the
freight system
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I S F A C S t r u c t u r e
• Chaired by the Secretary of Transportation and the
Executive Director of the Illinois State Toll Highway
Authority
• Composed of 44 members representing shippers,
manufacturers, the agriculture industry, railroads,
port districts, truckers, airports, local departments
of transportation, and others with expertise in the
area of freight.
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M e m b e r s
• Ed Barry, Chicago Laborers District Council
• Bruce Bird, Macon County Engineer
• Randall Blankenhorn, CMAP
• Benjamin Brockschmidt, Illinois Chamber of Commerce
• Kate Brown, Truck Safety Coalition
• Christopher Clott, University of St. Francis
• Ray Drake, UPS
• Omar Duque, Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
• James Ford, Clayco Inc.
• Michael Forde, Illinois International Port District
• Eric Gilbert, CenterPoint Properties
• John Greuling, Will County Center for Economic Development
• Jeff Gurnik, APL Ltd
• Merritt Harrison, Maritime Delivery Services, Inc
• Matthew Hart, Illinois Trucking Association
• Wes Lujan, Union Pacific Railroad
• Shoshiwa Mabina, City Colleges of Chicago
• Mike McCarthy, Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis
• William McInerney, Phoenix International Freight Services, Ltd.
• Robert Nathan, Load Delivered Logistics, LLC
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M e m b e r s
• Libby Ogard, Prime Focus, LLC
• Ed O’Neil, Caterpillar, Inc.
• Yangeng Ouyang, University of Illinois
• Paul Piekarski, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers & Trainmen
• Mark Poulos, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa Foundation for Fair Contracting
• Adam Roth, NAI Hiffman
• Kevin Rund, Illinois Farm Bureau
• Kenneth Ryan, Chicago Rockford International Airport
• Donald Schaefer, Mid-West Truckers Association
• Rebekah Scheinfeld, City of Chicago Department of Transportation
• Mark Schweitzer, Archer Daniels Midland Company
• Scott Sigman, Illinois Soybean Association
• Robert Stock, Stock Transport, Inc.
• Bill Taft, Growmark, Inc
• Thomas Vander Woude, South Suburban Mayors & Managers
• Larry Walsh, Will County
• Jim Watson, Illinois Petroleum Council
• Paul Wellhausen, Lewis & Clark Fleeting, LLC
• James Wolfe, Knight Partners, LLC
• John Yonan, Cook County Department of Transportation
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I S F A C S t r u c t u r e
• Work Performed Through Four Subcommittees
• Freight Corridor Identification & Performance
(connections, bottlenecks/chokepoints, grade
separations, first/last mile, congestion)
• Safety, Security & Environment (environmental impacts,
community impacts, hazardous materials, aging
infrastructure, hours of service, homeland security)
• Innovation, Technology, & Trends (real time data,
streamline project delivery, performance metrics)
• Regional Freight Planning & Development (economic
development funding, freight collaboration)
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First Meeting
Action Plan/Scop
e Due
ISFAC COUNCIL WEBINAR
Subcommittee
Recommend-
ations Due
Recommendation Readout to
Full Committee
Adoption & Prioritization
of Recommendatio
ns
Counc i l T ime l i ne
May 12, 2014
June 30, 2014 October 15, 2014
November, 2014
January, 2015
July 22, 2014
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F u r t h e r I n f o r m a t i o n
http://www.idot.illinois.gov/transportation-
system/transportation-management/
planning/illinois-freight-advisory-council/
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