Www.i95coalition.org George Schoener Executive Director I-95 Corridor Coalition Fifth Mid-Atlantic Regional Planning Roundtable Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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George Schoener Executive Director

I-95 Corridor Coalition

Fifth Mid-Atlantic Regional Planning RoundtablePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania

November 7, 2008

The I-95 Corridor Coalition:Transportation in the I-95 Corridor –

the Mid-Atlantic Segment


I-95 Corridor Coalition

• The Coalition:– An alliance of transportation agencies, toll authorities and related

organizations, working together to accelerate improvements in long-distance freight movement and passenger travel.

• The Region:– 40,000 National Highway System Miles– 22,000 miles of Class I rail mileage– 46 major seaports– 103 commercial airports

• The Economy:– $4.5 trillion economy (40% of US GDP)– 5.3 billion tons of freight shipments annually– 21% of nation’s road miles (35% of VMT)


The I-95 Region has: 3 Mega-Regions


Source: MetroNation: How U.S. Metropolitan Areas Fuel American Prosperity. Metropolitan Policy Program at Brookings.

Seattle (15) $182,170,000

New York (1) $1,056,381,000

Los Angeles (2) $632,407,000

Chicago (3) $461,374,000

Washington, DC (4) $347,631,000

Dallas (5) $315,544,000

Philadelphia (6) $295,236,000

Miami (7) $231,806,000

Boston (8) $261,086,000

Houston (9) $316,332,000

Atlanta (10) $242,382,000

San Francisco (11) $268,300,000

Detroit (12) $198,630,000

Phoenix (13) $160,028,000

Minneapolis (14) $171,361,000

San Diego (16) $146,341,000

St. Louis (17) $116,215,000

Baltimore (18) $118,063,000

Riverside (19) $101,561,000

Tampa (20) $100,952,000

The I-95 Region has:42 of Top 100 Metropolitan Areas by GDP 6 of Top 10 Metropolitan Areas


Addressing Issues Within & Between Mega-Regions:

Developing a Long-Range Transportation Strategic Vision for the Corridor

Transportation Vision 2040: Supporting Economic Growth in a Carbon-Constrained Environment


Transportation Vision 2040

• Consequences of “Business as Usual”

• 2040 Vision Principles

• What Will It Take to Achieve the Vision?

• What Will It Cost?


Continuing a “Business as Usual” Approach to Transportation Will Lead to Dire Consequences

• Continuing existing trends in vehicle-miles-traveled (VMT) and in investment levels results in the following in 2040:– 70% increase in VMT– Dramatic increases in congestion levels

• 84% delay increase on urban Interstate• 49% all systems

– Doubling of freight carried on trucks– Loss of mode share by freight rail and marine shipping– 34% increase in fuel consumption and greenhouse gas

(GHG) emissions (in spite of more stringent fuel efficiency standards)

Business as Usual


Many Major Highways Along the East Coast Will be Completely Clogged in Peak Periods

Business as Usual


Cost of Goods Will Increase with the Doubling of Truck Freight Movement Along Congested Highways

Business as Usual


Large Growth in Travel Will Lead to Increased Greenhouse Gas Emissions

2007 EISA Café Improvements

Business as Usual


A Better Way: A Strategic Vision for Transportation in the Region in 2040

Significant Change Is Needed to Support Continuing Economic

Growth in a Carbon Constrained Environment

2040 Vision


“Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir men’s blood.”

Daniel Burnham, 1893

2040 Vision


A Set of Consensus Policy Principles Guided Development of the Vision

• Support Continuing Economic Growth

• Support Sustainable Environmental and Energy Policies

• Support Sustainable Land Use Practices

• Provide a Balanced Multimodal Transportation System

2040 Vision


Coalition’s Strategic Vision Builds on Results from Nationally-Prominent and State/Regional Visioning Efforts

AASHTO-Led Vision for

21st Century

State/Local Vision Efforts

I-95 Strategic Vision

National Surface Transportation

Policy and Revenue

CommissionMPO Intake

Session

Other Literature

2040 Vision

Best Information & Expertise Available


What Will It Take to Achieve the Vision?

• Increased Vehicle Fuel Efficiency• Increased Use of Alternative Fuels• Reduced Rate of VMT Growth• Greater use of Alternative Modes• Aggressive Transportation System

Management– Including Pricing and VII

• Additional Highway Capacity– Especially Managed Lanes

Achieving the Vision


A Multimodal Transportation System Enables Greater Use of Non-Highway Modes

• Transit ridership is tripled in concert with transit oriented development

• Passenger rail ridership increases 8-fold; reduces aviation and highway congestion

• Freight rail ton miles increase 20% • A marine highway network and reduces the

number of trucks on the region’s highways• Improved port access enhances intermodal

connectivity



Additional Highway Capacity is Needed to Improved System Performance

• 15,000 additional interstate lane miles will be required throughout the region– Much of which will be managed lanes

• An array of highway system improvements will complement the additional capacity:– Major reconstruction of aging infrastructure– Bottleneck elimination



A 60-80% Reduction in 2005 Greenhouse Gas Emission Levels Will Be Achieved



More than Doubling of Investment in all Modes is Needed

ModeAnnual Capital Investment: I-95 Region

(2005 Constant $ Billions)

Current Trend Vision

Transit $8 $15 - $19

Passenger Rail

~ $0.8 ~ $4 – $5

Freight Rail*

~ $1 ~ $2

Highway* $22 $47

Total $32 $71*includes intermodal connections to ports, airports, rail terminals

The Cost


We Will Transition to a New Financing Model

Environmental Fee(Carbon Pricing)

Congestion Fee

Base VMT Fee(to Replace Gas Tax)

Other State/Local Fee Options

The Cost



Developing a Plan to Address Rail Choke Points in the Mid-Atlantic Region


Mid-Atlantic Rail Operations Study, Phase I (MAROps I)

• Participants– CSX, NS, and Amtrak

– NJ, PA, DE, MD, and VA

– I-95 Corridor Coalition

– U.S. DOT/FHWA and FRA

• Process– Bottoms up look at the regional rail system

– Identified critical rail choke points; driven by railroad and state planning and rail operations experts

– Identified improvements needed from system perspective

– Developed strategic, phased program


MAROps I Program

Source: Cambridge Systematics, Mid-Atlantic Rail Operations Study.

The MAROps Study identified 71 major rail choke points

requiring $6.2 billion in improvements

over 20 years


Rail, Bridge, and Tunnel Choke Points

Identified chokepoints by

type and estimated cost

to mitigate


Near-Term, Five-Year Program, $2.4 Billion

Organized projects into three five-year programs based on

contribution to system performance,

lead time required, and cost


Mid-Atlantic Rail Operations Study, Phase II (MAROps II)

• Participants– Same plus New York State

• Process– Update condition and performance of rail and highway

networks (supply)– Examine commodity flows and supply chains (demand)– Update MAROps program– Estimate MAROps program benefits– Develop transferable institutional mechanisms for

implementing regional rail programs


Mid-Atlantic Truck Operations (MATOps) Study

Compile List of Bottlenecks from Available Data Sources


MATOps Study Compiled Top 28 Bottlenecks

Rank BOTTLENECK_NAME

Annual Peak Period Truck Delay (Hours)

1 I-95 at NJ-4 626,400

2FDR Drive south of Triborough Bridge 579,400

3Southern State Parkway at Exit 25A 560,400

4 I-70 at I-695 392,700

5 I-678 at NY-25A 267,000

6 I-95 at VA-7100 263,300

7 I-695 at I-95 (S.) 258,400

8 I-95 at DE-1 254,400

9 I-95 at VA-234 246,000

10 I-495 at 1-95 and I-395 235,100

11 I-95 at NY-9A 219,400

12 I-83 at I-695 217,000

13 I-95 at I-495 186,700

14 I-495 at Exit 33 184,700

15 I-95 at PA-90 170,200

16 I-695 at I-83 and MD-25 161,400

17 I-95 at US-322 155,500

18 I-76 at I-476 100,100

19 I-95 at Academy Road 50,900

20 I-95 at I-195 48,700

21 I-95 at I-476 40,000

22 I-95 at DE-141 39,800

23 I-80 at Garden State Pkwy 35,100

24 I-264 east of I-64 30,000

25 I-95 at US-301 20,400

26 NJ-495 at NJ-3 12,600

27 I-95 at NJ-32 and NJ-612 5,500

28I-95/I-495 at Woodrow Wilson Bridge UNDER CONSTRUCTION



Developing an Information Network that Covers the Entire Region


Integrated Corridor Analysis Tool (ICAT) Highway Network

ICAT is a GIS-based, multi-state highway network that covers the entire Coalition region


ICAT Highway Network

• Created from individual state DOT road networks

• Standardized attributes

• Links to National datasets


ICAT Highway Network: Mid-Atlantic


•InstitutionalExisting Structure: State/MPO

•Challenges of dealing with operations, technology, financing, climate change, public-private partnerships, etc.

Emerging Focus: Multi-State•Cooperation within and between mega-regions•I-95 Corridor Coalition Provides One Model

•Funding, Financing, Data

Challenges of Planning Within & Between Mega-Regions:

Documents

Www.i95coalition.org George Schoener Executive Director I-95 Corridor Coalition Fifth Mid-Atlantic Regional Planning Roundtable Philadelphia, Pennsylvania