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Appendix D - Case Studies
Appendix D - Case Studies
Pages 49-60
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Significant changes are less congestion, far fewer grade crossings, expedited freight movements between ports and rail yards, lower air and noise pollution, construction on-the-job training. The website for the Alameda Corridor lists several benefits.
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DOT as an example of a successful, large-scale public works freight infrastructure program, in part for its public benefits, and because it was on time and on budget. Staff who have been part of 50 Public and Private Sector Interdependence in Freight Transportation Markets
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Members of VPA went to Rotterdam and England with a representative of Norfolk Southern to learn how and with what success marketing and operations of European transfer facilities and inland ports were accomplished. In tandem with this effort, it was necessary to quantify Virginia's potential market for freight traffic.
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One of the primary goals of the 1999 DelDOT Freight Rail Plan was to increase rail's mode share for freight in Delaware, to which re-established rail service across the bridge could contribute. As Norfolk Southern provided service to key industries and their facilities in the state, restoration of the Shellpot Bridge and associated infrastructure was identified as an important strategy in meeting these goals.
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At this point, FAST was at some risk. The fungibility clause was an enormous help in getting some projects off the ground to show federal and local people that the FAST organization could work through the funding issues and successfully complete one project.
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These are • Port of Tacoma, • PSRC, • FHWA, • BNSF and Union Pacific Railroads, • Office of Urban Mobility, Washington DOT, and • Freight Mobility Roundtable, a committee of public and private sector representatives that provides a mechanism for collaboration and input. The group is co-sponsored by the PSRC and the Seattle Economic Development Corporation.
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The Neomodal Terminal, which is part of a designated Foreign Trade Zone, was expected to act as a magnet for new business.
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It is a U.S. Customs designated port of entry and 56 Public and Private Sector Interdependence in Freight Transportation Markets 5 Source: Bray, J
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It is responsible for gaining business for the Port of Virginia and income for the Commonwealth and was the immediate driving force behind development of Virginia Inland Port. Today, VPA owns Newport News Marine Terminal, Norfolk International Terminals, Portsmouth Marine Terminal, and Virginia Inland Port.
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One suggestion for agencies looking into the possibilities of an inland port is to bring local opponents to view the Virginia Inland Port's facilities and operations. 58 Public and Private Sector Interdependence in Freight Transportation Markets
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2. Timing of project: Conceptually, the project began in the mid 1980s, as UPS began thinking about its need for a national consolidation point of sufficient size to make the project worthwhile, in a geographically accessible area, near a major arterial interstate, with adequate rail connections and with an available, sizable labor force.
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7. Source of idea: The idea for the project began in the mid 1980s, when UPS began thinking about its need for a national consolidation point of sufficient size to make the project worthwhile, in a geographically accessible area, near a major arterial interstate, with adequate rail connections and with an available, sizable labor force.
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