Transcript Experience with Creating A State Logistic Advisory Council

NORTH CAROLINA LOGISTICS
STUDY
Presentation to the:
AASHTO Standing Committee on Rail Transportation
September 13, 2011
George List, PhD, PE
North Carolina State University
Overall Vision
• Infrastructure  Economic
Development
• Historically, infrastructure was about
• Commerce, not personal transport
• So we are returning to our roots
• Coordinated Logistics Planning
• Transportation and Commerce
• State and local governments
• Statewide Logistics Planning and Decision-
making
• Staging - game plan and play book
• Overall Vision
• Strategic infrastructure investment
• Master planning for land-use
• Engagement of businesses – new and old
• Public / private partnerships
7/20/2015
A First Metaphor
Factors of production and the economics of the firm
Labor
Raw Materials
Final Demand
Capital
Transport
7/20/2015
A Second Metaphor
How economies operate
In the Nation of This Century
And the World
2008: Statewide Logistics Plan
• Response to legislative mandate
• Created a blueprint for further refinement of logistics plans
and planning
• Findings
• Improve collaboration between Commerce and Transportation
• Create a clearer and higher level interface between state
government and private sector concerns in logistics
• Engage in short-, medium- and long-term actions
• Create a Logistics Board - small staff, report to governor, have an
ability to get and spend $$$, speak for NC
Short to Long-Term Actions
The State is already
taking actions
Now: Governor’s Logistics Task Force
• 12/9/2009 – Executive Order 32 – created Task Force
• Sep 2010 to May 2011 – meetings around the state
• Jun 2011 to Dec 2011 – Task Force deliberations
• Sep 2011 - today
• Recommendations – Dec 2011
Activities and Organization
• Considering what to do next
• Tightly linked to the future of the state
• Subcommittees
• Governance, Best Practices, Regional Hub Design, Commerce
• Our role – examine strategies the state might pursue
• Understand state’s role as an actor
• See how to partner with the private sector (meet expectations)
• See how to relate infrastructure to economic sectors
• Discern region-specific ideas and mode-specific needs
• Develop integrative ideas (regions and modes)
• Work is still underway (target => December 2011)
• No conclusions, no recommendations, just ideas and observations
Shaping Ideas
• Economic sectors
• Logistics villages (physical and virtual)
• Local worldwide access
• One-stop shopping …. Logistics Authority
• Demand pull / Supply push / strategic investments
• Provide facilitating resources
• Internet, education, water, sewer, power, ……
• Make strategic investments
Rail Context
• Bridge state (especially north-south)
• Limited railroad presence
• Major truck lines, but
• Medium size classification yards and intermodal facilities (the new
intermodal facility in Charlotte will change this)
• Two ports (Wilmington and Morehead City), both served
by only one Class 1 railroad (CSX and NS respectively)
• North Carolina Railroad
• High-speed rail initiatives, right-of-way preservation, state
ownership of rights-of-way
• Active ensemble of short line railroads
We See That …..
• Rail is important to future economic prosperity
• Better and more affordable service would be helpful
• NC traffic is of limited interest to the Class 1 railroads
• The importance of short lines is likely to increase
• NCRR is a significant asset
• Connectivity is relatively good
• Some missing links and wye connections
• Capacity might be a challenge
• Single track main lines, local yards, tonnage ratings
• Port access is through built-up areas
• Synergy between passenger and freight should be
possible
Rail-Related Ideas – You could……
• Focus investments around a tiered view of the network.
• Arrange for more and better competitive rail service.
• Make more extensive use of the North Carolina Railroad
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(NCRR).
Seek greater accessibility, higher capacity, better competitive
rates, shorter lengths of haul, and more frequent service.
Grow the ensemble of short lines.
Have NCDOT play a greater role in rail network planning and
service for both freight and passenger services.
Work with the Class 1 railroads to find win-win solutions.
Support both intrastate and interstate commerce and
passenger travel.
The Tiered Network Idea
Eastern Part of the State
Western Part of the State
Concluding Thoughts
• Work in process
• Shaping the future destiny of the state
• Ascertaining the state’s best role to play
• Tying infrastructure investments to economic growth
• Ascertaining the role of rail
• Charting a course
• Finding partners
• Creating the right legislation, regulation, and
governmental organizational structure
Thank you.
• Questions?
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Contact information:
George F. List, Professor
[email protected], (919) 515-8038
Dept. of Civil, Construction, & Environmental
Engineering
North Carolina State University
208 Mann Hall/ 2501 Stinson Road
Campus Mail 7908
Raleigh, NC 27695-7908