(Tech Memo 3): Regional SWOT and GAP Analysis
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248 I Page May 2021 Appendix D Tech Memo #3: Regional SWOT and Gap Analysis Buffalo-Niagara Regional Freight Plan Tech Memo #3: Gap Analysis and Project Development Summary The current state of the Buffalo-Niagara Region freight and goods economy is defined by the regional freight analysis in Tech Memo #1. The future state of the Buffalo-Niagara Region freight and goods economy is based on the freight flow analysis from Tech Memo #2. Tech Memo #3 provides a plan of action, presenting the SWOT and Gap Analysis, identification of project goals, recommendations, justifications, and funding options, and prioritization of projects based on evaluation criteria. Section 1 outlines the Niagara Frontier Urban Area Freight Transportation Plan Value Statement. Section 2 discusses key findings derived from the previous tasks assembled into an easy to follow SWOT Analysis. Section 3 identifies the National Highway Freight Program, New York State Freight Plan, Western New York Regional Economic Development Council (WNY REDC), GBNRTC Moving Forward 2050, and Erie County Initiative for a Smart Economy goals that were used to help identify new strategies and projects as well as show consistency and conformance of recommended strategies and projects. Section 4 outlines the strategies and projects that are recommended. This section is further broken out into four sections: Those strategies that were identified in the 2019 New York State Freight Plan and have been funded by the National Highway Freight Program. Those strategies and projects that were identified as part of the 2010 Niagara Frontier Urban Area Freight Transportation Study or 2019 New York State Freight Plan and are no longer recommended, provided with a discussion as to why they are no longer recommended; Those strategies and projects that were developed previously in the 2010 study or were identified in the 2019 New York State Freight Plan, but not yet advanced and should be kept and carried forward as part of this study; and, New strategies and projects identified as part of this 2020 update in order to address unmet needs and to continue to strengthen the freight and logistics industry in the Buffalo-Niagara region. Section 5 outlines a transparent and defensible process by which projects distilled through the SWOT analysis and measures against national, state, and regional goals can be evaluated and prioritized for funding and implementation. Projects in this section are organized according to priority, with “High” priority projects listed first. A p p e n d i x D | i Tech Memo #3: Gap Analysis and Project Development Table of Contents Section Page 1 Niagara Frontier Urban Area Freight Transportation Study Value Statement ...............................1 2 SWOT Analysis ..........................................................................................................................2 2.1 Buffalo-Niagara Region Freight and Logistics SWOT Analysis .................................................................. 2 3 National, State, and Regional Planning Goals that Guide this Study .......................................... 14 3.1 National Highway Freight Program Goals .............................................................................................. 14 3.2 New York State Freight Plan Goals ........................................................................................................ 14 3.3 WNY Regional Economic Development Council Goals ........................................................................... 15 3.4 GBNRTC Moving Forward 2050 Goals .................................................................................................... 16 3.5 Erie County Initiatives for a Smart Economy ......................................................................................... 17 4 Recommended Strategies and Projects .................................................................................... 18 4.1 Projects Being Funded by the National Highway Freight Program ......................................................... 18 4.2 Previously Identified Strategies and Projects Not Continued into this Plan ........................................... 19 4.2 Previously Identified Strategies and Projects Continued into this Plan .................................................. 20 4.3 New Strategies and Projects Identified in this Plan ............................................................................... 24 5 Project Evaluation and Prioritization ........................................................................................ 56 5.1 National Highway Freight Program Goals .............................................................................................. 56 5.2 New York State Freight Plan Goals ........................................................................................................ 56 5.3 WNY Regional Economic Development Council Goals ........................................................................... 56 5.4 GBNRTC Moving Forward 2050 Goals .................................................................................................... 57 5.5 Strategy and Project Conformance with National, State, and Regional Goals ....................................... 58 5.6 Project Priority and Cost Estimates ....................................................................................................... 70 Figures Page 4.1 Integrated Corridor Management I-190 Study Corridor .............................................................................. 36 4.2 Proposed Locations of Additional Border Crossing VMS Boards ................................................................. 38 4.3 Typical TPIMS System ................................................................................................................................. 40 4.4 Low Bridge Clearance Warning Detection System ...................................................................................... 41 4.5 Bethlehem Steel Advanced Manufacturing Park Master Plan .................................................................... 43 4.6 NYSDOT Skyway Build Alternative 1 – New Highway Connecting NYS Route 5 to I-190 .............................. 45 4.7 NYSDOT Skyway Build Alternative 2 – New Boulevard Connecting NYS Route 5 to I-190 ........................... 46 4.8 Access Road to/from DL&W Transload Facility ........................................................................................... 49 4.9 DL&W Interchange with Norfolk Southern ................................................................................................. 50 4.10 Harlem Road at Gruner Road ..................................................................................................................... 53 4.11 Harlem Road near Broadway ..................................................................................................................... 54 4.12 Broadway near CSX Frontier Yard Driveway ............................................................................................... 55 A p p e n d i x D | i Tech Memo #3: Gap Analysis and Project Development Tables Page 2.1 Buffalo-Niagara Region Freight and Logistics SWOT Analysis – Strengths and Opportunities ....................... 2 2.2 Buffalo-Niagara Region Freight and Logistics SWOT Analysis – Weaknesses and Threats/ Constraints ........ 8 3.1 National Highway Freight Program Goals ................................................................................................... 14 3.2 New York State Freight Plan Goals ............................................................................................................. 14 3.3 WNY REDC Core Strategies and Sector Strategies ....................................................................................... 15 3.4 GBNRTC Moving Forward 2050 Goals ......................................................................................................... 16 5.1 National Highway Freight Program Goals ................................................................................................... 56 5.2 New York State Freight Plan Goals ............................................................................................................. 56 5.3 WNY REDC Core Strategies and Sector Strategies ....................................................................................... 56 5.4 GBNRTC Moving Forward 2050 Goals ......................................................................................................... 57 5.5 Strategy and Project Consistency to and Conformance with National, State, and Regional Goals .............. 58 5.6 High Project Priority and Cost Estimates .................................................................................................... 70 5.7 Medium-High Project Priority and Cost Estimates ...................................................................................... 72 5.8 Medium Project Priority and Cost Estimates .............................................................................................. 75 5.9 Medium-Low Project Priority and Cost Estimates....................................................................................... 80 5.10 Low Project Priority and Cost Estimates ..................................................................................................... 81 ii | A p p e n d i x D Tech Memo #3: Gap Analysis and Project Development 1 Niagara Frontier Urban Area Freight Transportation Study