2040 MTP Chapter 7 Aviation, Freight, Maritime and Rail Element
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2040 Metropolitan Transportation Plan KYOVA INTERSTATE PLANNING COMMISSION CHAPTER 7 │ AVIATION, FREIGHT, MARITIME, AND RAIL ELEMENT May 2013 Introduction Recent Freight Related Studies The purpose of this chapter of the KYOVA 2040 Several recent studies contributed to the Metropolitan Transportation Plan is to assess the understanding of existing issues related to the existing freight conditions in the region. For this freight transportation system in the KYOVA region. effort, the project team utilized data available from a The summaries that follow supported the variety of sources as well as information obtained development of the KYOVA 2040 MTP. The through a series of interviews with freight Huntington Tri-State Airport Master Plan is stakeholders in the KYOVA region. Freight by discussed in detail later in the chapter. mode, weight, and value is documented, and information related to employment by industry is KYOVA Freight Planning Study provided. This study, completed in November 2008 includes a A key element of the KYOVA 2040 MTP is to freight profile and description of the importance of evaluate and provide recommendations to improve freight to the regional economy. The study details upon the existing transportation system to provide the regional freight infrastructure, major freight efficient and cost-effective transportation of freight movements by mode, trading partners, and major and to enhance the future regional economy and shippers and receivers. Recommendations focused trading environment. The freight analysis portion of on improving goods movement in a cost efficient, the KYOVA 2040 MTP involved three inputs: 1) a time-sensitive, and reliable way. According to the review of existing freight related studies; 2) freight study, the proposed freight planning framework stakeholder interviews; and 3) an evaluation of should recognize the importance of strengthening existing conditions and future trends. The chapter the relationship between transportation and also outlines existing freight flows by mode through economic development, impacts of freight the three-county KYOVA region. Several roadway externalities, and smart growth and land use policy. recommendations described in Chapter 3 and It also should improve performance of the “last safety and security recommendations mentioned in mile” connections to other modes. Chapter 4 support aviation, freight, maritime, and rail. These recommendations are reiterated in this West Virginia Multi-Modal Statewide chapter. Transportation Plan This plan, completed in June 2010, evaluated future transportation investments. The focus of the plan was to preserve existing infrastructure and prioritize maintenance; modernize the transportation system to support economic development; and prioritize planning for efficient use of transportation funds. The study focused heavily on transportation revenue and provided a gap analysis of future funding versus transportation needs. In anticipation of future fiscal constraints, the study created a screening and prioritization process for potential transportation projects. The screening process identified: 1) if a project is justifiable based on its own merit and not dependent upon another project advancing; 2) whether the project duplicates efforts; 3) if the project represents the best approach; and 4) any local or regional sponsors of a project prior to advancement. 2040 Metropolitan Transportation Plan KYOVA INTERSTATE PLANNING COMMISSION Mid-Ohio Valley Intermodal Study West Virginia Public Port Authority – Statewide This study, completed in November 2010, Strategic Port Master Plan examined potential container-on-barge freight The West Virginia Public Port Authority (WVPPA) movements in the Mid-Ohio River Valley. It commissioned this plan, completed in April 2012, to describes the existing transportation infrastructure, outline a vision and feasibility of container on barge, and the potential process for maximizing transportation benefits and savings of diverting landside logistic freight to barge. Recommendations focus on ways operations and facilities to expand river traffic and connect with inland and to transfer cargo to national port associations. The final assessment inland destinations concludes that there is a potential for container on efficiently. The plan barge operations in the region, but information gives additional collected as part of the study suggests that the consideration for future development of a general cargo terminal requires terminals in Prichard, further investigation. WV and Chambersburg, PA. The study outlines a Ohio Statewide Rail Plan proactive plan for future growth of the state’s multi- The Ohio Statewide Rail Plan modal system by integrating transportation (May 2010) was developed by initiatives into policy, planning, and investment the Ohio Department of strategies. The study identified the state’s existing Transportation and Ohio Rail freight transportation infrastructure, analyzed Development Commission to market conditions, and evaluated business meet the federal requirements opportunities for successful freight logistics for federal rail funds. The rail services, specifically for four selected regions within plan evaluates the current rail the state. Strategic recommendations and action and intermodal infrastructure plans focus on the next 20 years. Eight facilities and needs for the future. The (active or proposed) were identified for an inland plan created strategic recommendations for future port, intermodal terminal, or logistics facility, investments, and it evaluated the potential impacts. including South Point Industrial Park in Ohio. In The plan also focused on passenger rail service. The addition, four regions were identified as strategic recommendations focus on strategies for rail focal points for potential site development, investment decisions and the creation of a benefits including the Huntington/Prichard/U.S. 35 calculation tool similar to USDOT’s requirements Corridor. Specific strategies for Huntington- for Transportation Investment Generating Prichard include: Economic Recovery (TIGER) grants. · Develop required highway access to the Prichard Intermodal Terminal West Virginia State Rail Plan · Develop logistics clusters centered on the The West Virginia DOT currently is developing a Prichard Intermodal Terminal State Rail Plan to provide guidance for future freight · Develop logistics infrastructure and services and passenger rail investment and to fulfill to support extraction and processing of requirements for future federal rail financial natural gas assistance. The anticipated completion date of the plan is December 2013. · Improve waterside modal transfer capacity · Adopt the Kansas City Smart Port model to coordinate the region’s logistics activities · Develop information technology capability 7-2 Aviation, Freight, Maritime, and Rail Element May 2013 2040 Metropolitan Transportation Plan KYOVA INTERSTATE PLANNING COMMISSION Existing Conditions Jobs by Industry Freight planning—regardless of mode—differs from planning other transportation modes. For The transportation and logistics sectors in the other modes such as highways, bicycle and KYOVA region employed 2,731 people in 2010. In pedestrian facilities, and transit service, key facilities addition, many local construction, manufacturing, fall under the jurisdiction of government agencies warehousing, and distribution businesses rely on responsible for developing and maintaining the critical freight shipments to serve their customers. facilities for the entire community’s benefit. Freight remains the only mode in which a significant Employment Employment Shares (Huntington MSA, 2009)Shares portion of the main facilities is privately controlled. Public information typically available for other Transportation modes often is considered proprietary and held and confidential by private entities. As a result, warehousing is information and analysis conducted for freight is a critical less extensive than that of other modes. component of the local These difficulties do not undermine the importance supply chain of freight planning but rather underscore the need carrying both for coordination. Different elements operate in intermediate unique organizational and governing environments. goods and Local zoning boards dictate the location of trucking finished facilities while the operation of the trucks is products to controlled by state departments of transportation. businesses in the region, such as manufacturing and Rail primarily is regulated at the federal level, but retail trade. The transportation and warehousing private corporations determine the use or industry accounts for 3% of total employment abandonment of railroad right-of-way. Local or (3,290 jobs) in the KYOVA region, but is an regional jurisdictions typically operate airports and integral part of the greater industry mix. maritime facilities, but actual freight service is provided by private corporations operating under Location Quotients federal regulation. This section describes the Location quotients are a measurement of existing conditions relative to the various modes of employment activity by industry relative to the freight in the KYOVA area. Jobs by Industry (Huntington MSA) Economic Conditions Businesses and consumers rely on freight movement daily, which places additional emphasis on an efficient transportation system. Domestic and international trade is impacted by the configuration, condition, efficiencies, and cost of transportation infrastructure.