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Deborah Fischer StoutCEO Vectura Consulting, LLC
Northern Flyer Alliance President
Economic Development Opportunity for Kansas City
Megapolitan Areas: America’s New Metropolis
April 13, 2006
Robert Lang, Arthur C. Nelson & Paul Knox
Virginia Tech, Alexandria, VA
John S. Hall
Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Virginia Tech’s 2005
Megapolitan Geography
This is our economic
growth potential
Megapolitans in The News
USA Today July 2005
Planning group exec says KC must grow as region, not separate cities
Mitchell Silver, President American Planning Association in KC
OCT. 15, 2012 BY KEVIN COLLISON
The Kansas City Star
Megapolitans of the US as of 2008
St. Louis is now part of Chicago Hub Network
What Happened to KC?
• Not enough investment in rail
• Too highway centric
• Not working as a region
Why Rail?• Rail is more efficient and economical to ship
goods.
• KU ROI study: 4.6 to 1 tax considered economic development ratio for the corridor from KC to OKC, completed in 2009.
• Texas A&M ROI study: 4.5 to 1 economic development ratio for the corridor from OKC to DFW, completed in 2010
What has changed?
What is in our way?
Amtrak National NetworkThis gap is one of the barriers to economic growth
Service Gap
Pop. Kansas City2 Million
Pop. DFW 6.3 Million
12
Kansas C
ity –
Fort
Wort
h
Afternoon
through
the Gap
Afternoon
through
the Gap
Solid lines: existing Amtrak routesDotted lines: potential and possible routes
What could happen if KS/MO stays on the Side lines?
Next Steps for the Region
1. NEPA studies necessary. NEPA Regulation 64 FR 28545
2. Determine Stakeholders and create a Service Proposal
3. Thirdly, Stakeholders fund the studies
What will the NEPA cost?
$4.4M now,
or $19.1M after January 2013
What is Wichita doing?
What could KC do now?
This is our
Economic Future
Let’s invest in it!