The Freight VillageThe Freight Village

What it isWhat it is

What it doesWhat it does

Feasibility in NYMTC regionFeasibility in NYMTC region

Howie Mann,Project Manager, NYMTC

Presentation to December 15, 2010Talking Freight WebinarPresentation to December 15, 2010Talking Freight Webinar

DefinitionDefinition

DEFINITION OF A FREIGHT VILLAGEDEFINITION OF A FREIGHT VILLAGE      

"A freight village is a defined area within "A freight village is a defined area within which all activities relating to transport, which all activities relating to transport, logistics and the distribution of goods, logistics and the distribution of goods, both for national and international transit, both for national and international transit, are carried out by various operators”.are carried out by various operators”.

Typical Freight VillageTypical Freight Village

NYMTC Region:NYMTC Region:

DemographicsDemographicsLand UseLand UseTransportationTransportation

Things To Think AboutThings To Think About

Employment TrendsEmployment TrendsTotal Employment

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31 Counties

NYMTC

74%

31.54%

20.62%

Air Cargo EmploymentAir Cargo Employment

JFK Total Employees: 35,000 (1)

44% related to Air Cargo : 15,400 (2)

Trend In Manufacturing Trend In Manufacturing

National Employment in Manufacturing (1939 - 2006)

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$27.17

$20.69 $21.47

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Population DensityPopulation Density

Population Density

5248

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ARC(Atlanta)

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Warehouse/Distribution Warehouse/Distribution Land UseLand Use

New York City:Industrial uses (warehouses and factories) occupy 6,101 acres or four percent of New York City’s total lot area (1)

West of the Hudson River:

New Jersey has more than 440 million square feet (10,100 acres) of warehousing and distribution space. (2)

45 Million sq. ft of W/DC near Exit 8A of NJ Turnpike. (2)

17 Million sq. ft of W/DC near Exit 10 of Interstate 295 (2)

24 Million sq. ft of W/DC in Eastern Pennsylvania (2)

TransportationTransportationTrans-Hudson River Truck TrafficTrans-Hudson River Truck Traffic

Total Truck Volume at NYNJ Toll Facilities

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Truck Trip PurposesTruck Trip Purposes

Commodity & Non-Commodity & Non-Commodity Truck VMTCommodity Truck VMT

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Commodity & Non-Commodity Truck Projected Annual VMT

Non-Commodity

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NYMTC Regional Freight NYMTC Regional Freight Plan ObjectivesPlan Objectives

Reduce future truck volumes on some Reduce future truck volumes on some roadwaysroadways

Improve traffic operations on some Improve traffic operations on some roadwaysroadways

Increase rail mode share in the regionIncrease rail mode share in the region Improve environmental qualityImprove environmental quality Create a more efficient and cost-effective Create a more efficient and cost-effective

freight delivery systemfreight delivery system

Existing International Existing International Freight Villages Freight Villages

60+ Freight Villages (Intermodal Logistics Center (ILC) in US) 11 Countries

Italy–Spain–Germany–Denmark–Portugal–Luxembourg–Greece–France–Hungary-Ukraine–USA

FeaturesFeatures : Freight: Freight

Multimodal serviceMultimodal service WarehousingWarehousing DistributionDistribution Intermodal terminalIntermodal terminal CustomsCustoms Freight forwardersFreight forwarders

Features: AncillaryFeatures: Ancillary

RestaurantsRestaurants Motel/hotelMotel/hotel Post officePost office Transit serviceTransit service Banking servicesBanking services

Administration/ManagementAdministration/Management

Public-private partnershipPublic-private partnership Private ownership/managementPrivate ownership/management

Benefits of Freight Benefits of Freight VillagesVillages

Create an efficient movement of freightCreate an efficient movement of freight Accommodate the increase in freight Accommodate the increase in freight

volumesvolumes Promote economic developmentPromote economic development Reduce truck miles of travelReduce truck miles of travel Community design/aestheticsCommunity design/aesthetics

Design: metropolitan Design: metropolitan areasareas

Design: SuburbanDesign: Suburban

European ExperienceEuropean Experience

European Experience:European Experience:Kiel, Germany, JapanKiel, Germany, Japan

What Criteria Are Used to What Criteria Are Used to Determine the Location of A Determine the Location of A Distribution Facility?Distribution Facility?

InfrastructureInfrastructure Labor costsLabor costs Proximity to customersProximity to customers Community and site characteristicsCommunity and site characteristics

Feasibility of Freight Feasibility of Freight Villages in the NYMTC Villages in the NYMTC Region StudyRegion Study

The purpose of this study is to determine The purpose of this study is to determine the feasibility of developing freight the feasibility of developing freight villages in the NYMTC region and to villages in the NYMTC region and to determine how or if they would address determine how or if they would address the objectives noted above. the objectives noted above.

Six Sites for Further AnalysisSix Sites for Further Analysis

Six Sites for Further AnalysisSix Sites for Further Analysis

Six Sites Detail View-Long IslandSix Sites Detail View-Long Island

AERIAL VIEW OF LITRIM SITE

AERIAL VIEW OF CALVERTON SITE

Six Sites Detail View-NYCSix Sites Detail View-NYC

AERIAL VIEW OF SUNSET PARK SITE

Six Sites Detail View-Westchester Six Sites Detail View-Westchester CountyCounty

NYMTC Feasibility StudyNYMTC Feasibility StudyScopeScope

Task 1: Inventory of Planning ResourcesTask 1: Inventory of Planning Resources Task 2: Freight Processes in the NYMTC RegionTask 2: Freight Processes in the NYMTC Region Task 3: How a typical freight village worksTask 3: How a typical freight village works Task 4: Measure of RelevanceTask 4: Measure of Relevance Task 5: Analyzing Freight Village OpportunitiesTask 5: Analyzing Freight Village Opportunities Task 6: Benefits of a NYMTC Freight VillageTask 6: Benefits of a NYMTC Freight Village Task 7: Public OutreachTask 7: Public Outreach Task 8: Draft Final ReportTask 8: Draft Final Report Task 9: Final ReportTask 9: Final Report

METHODOLOGYMETHODOLOGY

SELECTIONSELECTIONCRITERIACRITERIA

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NYMTC Goals Met by Different NYMTC Goals Met by Different Types of Freight FacilitiesTypes of Freight Facilities

NYMTC Goals

Congestion Mitigation

Rational, Efficient

Land Use

Economic Development

Community Integrated Freight Villages

X X X

Logistics Center Freight Villages X X (X)

Freight Terminals (X)

Intermodal Industrial Parks X X (X)

Multimodal Industrial Parks (X) X (X)

Urban Distribution Centers X (X)

Industrial Parks (X) (X)

X = likely would address(X) = potentially could address, or could address but to a lesser degree

CRITERIA ANDCRITERIA ANDSUB-CRITERIA WEIGHTSSUB-CRITERIA WEIGHTS

Numerical scores for each criterion (1)QUANTITATIVE SITE ASSESSMENT QUANTITATIVE SITE ASSESSMENT

Numerical scores for each criterion (2)QUANTITATIVE SITE ASSESSMENT

Assessment To DateAssessment To Date

Each of six sites has some degree of Each of six sites has some degree of potential to be a freight villagepotential to be a freight village

More work needs to be doneMore work needs to be done

NYMTC Feasibility Study NYMTC Feasibility Study

Accomplishments so far:Accomplishments so far: Task 1: Inventory of Planning ResourcesTask 1: Inventory of Planning Resources Task 2: Freight Processes in the NYMTC RegionTask 2: Freight Processes in the NYMTC Region Task 3: How a typical freight village worksTask 3: How a typical freight village works Task 4: Measure of RelevanceTask 4: Measure of Relevance Task 5: Analyzing Freight Village OpportunitiesTask 5: Analyzing Freight Village Opportunities Task 6: Benefits of a NYMTC Freight VillageTask 6: Benefits of a NYMTC Freight Village Task 7: Public OutreachTask 7: Public Outreach Task 8: Draft Final ReportTask 8: Draft Final Report Task 9: Final ReportTask 9: Final Report

Com

pleted

Next StepsNext Steps

Assessment of Potential ImpactsAssessment of Potential Impacts

Estimates of truck trip generation for alternative land Estimates of truck trip generation for alternative land uses / scenariosuses / scenarios

Economic development in terms of job creation potentialEconomic development in terms of job creation potential Estimates of cost ( travel cost, congestion cost, accident Estimates of cost ( travel cost, congestion cost, accident

and maintenance costs on selected routes, and logistics and maintenance costs on selected routes, and logistics costs) costs)

Regional freight goals such as shift to rail mode or Regional freight goals such as shift to rail mode or waterborne modewaterborne mode

More Information More Information Available At: Available At:

http://www.nymtc.org/project/freight_planning/freight_village.html

Thank YouThank You

Howie MannHowie MannAssociate Transportation AnalystAssociate Transportation AnalystProject ManagerProject ManagerNYMTCNYMTC631-952-6115631-952-6115howard.mann@dot.state.ny.ushoward.mann@dot.state.ny.us