2013 Annual Freight Meeting

Building Paths to Prosperity — The Role of Regional Corridors

The 2013 MAFC/ITTS/KYTC Joint Annual Freight Meeting was held on March 11-14, 2013 in Louisville, Kentucky.

Conference Materials

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Presentations

Note: Not all sessions and presenters used electronic presentations. All available presentations are posted here. For a complete representation of conference sessions, consult the program.

Monday, March 11th
2:00pm-6:00pm	State and MPO Workshop Session Freight Planning, Performance, and Analysis Jack Wells, US Department of Transportation
Tuesday, March 12th
2:00pm-3:30pm	Paths to Prosperity: Why Freight Corridors? Moderated by Teresa Adams, University of Wisconsin-Madison Paths to Prosperity: Why Freight Corridors Ernie Perry, University of Wisconsin-Madison Connecting the U.S. to the World: Seizing the Canadian Opportunity Roy Norton, Canadian Consulate The Importance of the Mississippi River Brett Bourgeois, New Orleans Board of Trade Paths to Prosperity: Michigan’s International Corridors Larry Karnes, Michigan Department of Transportation
4:00pm-5:30pm	The Economic Outlook–Global Directions and Implications for Transportation Moderated by Marsha Fiol, Virginia Department of Transportation Transportation’s Role in Kentucky’s Economic Development Janet M. Kelly, University of Louisville Economic Outlook and Trends in Logistics Roz Wilson, Delcan Logistics and Distribution Index Sunderesh Heragu, University of Louisville
Wednesday, March 13th
8:00am-9:30am	MAP-21 and the Washington Perspective Moderated by Bernadette Dupont, Federal Highway Administration, Kentucky Division Office Implementing the Freight Provisions of MAP-21 Jack Wells, US Department of Transportation MAP-21 Reauthorization Leo Penne, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials MAP-21: Policy into Practice Sheldon Johnson, Northwest Regional Planning Commission
10:00am-11:30am	Integrating State, Regional, Local, and Private Sector Freight Planning Moderated by Keith Damron, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Georgia’s Statewide Freight & Logistics Plan Tom McQueen, Georgia Department of Transportation Minnesota Statewide Freight Planning John Tompkins, Minnesota Department of Transportation Creating and Using Freight Plans Robyn Bancroft, Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Metropolitan Planning Organization Public Ports and Multimodal Freight Ed Riney, Owensboro Riverport Authority
12:00pm-1:00pm	Luncheon Keynote Jim Bruce, UPS Corporate Public Affairs
1:00pm-2:30pm	Agricultural Trade: Biofuels and Exports Moderated by Patrick Donovan, Rahall Appalachian Transportation Institute Bio-Fuels: Trends and Impacts on Agricultural Transportation Mark Berndt, Olsson Associates Agricultural Trade: Export Markets and Biofuels Scott Sigman, Illinois Soybean Association Role of U.S. Agricultural Trade Michael Reed, University of Kentucky Freight Corridors: Collaboration, Development, and Impacts Moderated by Ernie Perry, University of Wisconsin-Madison Multi-Jurisdictional Corridors: I-70 Dedicated Truck Lanes Case Study Keith Bucklew, CDM Smith Working with Local Government: RUMA Lloyd MacAdam, Ohio Department of Transportation FHWA Corridors and Gateway Concept Paula Dowell, Cambridge Systematics Getting Local Goods to Global Markets and Creating Supply Chains that Work Brown-Forman Corporation Global Logistics Sherree Hockensmith, Brown-Forman Corporation Waterways: Working for America Norb Whitlock, Rivertrends, LLC
3:00pm-4:30pm	Trends in Warehousing and Site Development: Business Clusters and Industrial Co-location Moderated by Dennis Decker, Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development Location, Location, Logistics Libby Ogard, Prime Focus Columbus Region Logistics Council: Enabling Vision, Collaboration & Execution Jeff Zimmerman, Columbia Region Logistics Council Evolving Global, Port and Logistics Factors and Trends Franc Pigna, Aegir Port Property Advisors Designing for Freight: Corridor Development Moderated by Ernie Perry, University of Wisconsin-Madison Norfolk Southern Governmental Relations: Public Private Partnerships Darrell Wilson, Norfolk Southern FHWA’s Border and Interstate Team David Franklin, Federal Highway Administration Experiences, Perspectives, and Issues of the Freight Corridor and Gateway Development Process Charlie Smith, Hanson Professional Services From the Trucking Industry: What Agencies Should Know About Policy, Operations and the Future Moderated by Jamie Fiepke, Kentucky Motor Transport Association Transportation Trends Jamie Fiepke, Kentucky Motor Transport Assocation
Thursday, March 14th
8:00am-9:30am	Understanding the Automotive Industry and the Role of Transportation Moderated by Bruce Lambert, Institute for Trade and Transportation Studies The Auto Industry in the Southeast Bruce Lambert, Institute for Trade and Transportation Studies Autofacts Industry Update Brandon Mason, PwC Automotive Industry Distribution Tom McQueen, Georgia Department of Transportation
	From Understanding to Action–Making Freight Corridors Work for Our Economy Moderated by Lynn Soporowski, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet The Impact and Value of Manufacturing in Kentucky Greg Higdon, Kentucky Association of Manufacturers Freight Corridors and Gateways: Some Very Random Thoughts Mark Burton, University of Tennessee Making Freight Corridors Work: The Economics of Freight Corridors Steve Fitzroy, Economic Development Research Group, Inc.

Conference Organization

This meeting is sponsored by the Mid-America Freight Coalition and the Institute for Trade and Transportation Studies, and the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet.

Planning Committee

Mid-America Freight Coalition (MAFC)
Institute for Trade and Transportation Studies (ITTS)
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC)
Kentuckiana Regional Planning & Development Agency (KIPDA)
Indiana Department of Transportation (InDOT)
Missouri Department of Transportation (MODOT)
FHWA Kentucky Division Office