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
- Conference Program
- Schedule at a Glance
- Conference Flyer
- UPS Visitor Guidelines
- Barge Launch Videos
- Conference Highlights
Photos
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
- State Freight Plan & Benefit-Cost 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
Sponsors
- CDM Smith (Gold)
- Cambridge Systematics (Silver)
- IHS (Platinum)
- Kentucky Association of Riverports (Silver)
- Olsson Associates (Silver)
Note: Attire for this conference is business casual.