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APP APPALA ALACH CHIAN IAN REG REGIO IONAL AL CO COMMISSIO - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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APP APPALA ALACH CHIAN IAN REG REGIO IONAL AL CO COMMISSIO MMISSION KE KEN N WESTER WESTER PR PROG OGRA RAM M MAN MANAGE GER R APP APPALA ALACH CHIAN IAN DEV DEVEL ELOP OPMENT MENT HI HIGH GHWA WAY Y SY SYSTEM
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Appalachian Region
- 13 states
- 420 counties
- 205,000 sq. miles
- 73 local development
districts
- 24.8 million people
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Appalachian Regional Commission
Federal Co-Chair
13 Governors / States’ Co-Chair
Federal representative 13 Appalachian Governors = 1 vote = 1 vote
Federal Alternate
Inspector General
Executive Director
Finance and Administration Public Affairs General Counsel Local Development Districts
Federal Office Governors’ Alternates
States’ Washington Office
Regional Program Operations Regional Planning and Research Telecommunications Entrepreneurship Transportation Publications
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ARC Strategic Goals
Jobs Education and Training Infrastructure Highways (ADHS)
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“Developmental activity in Appalachia cannot proceed
until the regional isolation has been overcome…. Its penetration by an adequate transportation network is the first requisite of its full participation in industrial America.” “This system is based upon criteria different from those normally employed.... [A] developmental system seeks to stimulate the flow of people and goods to and through remote areas which have a developmental potential….”
The Appalachian Development Highway System
President’s Appalachian Regional Commission 1964
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Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965
- Authorized 2350 miles
- Authorized $840 million for construction
- Projected total cost to complete of $1.2
billion
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Proposed Appalachian Development Highway System
Report by the President’s Appalachian Regional Commission, 1964
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History of Mileage Added
- 1967 – Added 350 miles (Corridors T and U)
- 1975 – Added 200 miles (Corridor V)
- 1978 – Added 125 miles (Corridor X and
relocation of Corridor A)
- 2004 – Added 65 miles (Corridor X-1)
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Status as of September 30, 2010
Current Appalachian Development Highway System
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ADHS – Economic Impact
- Completion of the ADHS will yield by 2035 –
– 80,500 jobs – $3.2 billion annually in increased wages – $2.1 billion annually in value-added economic activity – National travel efficiency savings of $5.1 billion annually – A national return of $3 for every $1 invested in completing the ADHS
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Current Challenges
- Completing the ADHS
- Linking Economic Development and
Transportation Planning
- Planning and Coordination – Modes,
Disciplines (Public and Private), Jurisdictions
- Transitioning to Global Economy – Access to
the Ports
- Understanding Economic and Commodity
Flow Trends affecting the Region
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