St. Louis Regional Freight District Mary Lamie, Executive Director
Freight Working Group PARTNERS FROM ILLINOIS & MISSOURI Tim Cantwell Ellen Krohne St. Clair County/MidAmerica Airport Leadership Council Southwestern Illinois Louis Copilevitz Mike McCarthy St. Louis Regional Chamber Terminal Railroad Association Fred Dyer John Nations St. Charles County Bi-State Development Garry Earls Jim Wild (Chair) St. Louis County Assistant Executive Director, East-West Gateway Ed Hillhouse Otis Williams Executive Director, East-West Gateway City of St. Louis/SLDC Paul Ellis Dennis Wilmsmeyer Madison County/America’s Central Port Monroe County St. Louis Regional Freight District
St. Louis Regional Freight District VISION AND MISSION OUR VISION OUR MISSION Driven by a unified public-private To accelerate regional multimodal partnership, the economic growth by St. Louis region will renew its coordinating public and private ‘Gateway’ status, becoming a efforts, optimizing the regional premier multimodal freight multimodal investment portfolio center in the Midwest through and marketing the St. Louis job and economic growth, region’s multimodal opportunities. particularly in manufacturing. St. Louis Regional Freight District
Why a Freight District? REGIONAL ASSETS Six Class I Railroads- Favorable intermodal rail service to Eastern markets from the St. Louis region. This provides a rail transit-time advantage over competing logistics hubs to the west. Four interstates with access in all directions . One-day drive or less to Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas, Cleveland, Minneapolis/St. Paul, New Orleans. Third largest inland port – Barge traffic travels lock-free to and from the Gulf of Mexico and ice-free year round. St. Louis Regional Freight District
Why a Freight District? REGIONAL ASSETS Pipeline: Served by six interstate natural gas pipelines and nine refined product pipelines Five Airports in the Region: Two major commercial/cargo airports with developable land, rail access and cold storage capabilities. Logistics Leader with Available Real Estate: Over 15 million plus square feet of freight-based development in 20 years. Plus available sites for future development. Workforce: Variety of educational institutions producing well-trained, skilled and diverse labor pool St. Louis Regional Freight District
St. Louis Regional Freight District ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE New BSD Headquarters BSD Board of Commissioners BSD President & CEO Regional Freight District Regional Freight District Board of Directors Executive Director Needs Analysis/ Policy Marketing Operations Planning Metropolitan Square Building Policy Marketing Needs Analysis Committee Committee Committee Regional Freight District Alliance St. Louis Regional Freight District
St. Louis Regional Freight District ILLINOIS AND MISSOURI COUNTIES St. Louis Regional Freight District
Bi-State Development INTERSTATE COMPACT AGENCY • Long history as a regional development authority • Can cross local, county and state boundaries to plan, construct, maintain, own and operate facilities and infrastructure • Authorized to issue revenue bonds, collect fees, and receive federal, state and private funds St. Louis Regional Freight District
How to Reach Our Goals Goals • Drive regional economic growth • Market the region as a global freight and supply chain center Responsibilities: • Regional Freight Needs Analysis • Public-Private Partnerships • Regional Freight Development Plan • Freight Marketing Plan St. Louis Regional Freight District
St. Louis Regional Freight District NEXT STEPS Developing Needs Analysis and Freight Plan with public and private leaders . • Corporate Leaders • Six Class I Railroads • St. Louis Port Working Group • IDOT/MODOT • Airports • Economic Development Professionals • Elected Leaders St. Louis Regional Freight District
Regional Needs / Freight Plan “The State of Freight in the St. Louis Region” - August 2015 Starting Point! Understanding our position in the marketplace and evaluate key performance indicators to prioritize areas of investment. n g Point - Understanding our position in the marketplace and evaluate key performance indicators to prioritize areas of investment. St. Louis Regional Freight District
Key Findings • Compared to its peer cities, total truck cost from the St. Louis region produced the lowest cost option for shippers. Successful distribution models are demonstrated by the existing presence of national logistic leaders including: • UPS and FedEx hubs make the St. Louis region an ideal location for eCommerce. • Trucker shortages are causing shippers to divert truck freight to intermodal rail. Intermodal service from St. Louis to Eastern markets is an advantage over competing hubs to the west. • The St. Louis region has logistical advantages, but is often overlooked because of aggressive promotional efforts by competing hubs. St. Louis Regional Freight District
Opportunities • Increase Investment in the Transportation Network • Build on the Success in Bulk and Break-Bulk Transload Services • Focus attention on Regional Distribution, Manufacturing and eCommerce. • Capture Growth from Emerging Trends. St. Louis Regional Freight District
Building Partnerships Build partnerships with both the private and public sector, and develop an organizational structure that allows regional/national industries and regional partners to collaborate and work together efficiently St. Louis Regional Freight District
Regional Economic Freight Development Plan Develop a Regional Economic Freight Development Plan that includes projects and initiatives that align economic development with supply chain and increasing freight velocity St. Louis Regional Freight District
Step 3: Regional Development Plan HOW TO FUND DEVELOPMENT Funding: • Identify sources to make capital investments in freight-related infrastructure • Maximize funding opportunities through public-private partnerships • Use CREATE program as model for a smaller scale public-private partnerships St. Louis Regional Freight District
Freight Marketing Plan PROMOTING THE ST. LOUIS REGION Develop and implement a freight marketing plan that promotes the region as a premier Midwest distribution hub to regional, national and international business/investors Expected Results: • Promote regional assets • Develop an online regional infrastructure database/directory • Target marketing efforts St. Louis Regional Freight District
St. Louis Regional Freight District Mary Lamie, Executive Director 314-315-3014 mclamie@BiStateDev.org
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