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Cargo-oriented Development: Putting Your Freight Assets to Work. Center for Neighborhood Technology. Center for Neighborhood Technology. Non-profit applied research “think and do tank” based in Chicago Develop and implement strategies that benefit the environment and the economy
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Cargo-oriented Development: Putting Your Freight Assets to Work Center for Neighborhood Technology
Center for Neighborhood Technology • Non-profit applied research “think and do tank” based in Chicago • Develop and implement strategies that benefit the environment and the economy • Bridge information gaps • Areas: Energy efficiency, transportation efficiency, green infrastructure
Chicago Freight Facilities are Major Job Anchors David Chandler, Albert Benedict andStephanie Dock. Quality of Jobs Linked to Freight Transportation.. 87th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board. January 13-17, 2008. Based on research presented Metropolis Solutions , Chicago in their study Critical Cargo, 2005
Detroit Assets Insert map of Detroit rail, highway, airport, maritime port, border crossing eand intermodal assets.
Harvey • Insert downtown Harvey streetscape from Case Study p17
Detroit Communities [Insert 2 pictures of Detroit]: • A modestly healthy retail street • A stretch of vacant industrial land
Regional Collaboration: South Suburban Mayors & Managers Association
Barriers: Land Assembly & Contamination Brownfield, Harvey, IL
NREC Freight N-Viromotive Product Line 80% Reduction in NOX & PM 40% to 70% Gain in Fuel Efficiency Ultra-Quiet Operations High Speed Passenger Rail Locomotive Under Development Green Manufacturing Progress
Mi-Jack Today The 1200R EH is the first Electric Hybrid and reduces fuel and emissions by 70%. Also increase productivity by 20%. The Pathfinder Flipping Station reduces dwell times for truck drivers to 15 min on average and allow for quick in/quick out. The 1200R EH and Pathfinder Flipping Stations are working today in rail yards around the country.
Making It Happen GIS: Planning: Land Use: Brownfields: Transportation: Resources\Incentives Economic Development: Workforce Development: Identify Sites Build Regional Consensus Assemble Land Remediate Land Improve the “Last Mile” Create Funds\Programs Recruit Developers Train for New Jobs GENERATE INVESTMENT & WEALTH
Follow Up Information David Chandler Principal Business Analyst Center for Neighborhood Technology 773-269-4023 David@cnt.org 2125 W. North Avenue Chicago, IL 60647 Case study available online at cnt.org/repository/SS-Case-Study.pdf