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St. Louis Regional Freight District
Mary Lamie, Executive Director
Freight Working Group
PARTNERS FROM ILLINOIS & MISSOURI
Tim Cantwell
St. Clair County/MidAmerica Airport
Ellen Krohne
Leadership Council Southwestern Illinois
Louis Copilevitz
St. Louis Regional Chamber
Mike McCarthy
Terminal Railroad Association
Fred Dyer
St. Charles County
John Nations
Bi-State Development
Garry Earls
St. Louis County
Jim Wild (Chair)
Assistant Executive Director, East-West Gateway
Ed Hillhouse
Executive Director, East-West Gateway
Otis Williams
City of St. Louis/SLDC
Paul Ellis
Monroe County
Dennis Wilmsmeyer
Madison County/America’s Central Port
St. Louis Regional Freight District
St. Louis Regional Freight District
VISION AND MISSION
OUR VISION
OUR MISSION
Driven by a unified public-private
multimodal partnership, the
St. Louis region will renew its
‘Gateway’ status, becoming a
To accelerate regional
premier multimodal freight
center in the Midwest through
job and economic growth,
particularly in manufacturing.
St. Louis Regional Freight District
economic growth by
coordinating public and private
efforts, optimizing the regional
multimodal investment portfolio
and marketing the St. Louis
region’s multimodal opportunities.
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
St. Louis Regional Freight District
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
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
New BSD
Headquarters
BSD
Board of Commissioners
BSD
President & CEO
Regional Freight District
Board of Directors
Regional Freight District
Executive Director
Needs Analysis/
Planning
Needs Analysis
Committee
Policy
Policy
Committee
Marketing
Marketing
Committee
Regional Freight District Alliance
Operations
Metropolitan Square
Building
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.
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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
[email protected]