Atlantica: the intersection of three major North American regions
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Atlantica: the intersection of three major North American regions
The Quebec City – Windsor Corridor
The New Atlantic Triangle
Appalachian Regional Commission
Economic Distress Picture
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Equa
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The Resurgence of All-Water Services to the East Coast
LandbridgeLandbridge
Westbound Westbound RouteRoute
Eastbound Eastbound RouteRoute
Zone of ContestabilityZone of Contestability
Equilibrium
Equilibrium
(indifference) Point
(indifference) Point
New York (1):75% (2005)60% (2020) New York (2+3):
25% (2005)40% (2020)
NYNY
SavannahSavannah
PanamaPanamaRouteRoute
New Direct LinksNew Direct Links17 (2002)17 (2002)26 (2007)26 (2007)
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Maine surrounded by Canada
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North American Rail SystemNorth American Rail System
Potential for a fully-developed shortsea shipping network serving AINER
Atlantica’s Fragmented Rail Connections
Maine: International Truck Flows for Border Crossings, 1998
Champlain Area: International Truck Flows for Border Crossings, 1998
Coastal Service Network on the East Coast
Road Trains
Common LCVs Common Non-LCV trucks
Rocky Mountain Double
Turnpike Double
Triple
Combination with Single trailer
Combination with Twin Trailers
Straight Truck with Trailer Connected with Draw Bar (Lengths Vary)
|----26’- 28’-----| |----26’-28’----| |----26’-28’---|
|----------45’- 48’-----------| |-----------45’-48’-----------|
|----------45’- 48’-----------| |----26’-28’----||-----------40’- 53’------------|
|----26’- 28’----| |----26’-28’----|
Manufacturing sector employment as a share of total employment
Manufacturing sector employment as a share of total employment
In most advanced economies, the importance of manufacturing sector employment has declined
Sources: Statistics Canada; OECD
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1969 1972 1975 1978 1981 1984 1987 1990 1993 1996 1999 2002
per cent
Canada
U.S.
Germany
Japan
U.K.
Extent of adjustment