INFRASTRUCTURE AND ASSETS TRANSPORTATION FORUM DECEMBER 6, 2016 ROB PALMER, AICP CTL (RS&H) CHAIR, FLORIDA TRADE & LOGISTICS INSTITUTE

POSITION STATEMENT From Innovation to Transformation

Will our future transportation system evolve and retain the same stakeholders or are we looking at a new era, were new technologies and stakeholders act as catalyst for dramatic change?

What are the Economic development opportunities?

• John Kaliski, Principal, Cambridge Systematics • Syd Kitson, Chairman & CEO, Kitson & Partners

RAIL/INTERSTATE INFRASTRUCTURE

FLORIDA STATE LINE TRUCK COUNTS

FLORIDA STATE LINE TRUCK COUNTS | Total annual truck count for the Florida 2008-2014 (in millions)

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

13.2

M

12.3

M

12.2

M

11.5

M

11.4

M

12.5

M

12.6

M

5 M

10 M

FLORIDA STATE LINE TRUCK TRAFFIC COUNTS

WHY DOES THIS MATTER?

50m of the 105m visitors drive to Florida – along Interstates!

Baby Boomers and Millennials

both want to live here, and actually want similar life styles (urban & no cars)

Are we ready to handle the

transportation needs of those with money, and those who will make it by 2030?

20+ Million

2030 – A BLANK CANVAS OR MUCH OF THE SAME?

WE NEED TO DEFINE IT, BUILD IT, MAINTAIN IT