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    Ports - to - Plains Trade Corridor

    More on an issue we already knew about, yet they say we're imagining things and should settle down and quit worrying .....


    The Cambridge Systematics team has completed
    the Following Reports:
    Ports to Plains - Trans Texas Corridor Study

    Ports to Plains Trans Texas Corridor Study Executive Summary

    Ports-to-Plains Mission Statement
    The Ports-to-Plains Trade Corridor is a planned, multimodal transportation corridor including a multi-lane divided highway that will facilitate the efficient transportation of goods and services from Mexico, through West Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, and Oklahoma, and ultimately on into Canada and the Pacific Northwest.

    Together, the communities along the Ports-to-Plains Trade Corridor are becoming the Gateway to trade throughout the nation and with Mexico and Canada. The Ports-to-Plains Trade Corridor will provide a vast number of benefits for communities along the corridor. The Trade Corridor will allow for the development of less congested ports of entry along the Texas/Mexico border. In addition, it will provide alternatives to other congested corridors that run through major metropolitan areas. In doing so, the trade between Mexico, Canada, and the United States will continue to dramatically increase and all three nations will continue to see a rise in their regional mobility and economic status.


    -Translate This Website to Spanish-
    http://www.portstoplains.com/

    More from the site:

    GREAT PLAINS INTERNATIONAL TRADE CORRIDOR

    Heartland Expressway
    International & Domestic Trading Parnerships on the Great Plains Corridor

    Colorado Trading Relationships
    Montana Trading Relationships
    Nebraska Trading Relationships
    New Mexico Trading Relationships
    North Dakota Trading Relationships
    Oklahoma Trading Relationships
    South Dakota Trading Relationships
    Texas Trading Relationships
    Wyoming Trading Relationships
    Great Plains International Trade Corridor Map

    Connects Metropolitan Cities and Regional Trade Centers

    The Theodore Roosevelt Expressway, Ports-to-Plains and the Heartland Expressway which make up the Great Plains International Trade Corridor are not projects that were arbitrarily drawn on a map. This international corridor is strategically located to increase economic efficiency by connecting metropolitan cities and regional trade centers through the Great Plains from Canada to Mexico. These connections are significant as there are very few north-south highway corridors in the Central United States.

    Provide a Direct NAFTA Trade Route from Canada to Mexico

    The Great Plains International Trade Corridor will develop a significant NAFTA Trade corridor. This route will provide better accessibility between the Canadian markets of Calgary, Edmonton, Saskatoon, and Vancouver and the Tex-Mex ports at Laredo, Del Rio, Eagle Pass, and El Paso, as well as all points in between, particularly Lubbock, Amarillo, Denver and Rapid City. This corridor will also provide direct access to the Canadian markets from the Gulf of Mexico ports such as Houston and Corpus Christi.

    State Freight and Trade Information
    Texas
    Oklahoma
    New Mexico
    Colorado
    Nebraska
    Wyoming
    South Dakota
    North Dakota
    Montana
    Mexico
    Laredo Border Crossing Freight Flow Map

    Other Border Crossing Freight Flow Map

    El Paso Border Crossing Freight Flow Map


    Canada
    Canada utilizes trucks for 80% of its trade.

    There is no good connection between Lubbock/ Amarillo / Denver / Albuquerque / El Paso and Canadian markets such as Saskatoon. With NAFTA ushering in a new era of north-south trade, the Heartland Expressway and Theodore Roosevelt Expressway address this problem.

    North Dakota and Minnesota Border Crossing Freight Flow Map

    These significant numbers were attained without good accessibility. Imagine what the Great Plains Region could do with better access.


    Improve Homeland Security in Central United States
    One of the primary objectives of the Interstate Highway System is to improve National Defense. However, in the Central United States the Interstate Highway System is largely focused on moving traffic east and west rather than north and south.

    This creates some significant Homeland Security Issues in the Great Plains. There are numerous military bases in this region, particularly in Colorado and Texas. Despite their presence, there is only one (congested I-25) north-south, multi-lane highway between Kansas City and Salt Lake City. Furthermore, with mountains lying on the west side of this region and the few secondary highway alternatives available, the military could face a serious situation of it needed to move north or south through this region in times of a serious catastrophe.

    Enhance Mobility of Great Plains Military Bases
    There are numerous military bases throughout the Great Plains. While it is often difficult to move north-south in this region on a normal day, one can imagine the difficulty the military may have deploying if there was a major catastrophe. Unlike other areas of the country where there are dozens of secondary roads, there are very few alternatives in the Great Plains states. The Great Plains International Trade Corridor can thus provide a high volume alternative to assist in deploying ground-based military or moving citizens during a national crisis. [my comment: this sounds like an excuse, I suspect our military can move just fine in any direction]

    The Economy of the Great Plains Needs Improvement
    The Interstate Highway system did not provide all regions with this necessary infrastructure, most notably the Appalachia, Delta and Great Plains. The Delta and Appalachia programs are largely and justifiably merited on income, out-migration, economic diversification and transportation infrastructure. The Great Plains is equally as bad or worse in all of these attributes.

    The Great Plains has the greatest and most widespread levels of out-migration.
    The Great Plains has the least developed multi-lane highway network in the non-mountainous areas of the continental United States.
    The Great Plains has some of the lowest median wages, highest median ages and highest reliance on farm employment. [my comment: they want to bring a bunch of people in to compete with the locals]


    Develop Significant Tourism Corridor
    The Great Plains Trade Corridor will develop one of the most significant tourism corridors in the United States. Dozens of national parks, national monuments and state parks are located along this corridor.

    Ties Interstate Highways Together
    The Great Plains International Trade Corridor will provide better access between ten Interstates including 10, 20, 25, 27, 40, 70, 76, 80, 90, and 94.

    When the Interstate System wasbuilt in central United States, it was basically east-west. NAFTA mandates better north south routes. The Great Plains International Trade Corridor is the logical extension of Interstate 27 between Amarillo and Lubbock, Texas which was never fully developed as a true interstate highway.
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    I vote lets repeal NAFTA and upgrade the interstate highways east to west.
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    Sounds like a winner!!!!!!!

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    Re: Ports - to - Plains Trade Corridor

    Quote Originally Posted by BetsyRoss
    More on an issue we already knew about, yet they say we're imagining things and should settle down and quit worrying .....
    I saw this announcement on their website:

    2007 Great Plains International Conference - September 19-21, 2007 - Denver, Colorado

    Perhaps some Alipacers can be there to record what is going on?

    Here's some more details:

    http://www.regonline.com/Checkin.asp?EventId=130519

    Great Plains International Conference

    Wednesday, September 19, 2007 6:00 PM - Friday, September 21, 2007 5:00 PM

    Adam's Mark Hotel
    Denver, CO

    Conference Speakers:

    Confirmed: Ron Covais - President, the Americas at Lockheed Martin Corporation

    Invited: James Oberstar - Chair, U.S. House of Representatives, Chair Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

    Invited: Clay Sell - Deputy Director/COO, US Department of Energy

    Confirmed: David Bradley - President/CEO, Canadian Trucking Alliance

    Confirmed: Jim Bryant - Managing Partner, Energy Futures Network

    Confirmed: Russ George - Executive Director, Colorado Department of Transportation

    Confirmed: Andrew Goetz - Professor, University of Denver, Intermoldal Transportation Institute???

    Confirmed: John LeRue - Executive Director, Port of Corpus Christi

    Confirmed: Mark Mehalko - Mountain Regional Business Develpment
    Director/Vice President, DMJM-Harris

    Confirmed: Gordon Rogers - Deputy Director, Whatcome Council of Governments

    Confirmed: Al Scholz - Executive Director, Saskatchewan AgriVision Corporation ?

    Confirmed: Brian Taylor - Vice President of Technical Systems & Business Develpment, International Road Dynamics

    Confirmed: Fred Underwood - Transportation Commissioner, Texas Department of Transportation

    Session No. 1 – Growing, Growing: The Great Plains Overview

    This opening session is designed to set the stage for the entire conference. From an international perspective, an overview of the growing Great Plains International Corridor trading relationships both domestically and internationally will be presented. The economies of all three countries are tied to investment in transportation infrastructure.

    Session No. 2 – The Developing “Middle Westâ€

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    are becoming the Gateway to trade throughout the nation and with Mexico and Canada.
    More like a funnel that channels racist Third World enemies into my town while facilitating the delivery of poisonous foodstuffs and inferior junk consumer items. I'm not gonna worry. I'll keep tossing stuff into the big gear until this bastard stalls.
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    I wonder if we could get in ....
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    Quote Originally Posted by BetsyRoss
    I wonder if we could get in ....
    It might make more of an impact to picket the center where it is located.

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    It certainly would. I don't know if I could get time off (I count myself lucky to still be working in IT after the bloodbath of this century). I'd love to sneak in and check out their literature table.
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