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A Freight Plan for the NYMTC Region<br />
<strong>Transportation</strong> Impacts<br />
PIDN annual volume targets for the year 2020 are forecast to be 1,256,356 TEUs moved by<br />
barge or rail. This is the equivalent of roughly 12.9 million tons or 585,000 trucks removed<br />
from the highway system each year.<br />
Other Impacts<br />
There are demonstrable environmental benefits to PIDN, since increasing goods movement<br />
by rail or barge would not contribute to highway congestion. There also likely are<br />
economic benefits, since PIDN would promote <strong>freight</strong>-related businesses at dense trade<br />
clusters, all of which are outside the region. Fully implementing PIDN can improve<br />
<strong>regional</strong> connectivity for the region’s ports, particularly on the Northern and Southern<br />
Crossings, I-95 NE Thruway, I-87/NYS Thruway, and Western corridors. There are no<br />
major physical barriers to implementation, but engaging multiple state and local jurisdictions<br />
along the I-95 corridor may prove a major institutional challenge, particularly since<br />
operating subsidies will be necessary at start-up. The project often involves a novel application<br />
of water and rail transport technology to create new intermodal and inter-port service<br />
relationships beyond what is currently used in the region.<br />
Responsible Organization/Action Plans<br />
1. PANYNJ – Determine volume of tonnage moved on Albany barge service and estimate<br />
reduction in <strong>freight</strong> truck volume.<br />
2. PANYNJ – Work with prospective feeder port/rail partners to establish a viable business<br />
<strong>plan</strong> for the introduction of PIDN services. Assess impacts as in #1 above.<br />
Action 2 – Freight Ferries<br />
Description<br />
Several proposals have been advanced in recent years by both public and private interests<br />
for <strong>regional</strong> truck ferry services, including service between JFK Airport and Hunts Point<br />
Market in the Bronx and South Amboy in <strong>New</strong> Jersey. No operator has yet committed to<br />
begin service. Services are also being considered to move domestic <strong>freight</strong> via <strong>freight</strong> ferries<br />
between northern <strong>New</strong> Jersey and Boston, and between the <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong> metropolitan<br />
region and ports at key market locations between Connecticut and Florida.<br />
<strong>Transportation</strong> Impacts<br />
Extensive analysis has not been undertaken of potential truck ferries.<br />
Other Impacts<br />
Truck ferries generally have a positive impact on the environment because they remove<br />
trucks from <strong>regional</strong> highways. However, ferries may have a negative impact on communities<br />
near terminals where truck traffic and ferries are concentrated. The major challenges<br />
of truck ferries are institutional: attracting potential operators and estimating costs<br />
and benefits. Which corridors are impacted depends on the specific services developed.<br />
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