ports-to-plains: the importance of a statewide transportation to colorado's economy
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Presentation on March 21, 2013 to the Joint Senate and House Transportation Committees of the Colorado Legislature.TRANSCRIPT
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A Statewide Transportation System is Critical to Colorado’s Economy
March 21, 2013
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INTRODUCTIONMISSION STATEMENT
Ports-to-Plains is a grassroots alliance of communities and businesses whose mission is to advocate for a robust transportation infrastructure to promote economic security and prosperity throughout North America's energy and agricultural heartland.
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Ports-to-Plains Alliance Vision
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INTRODUCTION
Currently 165 member organizations
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INTRODUCTION
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ACROSS THE CORRIDOR: COLORADO
U.S. 287 Strategic Project from Limon to Oklahoma
Completed
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Statewide Transportation System
76.8% of Lane Miles in Colorado are rural.
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Statewide Transportation System
Filling your Favorite
Store Shelves
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Statewide Transportation System Getting That Product
Just in Time
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Statewide Transportation System
Exporting that Manufactured Good
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Statewide Transportation System
Moving Components
for Energy:
Traditional and
Renewable
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Statewide Transportation System Transporting the Agriculture Economy
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Statewide Transportation System
Bringing
Tourists and
Hunters into
Colorado
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Statewide Transportation System
Transportation and Logistics 2012
• 188,644 Employees• $65,875 Average Wage• 16,346 Companies
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Statewide Transportation System
General Freight Trucking 16,170
Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers 13,883
Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
12,694
Grocery and Related Product Merchant Wholesalers 11,955
Couriers and Express Delivery Services 10,630
Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 10,210
Specialized Freight Trucking 9,712
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 7,188
Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 6,759
Electrical and Electronic Goods Merchant Wholesalers 6,570
Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
5,546
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Domestic Exports by TruckDomestic Trade
ORIG MODE Value 2002 2011 2025 % ChangeColorado Truck Total Ton-Miles (millions) 29,135 26,114 39,965 37%
Total Tons (Ktons) 153,157 156,951 235,443 54%Value ($millions) 125,275 131,865 213,690 71%
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Colorado Exports to Canada by TruckCanada Trade
ORIG MODE Value 2002 2011 2025 % ChangeColorado Truck Total Ton-Miles (millions) 359 664 1,514 322%
Total Tons (Ktons) 276 562 1,282 365%Value ($millions) 1,408 1,649 3,967 182%
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Colorado Exports to Mexico by TruckMexico Trade
ORIG MODE Value 2002 2011 2025 % ChangeColorado Truck Total Ton-Miles (millions) 112 261 606 440%
Total Tons (Ktons) 105 250 580 453%Value ($millions) 370 1,095 2,535 585%
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US Trade with Canada and Mexico 2006 to 2011
• US total exports to NAFTA increased 31.3%
• US agricultural exports to NAFTA increased 56.9%
• P to P total exports to NAFTA increased 52.0%
• P to P ag. Exports to NAFTA increased 114.6%
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Impact of Canada and Mexico Ag Exports to Colorado Agriculture
2006 to 2011
• All Colorado exports dropped 7.8% from 2006 to 2011
• Colorado’s Agriculture exports increased 75.8%• All Colorado exports to NAFTA dropped 27.2%• Colorado Agricultural exports to NAFTA
increased 32.9%• Agriculture Exports equal 17.6% of Colorado’s
total exports and 28.6% of all state exports to NAFTA
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Colorado’s Economic Growth
Requires
An Expanding Statewide Transportation System
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An Expanding Statewide Transportation System
• Filling your Favorite Store Shelves
• Getting That Product Just in Time• Exporting that Manufactured
Good• Moving Components for Energy:
Traditional and Renewable• Transporting the Agriculture
Economy• Bringing Tourists and Hunters
into Colorado
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Thank You … Stay in TouchJoe KielyVice President of OperationsPorts-to-Plains AllianceP.O. Box 9Limon, CO 8088
[email protected]: 719-740-2240Phone: 303-586-1787Limon: 719-775-2346