Cohen Introduces Bill to Help Fund Development of Aerotropolis Transportation Systems in Memphis
May 6, 2010
“The need to ship and receive goods more quickly and over longer distances is increasing by the day,” said Congressman Cohen. “Establishing aerotropolis transportation systems in Memphis and across the country will spur economic growth, create jobs, improve our shipping transportation network, and enable us to compete more effectively in a 21st century global economy.”
Strategic accessibility to transportation networks significantly impact where modern industries locate and where commercial growth and economic development take place. Companies such as Medtronic and Smith & Nephew that have relocated to Memphis because of the access to the Memphis airport demonstrate this principle. To serve the economic demands of connectivity, speed and agility, a new urban form comprising a multimodal transportation network and aviation-intensive business called an “aerotropolis” is springing up around the world.
Similar in shape to the traditional metropolis design, the aerotropolis extends from major airports and is centered around a planned, coordinated multimodal freight and passenger transportation network called an aerotropolis transportation system. Aerotropolises are emerging because of the advantages airports provide businesses in a fast-paced, globally connected economy.
Congressman Cohen’s Aerotropolis Act of 2010 would amend the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA–LU) to ensure that projects which assist in the establishment of aerotropolis transportation systems are eligible to receive federal funds under the Projects of National and Regional Significance Program.
Currently, aerotropolis transportation systems are developing in cities across the United States like Memphis and Detroit, but cities are not able to generate sufficient funding for these complex, intermodal networks. An aerotropolis transportation system is a perfect fit for the Projects of National and Regional Significance Program since it is designed to fund high-cost projects that enhance U.S. competitiveness and cannot easily be addressed through traditional funding mechanisms.
Development of aerotropolis transportation systems is vital to U.S. economic competitiveness as cities around the world like Paris, Amsterdam, and Beijing create world class transportation networks and compete against American cities to attract jobs, corporations interested in relocating, and logistics centers.
Memphis has been dubbed “America’s Aerotropolis” and is the best example of an aerotropolis in the United States. No place in the world can rival the aviation services of Memphis – the busiest cargo airport in the world for the last 18 years and a passenger transfer hub operated by Delta Air Lines, the premier global airline. The combination of the airport services with Memphis’ existing three interstates, its five Class I railroads, and the fourth largest inland port in the United States makes Memphis a quadramodal logistics dynamo.
Strategic accessibility to transportation networks significantly impact where modern industries locate and where commercial growth and economic development take place. Companies such as Medtronic and Smith & Nephew that have relocated to Memphis because of the access to the Memphis airport demonstrate this principle. To serve the economic demands of connectivity, speed and agility, a new urban form comprising a multimodal transportation network and aviation-intensive business called an “aerotropolis” is springing up around the world.
Similar in shape to the traditional metropolis design, the aerotropolis extends from major airports and is centered around a planned, coordinated multimodal freight and passenger transportation network called an aerotropolis transportation system. Aerotropolises are emerging because of the advantages airports provide businesses in a fast-paced, globally connected economy.
Congressman Cohen’s Aerotropolis Act of 2010 would amend the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA–LU) to ensure that projects which assist in the establishment of aerotropolis transportation systems are eligible to receive federal funds under the Projects of National and Regional Significance Program.
Currently, aerotropolis transportation systems are developing in cities across the United States like Memphis and Detroit, but cities are not able to generate sufficient funding for these complex, intermodal networks. An aerotropolis transportation system is a perfect fit for the Projects of National and Regional Significance Program since it is designed to fund high-cost projects that enhance U.S. competitiveness and cannot easily be addressed through traditional funding mechanisms.
Development of aerotropolis transportation systems is vital to U.S. economic competitiveness as cities around the world like Paris, Amsterdam, and Beijing create world class transportation networks and compete against American cities to attract jobs, corporations interested in relocating, and logistics centers.
Memphis has been dubbed “America’s Aerotropolis” and is the best example of an aerotropolis in the United States. No place in the world can rival the aviation services of Memphis – the busiest cargo airport in the world for the last 18 years and a passenger transfer hub operated by Delta Air Lines, the premier global airline. The combination of the airport services with Memphis’ existing three interstates, its five Class I railroads, and the fourth largest inland port in the United States makes Memphis a quadramodal logistics dynamo.
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Issues:Transportation