OnTrackNorthAmerica has invested 21 years researching initiatives to transform North America's transportation system to focus more on moving goods and people by rail. Their plan involves raising awareness of transportation efficiency as a national priority, providing research on the lifecycle costs and benefits of infrastructure projects, and developing land use strategies to promote rail freight. The comprehensive approach aims to shift from a highway focus to multi-modal transportation by enlisting stakeholders, addressing barriers to rail investment, and scaling best practices nationwide.
2. In the face ofloomingeconomicand environmental challenges, moving
moregoods and people by rail is commonsense
3. Transforming the now 100-year trajectory of
transportation planning and investment calls for
a multifaceted approach
4. OnTrackNorthAmerica has invested 21 years of
in-the-field research to identify the exact set of
initiatives to lead this transformation…
5. Raise the visibility of transportation productivity
and efficiency to the level of a National Cause
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6. Provide the foundation for sound investment
through our National Transportation Lifecycle
Costs and Benefits Project
7. Translate the practices of Transit-Oriented
Development to the movement of goods with our
Freight Transportation Land Use Strategies
8. Invigorate the rail industry’s approach to
government relations, in light of the true
contribution of railroads
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9. Lead the rail industry, shippers, government, and
citizens to finally get on the same page about the
importance of railroads
10. Shift from a highway-oriented system to an
optimal multi-modal transport system
11. Enroll the rail industry in the tremendous upside of
an industry-wide, national growth strategy
12. Transform public-sector planning with OTNA’s
“Transportation Action Planning” that applies
metrics, targets, commitments, and action plans
13. Connect the funding and conduct of academic
research to in-the-field needs and applications
15. Address the systemic impediments to capital
investment in the build-out of new rail lines and
facilities
16. Unleash the hundreds of billions of private-
sector dollars currently sitting on the sidelines
17. Scale-up the best practices in public/private-
sector planning and investment through the
entire nation’s infrastructure planning network
18. This comprehensive approach will work because
of the inherent capital, energy, and spatial
efficiencies of rail transportation
19. Make an Impact — OnTrackNorthAmerica needs
your partnership.
E-mail me directly to set up a time to talk.
−Michael Sussman, Founder
OnTrackNorthAmerica
www.ontracknorthamerica.org
