# Presentation: 307267

## Freight Villages and Integrated Logistics Centers in the US

**Freight Villages and Integrated Logistics Centers in the US**

- Opportunities for Freight Operations to Create Economic Value and Be Good Neighbors

## Definition

- A complex where the following activities occur:
*Modal shift* – goods are moved between two or more forms of freight transportation
- Rail to truck; barge to rail/truck; air and rail/truck
*Economic activity** *–
- Active distribution centers and industrial activities are located adjacent to the modal shift facilities within the village
- _No_ passive activity or container storage
*Support activities** – *truck stops/rest areas, office space, retail (restaurants, banking, stores), and hotels
*Unified management* – the village is often under the management of a single entity
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***     ******Also known as “Integrated Logistics Centers” (ILC)***

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## Characteristics of US Freight Villages

*Modal Shift* – generally rail/truck; some air/rail/truck
*Economic Activity* – large, state-of-the-art distribution centers serving large market areas
*Support Activities* – present and, at times, extensive
*Development *– primarily by the private sector

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## Examples of US Freight Villages and Concepts

*“**Build from Scratch”* – Alliance (TX), CenterPoint (IL), Winter Haven (FL)
*“**Add a Village”* – Mesquite Intermodal/ Skyland Business Park (TX), Dallas Intermodal Terminal/Dallas Logistics Hub (TX)
*“**Evolve a Village”* – Raritan Center (NJ), Pureland Industrial Complex (NJ)
*“**Think Freight Hamlet”* – Hillsborough Compact Freight Village Concept (NJ)

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## Alliance Texas

**Developer**: Hillwood, a Perot Co.
**Site Size:**  17,000 acres
**Tenants:**  140 tenants
**Freight Activities:**
- BNSF Railway’s Alliance Intermodal Facility: 587,274 lifts in 2006
- BNSF and UP Class I rail lines and rail-served facilities
- Fort Worth Alliance Airport – 100 percent industrial airport
- 10-to-15 minute access to Dallas Fort Worth Airport
- Interstate 35W, State Highway 170 and State Highway 114
- FedEx Southwest Regional Sort Hub; FedEx Service Center
- Foreign Trade Zone & Freeport Tax Exemption
**Other Land Uses: **Residential, Office, Recreational

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## CenterPoint Intermodal Center

**Developer**: CenterPoint Properties
**Total Investment:**  $1 billion
**Site Size:**  2,200 acres
**Employment: **8,000 jobs
**Total Building Space:**  up to 12 million square feet
**Tenants:**  BNSF Railroad, Wal-Mart Stores (3.4 million sq. ft. complex), Inc., DSC Logistics, Georgia Pacific, Potlatch, Sanyo Logistics, Partners Warehouse, California Cartage, Maersk
**Freight:** BNSF Logistics Park (770 acres), link to UP, link to Interstates 55 and 80
**Former Military Base and Brownfield**

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*Source:  CenterPoint Properties*

## Mesquite Intermodal Facility/Skyland Business Park

**Developers**:
- Intermodal Terminal - UP
- Skyland – Hillwood
**Site Size:**  400 acres
**Tenants:**  Georgia Pacific, Gerard Roofing, Pride Mobility, Bronco Packing, Benjamin Moore & Company and United Parcel Service
**Freight:**
- UP Intermodal Terminal
- Access to I-635 and US 80
- Triple Freeport Tax Exemption
- City of Mesquite Tax Abatement
- Restaurants, Hotels located nearby but not on-site

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## Dallas Intermodal Terminal/Dallas Logistics Hub 

**Developer**:
- Dallas Intermodal Terminal - UP
- Dallas Logistics Hub – Allen Group
**Site Size:**  6,360 acres
- Intermodal Terminal – 360 acres
- 6,000 acre distribution park, with   60 million sf possible
**Tenants:**  Industrial Space not yet developed
**Freight:**
- Dallas Intermodal Terminal
- Proposed BNSF Intermodal Yard
- Truck access via Interstates 20, 35 and 45 (45 to Port of Houston)
- Access to proposed Trans-Texas Corridor
- Proposed all-cargo Lancaster Airport
- FTZ and Triple Freeport Tax Abatement

*Source:  The Allen Group*

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## Raritan Center

**Developers**:
- Federal Business Centers
- Summit Associates, Inc.
- Raritan Central Railway
**Site Size:**  2,350 acres
**Tenants:**  3,000 tenants
- Brooks Bros, Wakefern, Costco, Federated Dept. Stores, Nabisco/Kraft, Whirlpool, York, Fuji
**Freight:**
- Raritan Central (shortline), connecting to CSAO/NS/CSX – direct rail and transload facilities
- Access to New Jersey Turnpike
- Approx. 20 minutes to EWR and Port
**Other Amentities:**
- NJ Convention and Expo Center
- Hotels, Restaurants, Banks, Day Care, US Postal Service Office

*Source:  CoStar*

*Source:  Raritan Central*

*Source:  A. Strauss-Wieder, Inc.*

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## Pureland Industrial Complex

**Developers**:
- The Pureland Group
- DP Partners
- Additional developers, such as Liberty Property Trust
**Site Size:**  3,000 acres
**Tenants:**  Over 150 tenants
- Including Home Depot, Becton & Dickenson, Produce Junction, US Foods, Albert’s Organics, and Mitsubishi.
**Freight:**
- SMS Rail Lines (shortline), connecting to CSAO/NS/CSX?CP  – direct rail and transload facilities
- Direct access to I-295
- Approx. 20 minutes to Philadelphia International and SJ/Phila. ports
**Other Amentities:**
- Hotel, Restaurants, Banks, Day Care
- Nature walks, preserved open space

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## What Makes A Good Neighbor?

- Creates economic value – jobs & tax ratables
- Contributes to the quality of life in an area
- Blends with an area
- Provides valuable services
- Helps mitigate concerns
- Includes eco-friendly practices
- Reuses brownfields
- Has several types of freight service
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*     **Integrating Freight Facilities and Operations with Community Goals, NCHRP Synthesis 320.*

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## Green Practices

- Purelands – nature trails and areas
- Haines – transit access
- East Coast and Halls Refrigerated Warehouses – some of the largest solar arrays on structures in the world.

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## Sensitive to Surrounding Land Uses – Hillsborough Compact Freight Village Concept

- Develop design criteria that showcase how open space and industrial space can co-exist.
- Utilize low impact design for buildings, parking and staging areas.
- Utilize context sensitive lighting to minimize light spillage onto adjacent properties.
- Incorporate “green building” techniques.
- Reuse brownfields.

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## Freight Villages are Opportunities

- Leverage freight operations to create local economic value
- Create shared value – support businesses serve the village and the surrounding community
- Use primarily private funds to achieve local community development goals
- Reuse brownfield properties
- Encourage multimodal freight use

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## Thank you!  Questions?

- Anne Strauss-Wieder
- A. Strauss-Wieder, Inc.
- asw@as-w.com
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