Goods Movement Research for Metro Vancouver 1. Short Sea Shipping 2. Inland Terminals

Goods Movement Research for Metro Vancouver 1. Short Sea Shipping 2. Inland Terminals Presentation to the Regional Planning Committee July 10, 2015 Davies Transportation Consulting Inc. Hooper Engineering MariNova Consulting Ltd. Site Economics Ltd. Wave Point Consulting Ltd. RPL - 1-1

Study Objectives Undertake research to provide content for Metro Facts in Focus policy backgrounders: 1) Short Sea Shipping 2) Inland Terminals Support evidence-based policy discussions Identify issues and challenges Multi-disciplinary consultant team Hooper Engineering RPL - 2-2

Study Definitions Short Sea Shipping: the movement of cargo by water over relatively short distances, excluding trans-oceanic voyages. Bulk Barge Log Barge Pulp and Paper Barge Chip Barge Petroleum Barge Rail Barge 3 RPL - 3 -

Study Definitions Inland Terminals: multimodal terminals handling port-related traffic located inland from port terminals. South Carolina Inland Port Richmond Logistics Centre RPL - 4 - Photo by William Jans, courtesy of Tolko Industries 4

Commercial Viability Shipper priorities: Low transportation costs Reliability in transportation options Frequent shipments Carrier priorities: Maximize utilization of capital assets (e.g. trains, containers, terminals) Maximize throughput capacity Maximize operational efficiencies RPL - 5-5

Short Sea Shipping: Potential Benefits Reduce adverse impacts associated with: Truck traffic on the region s roads (congestion, accidents) Air quality, GHG emissions, noise RPL - 6 -

Short Sea Shipping: Key Findings Short sea shipping is already a vital part of marine commerce of non-containerized goods Opportunity to expand bulk, break bulk, and roll-on/roll-off operations on existing sites Limited viability of new short sea shipping service for containers RPL - 7 -

Inland Terminals: Potential Benefits Accommodate traffic growth on a limited port land footprint Influence mode choice for port-related traffic Enable ports to access market areas which are outside their existing catchment areas Transfer port-related activity inland to reduce pressure for the conversion of agricultural lands to industrial uses RPL - 8-8

Inland Terminals: Key Findings Import-oriented terminal: Typically located in high population areas; Calgary role growing Export-oriented terminal: Rail service model critical; commercial challenges (transportation costs) Empty Container terminal: Rail service problematic, lack of suitable land Integrated Logistics Park: Combines import, export and container storage; ideally requires large site, proximity to population centre, good rail service (example: PMV Richmond Logistics Centre) RPL - 9-9

Public Policies and Actions Federal: Contribution funding for short sea shipping and inland terminal projects Provincial: Highway infrastructure investments facilitate trucking; ALR protects agricultural lands Regional: Metro 2040 protects industrial lands, but cannot encourage specific forms of industrial activity Municipal: Zoning to retain lands for compatible industrial uses RPL - 10 -

Current Policy Issues: Truck traffic mitigation Land use Future Research Port expansion and economic impact Potential Solutions: Increased drayage efficiency (requires data) Short Sea Shipping Inland Terminals (in or out of region) More intensive industrial uses on the SFPR corridor; Tsawwassen Gateway Logistics Centre, etc. RPL - 11-11

Thank you Questions? Philip Davies, Principal Davies Transportation Consulting Inc. pdavies@dtci.ca / 604-764-9303 http://dtci.ca RPL - 12-12

Regional Planning Committee Regional Planning Monthly Data July 10, 2015 RPL - 13 -

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Progress toward Shaping our Future 2014 Annual Report Regional Planning Committee July 10, 2015 RPL - 15 -

2014 Report and Highlights Full report for legislative requirements and monitoring Highlights covering 2014 changes RPL - 16 -

Highlights Regional Context Statements OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN Regional Context Statement REGIONAL GROWTH STRATEGY Amendments Advancing Policy Performance Monitoring for the 5 goals RPL - 17 -

Goal 1 Highlights Compact Urban Area RPL - 18 -

Goal 2 Highlights Sustainable Economy There was a net loss of 18 hectares of Industrial and Mixed Employment land in 2014 There was a net loss of 101 hectares of Agricultural land in 2014 (not ALR land) RPL - 19 -

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Goal 3 Highlights Environment & Climate Change There was a net addition of 65 hectares to the Conservation and Recreation designation in 2014. The baseline for regional GHG emissions from buildings and transportation was updated using the Metro Vancouver Emissions Inventory. RPL - 21 -

Goal 4 Highlights Complete Communities In 2014, trends continued towards apartment and townhouse forms reflecting the region s high rate of intensification and growing affordable housing options. RPL - 22 -

Goal 4 Highlights Generally, housing prices continue to rise around the region, but change varies widely by form and location RPL - 23 -

Goal 5 Highlights Transportation Choices RPL - 24 -

2015 and onward Collaborative commitment to aligning and advancing local and regional aspirations in the implementation of Metro 2040 Growth in Urban Centres and incremental expansion of the Frequent Transit Network is a positive and important trend that should be maintained. Continued pressures to convert Agricultural and Industrial Lands. Improving Metro 2040 Performance Monitoring and Communications RPL - 25 -

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Regional Planning Committee Metro Vancouver Transportation and Transit Plebiscite: Results and Regional Planning Implications July 10, 2015 RPL - 27 -

Results Source: Elections BC RPL - 28 -

Results Source: CBC News RPL - 29 -

Results Source: CBC News RPL - 30 -

Vision: Metro 2040 RPL - 31 -

Vision: Mayors Council RPL - 32 -

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Benefits Transportation choice Affordability Efficient movement Reduced carbon footprint Complete communities Demographic trends Economic prosperity RPL - 34 -

Vulnerabilities Population growth but service level decline Fragmented expansion decisions Emphasis on auto-oriented infrastructure Dispersed development patterns Inefficient and congested goods movement Increased emissions and pollution Vibrancy and completeness of communities RPL - 35 -

Implications Partnerships / relationships Policy levers / tools Communication Stewardship RPL - 36 -

DISCUSSION RPL - 37 -