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In 2016 alone, 198 million tons of freight moved through NYC’s system of highways, marine terminals, rail lines, airports, and distribution centers. By 2045, freight is projected to increase to 312 million tons.

A massive freight system requires an equally massive transportation system to keep things moving. In NYC, that includes more than 1,300 miles of truck routes, more than 90 miles of rail freight lines (and nine freight rail yards), more than 170 million square feet of warehouse and distribution space, six marine terminals, and the air cargo hub of JFK International Airport.

But most of us don’t give New York City’s transportation infrastructure its fair due. We all want our stuff when we want it, but we’re not so concerned about how it gets there. This is a problem, for sure, considering that the very infrastructure that millions of people rely on to get their goods from Point A to Point B is quickly aging and becoming obsolete.

For example, more than 90 percent of the freight moved in and around the city is accomplished using trucks, yet NYC’s highway infrastructure has seen better days.

Thankfully, there’s a whole group of pros and experts whose sole focus is on the city’s aging infrastructure system and how to make it better. Freight NYC, which is part of the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC), estimates that freight volumes are projected to grow by 68 percent by 2045. They also recognize that in addition to an aging highway system, the city has failed to consider the value of its maritime and rail systems.

But they have a plan.

Freight NYC has several initiatives in place that include modernizing and developing new distribution facilities and repairing and modernizing infrastructure, both of which will result in thousands of new jobs, reduced shipping costs, and creating an environmentally sustainable and resilient supply chain.

Some of Freight NYC’s lofty plans include:

• Developing a hub-and-spoke marine highway barging system – Doing so would allow the movement of palletized cargo through the region’s waterways, thereby reducing congestion and pollution on the roadways.
• Improving the rail system – Highway congestion and a focus on reducing air pollution has made rail freight a contender once again, and NYC is ready to take advantage of it. Plans include the construction of new transload facilities in both Queens and Brooklyn that will provide direct access to the national rail network and the construction of sidings to allow trains traveling in opposite directions to pass one another.
• Modernizing freight hubs – In order to accommodate the city’s freight, Freight NYC is working to encourage the development of freight hubs and improvements in rail infrastructure in Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens, and Staten Island.