Socal Goods Movement -- Global Gateway

Global Gateway Issues:

The Southern California Association of Governments reports the following:

The SCAG region hosts the majority of the nation's traffic for freight movement by sea, air, land and rail. Our goods movement system provides global competitiveness for the region, the state and the nation, but it gives us a disproportionate share of the burdens of serving as the nation's global gateway.

Our primary challenges are meeting the financial and infrastructure demands of an overburdened transportation systtem for the movement of goods that pass through Southern California while maintaining the health of our residents and the livability of our communities.

Local sales tax levied on our residents (not on foreign goods) is paying for congestion relief. Goods movement infrastructure funding relies heavily onnon-federal resources with 70 percent of Southern California's transportation revenues coming from local taxes. However, each dollar invested yields approximately $4.44 in regional, state and national benefits.

The greatest obstacle in meeting the region's goods movement needs are environmental and community impacts.