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33 <br />Tactics identified by the project participants and consulting team include: <br />OBJECTIVE 1: SITES <br />• Individual counties and EDCs in region prioritize the expansion of targeted industry sites and buildings in the region <br />• Expand the use of virtual building design and pre - permitting of sites <br />• Market the region's best sites and buildings through traditional collateral materials the best online mapping systems available <br />• Position and market the mega -site on 1 -77 in Chester County, SC as the region's premier site for automotive and aerospace <br />OEMs <br />OBJECTIVE 2: MULTIMODAL <br />• Support marketing and industry utilization of the 200 acre Charlotte Intermodal facility that will generate $9 billion in economic <br />impact and create 5,000 jobs over the next 20 years. Projected to come online in 2014 <br />• Continue to support investments in commuter and light rail in the region to improve the ease of mobility of workers within the <br />region <br />+ Educate and advocate the importance of multimodal transport funding and collaboration across regional boundaries <br />OBJECTIVE 3: TRANSPORTATION <br />• Complete a Freight Mobility and Logistics Plan. Goals and objectives of a current proposed study are: <br />• Coordination: Establish a Regional Forum; Private Industry Participation <br />• Transportation: Project Prioritization; Intermodal Linkages; Safety; Short -Range Strategies <br />• Land Use: Redevelopment; Zoning; Rest Areas; Rail Siding Access <br />• Economic Development: Freight- Oriented Property Development; Intermodal Efficiency; Technology & Trends <br />• Environment and Energy: Idling Reduction; Emergency Management Coordination <br />• Support the efforts of the Piedmont Crescent Partnership, a group of business, civic and elected leaders working together to <br />advocate for transportation investment in the Piedmont Crescent corridor to advance the economic competitiveness of the <br />greater Charlotte, Triad and Triangle regions (New Charlotte Intermodal a key facility on the line) <br />OBJECTIVE 4: PLANNING <br />• CONNECT Our Future under the leadership of the Centralina Council of Government is currently conducting a long -range <br />planning effort to prepare the region for anticipated population growth over the next 20 years <br />• Integrate the CEDS findings and economic assessments and strategies into the CONNECT planning process to achieve aligned <br />efficiencies and cohesive resources planning to sustainably support job growth demands of the future <br />Attachment number 1 <br />1 -3 Page 305 <br />