Alameda County Transportation Commission
(Alameda CTC) - GoPort Freight Intelligence Transportation System
APPENDIX B. LETTERS OF SUPPORT
GoPort Freight Intelligent Transportation System
J. Christopher Lytle
Executive Director
June 9, 2017
The Honorable Elaine Chao
Secretary
PORT OF OAKLAND
U.S. Department ofTransportation
1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E.
Washington, D.C. 20590
Dear Secretary Chao :
The Port of Oakland (Port) has partnered with the Alameda County Transportation Commission Alameda CTC) to respond to a Notice of Funding Opportunity from the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) for the Advanced Transportation and Congestion Management Technologies Deployment Initiative (ATCMTD). We are pleased to support Alameda CTC in this application on the Port's behalf. This grant application requests funding for the final design and full implementation of various Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) initiatives that are to be used in the Port's Seaport Area for the improvement of maritime and freight operations.
The Port of Oakland is the preeminent container port located in the San Francisco Bay region and handles 99% of Northern California's containerized ocean freight goods movement. We have a strong interest in the development of freight technologies and ITS applications to support the improvement of efficiencies at the Port of Oakland and throughout the goods movement supply chain, which connects to the entire country.
If grant funds are awarded for these initiatives, the Port is committed to the operations and maintenance costs associated with the implementation of these projects subject to the terms and conditions of the Resolution the Port's Board approved regarding this matter on June 8, 2017. The Port supports Alameda CTC's bid to deploy ITS-related projects in order to enhance user efficiencies and the overall transportation management system at the Port. We greatly appreciate your full consideration and support for this grant initiative.
Sincerely,
[Signature on File]
J. Christopher Lytle
Executive Director
530 Water Street • Jack London Square • P.O. Box 2064 • Oakland, California 94604-2064
Telephone: (510) 627-1100 • Facsimile: (510) 627-1826 • Web page: www.portofoakland .com
GoPort Freight Intelligent Transportation System
DISTRICT 4
P.O. Box 23660. MS-LA
OAKLAND, CA 94623-0660
PHONE (510) 286-5900
FAX (510) 286-5903
TTY 711
www.dot.ca.gov
June 9, 2017
Mr. Arthur L. Dao
Executive Director
Alameda County Transportation Commission
1111 Broadway, Suite 800
Oakland, CA 94607
Dear Mr. Dao:
The California Department of Transportation (Department) supports the application submitted by the Alameda County Transportation Commission (Alameda CTC) for the United States Department of Transportation's (USDOT) Advanced Transportation and Congestion Management Technologies Deployment (ATCMTD) Initiative for the Global Opportunities at the Port of Oakland (GoPort) Freight Intelligent Transportation System Project.
This project will deploy Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) and freight management technologies to help reduce truck congestion and improve access at the Port of Oakland, the fifth busiest container shipping port in the United States. The project addresses the ATCMTD technology areas of Freight Community Systems, Advanced Travel Information Systems, and Advanced Transportation Management Technologies. The estimated project cost is $25 million, and the ATCMTD grant request is $10 million.
The Department has an interest in the development of freight technologies and ITS applications to support improved efficiencies in goods movement at the Port of Oakland, the greater San Francisco Bay Area, and throughout the State of California. The GoPort Freight Intelligent Transportation System Project is of great national and regional significance, and highly recommended for ATCMTD Initiative consideration.
Sincerely,
[Signature on File]
BIJAN SARTIPI
District Director
c: Chwen Siripocanont, Alamed Country Transportation Commission
"Provide a safe, sustainable, integrated and efficient transporation system to enhance Californi's economy and livability"
GoPort Freight Intelligent Transportation System
DALZIEL BUILDING • 250 FRANK H. OGAWA PLAZA • SUITE 4344 • OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA 94612-2033
FAX (510) 238-7415
TDD (510) 238-3254
June 8, 2017
Arthur L. Dao
Excecutive Director
Alameda Country Transportation Commission
111 Broadway, Suite 800
Oakland, CA 94607
Subject: City of Oakland Support for the GoPort Freight ITS System
Dear Mr. Dao:
We are providing this letter of support for the Alameda Country Transportation Commission's proposal for the 2017 Notice of Funding Opportunity from the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) under the Advanced Transportation and Congestion Management Technologies Deployment (ATCMTD) initiative for the final design and full implementation of the Global Opportunities at the Port of Oakland Freight Intelligent Transportation System (GoPort Freight ITS).
As you know, the City of Oakland is the location for the freight and distribution network for the Port of Oakland, which is the key operator in the movement of good throughout the entire East Bay, Central Valley, and the extended transportation distribution network to the South Bay/Silicon Valley of California. Oakland participates in the planning, installation, maintenance and operation of the intelligent transportation system (ITS) of the City of Oakland and its interface with the Port of Oakland ITS. Together, when both ITS systems are fully developed, an innovative, efficient, and interconnected system will provide a significant reduction in the congestion that results from the movement of freights, trucks and containers within these areas.
Oakland has a strong interest in the development of freight technologies and ITS applications that can support greater efficiencies and ITS applications that can support greater efficiencies in goods movement at the Port of Oakland. The City supports Alameda CTC's bid to deploy the GoPort Freight ITS, and stands ready to assist Alameda CTC and USDOT in steering the project and in providing access to relevant agency personnel and data sources, as appropriate.
Sincerely,
[Signature on File]
Ryan Russo
Director
Oakland Department of Transportation
GoPort Freight Intelligent Transportation System
June 12, 2017
The Honorable Elaine Chao
Secretary
U.S. Department of Transportation
1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E.
Washington, D.C. 20590
Dear Secretary Chao,
Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCT A), Metropolitan Transportation Commission , (MTC) and California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) support the 2017 Advanced Transportation and Congestion Management Technologies Deployment (ATCMTD) submitted by the Alameda County Transportation Commission (Alameda CTC) and the Port of Oakland to fund implementation of the Go Port ITS system at the Port of Oakland.
The Port of Oakland is a critical economic engine in the Bay Area and Northern California with goods movement related industries supporting over a third of all jobs in the region. We support the development of freight technologies and ITS applications to improve efficiencies in goods movement at the Port of Oakland and throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. The safe and efficient flow of freight to and from the Port of Oakland is critical to ensuring the continued health and diversity of the region's economy.
Through our 201 7 A TCMTD grant application for Innovate 680, advanced technologies will be integrated and deployed improving mobility, reliability, safety, and efficiency within the I-680 corridor. Innovate 680 will improve interregional good movements and freight traffic to and from the Port of Oakland. The GoPort project will provide regional benefits through improvement to the freight traveler information systems providing benefit to traffic flow in the region. The goals of Innovate 680 and GoPort initiatives will advance regional mobility, goods movement, and economic vitality in the Bay Area.
We look forward to this project's success and expect to see it serve as a model for additional deployments that can address mobility and goods movement in California and throughout the United States. Thank you in advance for your consideration of this application. If you have any questions, or require additional information, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Steve Heminger
[Signature on File]
Executive Director
MTC
Randall H. Iwasaki
[Signature on File]
Executive Director
CCTA
Bijan Sartipi
[Signature on File]
District 4 Director
Caltrans
GoPort Freight Intelligent Transportation System
SSATerminals
1795 Middle Harbor Road
Oakland, CA 94602
June 5, 2017
Arthur L. Dao
Executive Director
Alameda County Transportation Commission
1111 Broadway, Suite 800
Oakland, CA 94607
Dear Mr. Dao:
I understand that the Alameda County Transportation Commission (Alameda CTC) is responding to a Notice of Funding Oppo1tunity from the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) and will be applying for a grant from the Advanced Transpo1tation and Congestion Management Technologies Deployment Initiative (ATCMTD) program on behalf of the Port of Oakland (Port). Further, I understand that the application requests funding for the final design and full implementation of various Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) initiatives for utilization in the Po1t's Maritime Area.
SSA Terminal Oakland cmTently operates the largest stevedoring terminal in the Po1t of Oakland with 70% of the throughput, averaging 4,500 - 5,000 gate moves daily. We have a strong interest in the development and promotion of the Port's ITS technology-based improvements which will also be leveraged by other members of the supply chain resulting in optimization of goods movement through the Port and beyond.
SSA Terminal Oakland supports Alameda CTC's bid to deploy ITS-related projects in order to enhance user efficiencies and experience at the Port. If Alameda CTC is successful in obtaining funding from the USDOT, we look forward to the potential opportunity to paiticipate in ITS system testing and deployment where practicable.
Sincerely,
[Signature on File]
Jim Rice
General Manager
SSAT Oakland
GoPort Freight Intelligent Transportation System
June 9, 2017
Arthur L. Dao
Executive Director
PORT OF OAKLAND
SEAPORT
Alameda County Transportation Commission
1111 Broadway, Suite 800
Oakland, CA 94607
Dear Mr. Dao:
We understand that the Alameda County Transportation Commission (Alameda CTC) is responding to a Notice of Funding Opportunity from the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) and will be applying for a grant from the Advanced Transportation and Congestion Management Technologies Deployment Initiative (ATCMTD) program on behalf of the Port of Oakland (Port). Further, we
understand that the application requests funding for the final design and full implementation of various Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) initiatives for utilization in the Port's Maritime Area.
The Port of Oakland's Port Efficiency Task Force, including the members signed below, is a multi-industry group formed to evaluate and recommend solutions to improve cargo flow through the Oakland gateway. The Task Force first convened in August 2015, meets quarterly, and is comprised of Cargo Owners, Third Party Logistics Companies (3PL's), Motor Carriers, Ocean Carriers, Rail Carriers, Labor, Marine Terminal Operators, Chassis Providers and representatives from the Port of Oakland. We have a strong interest in the development and promotion of the Port's ITS technology-based improvements, which will also be leveraged by other members of the supply chain resulting in optimization of goods movement through the Port and beyond.
We support Alameda CT C's bid to deploy ITS-related projects in order to enhance user efficiencies and experience at the Port. If Alameda CTC is successful in obtaining funding from the USDOT, we look forward to the potential opportunity to participate in ITS system testing and deployment where practicable.
Sincerely,
Port Efficiency Task Force Members
Port of Oakland
John Driscoll, Director of Maritime
530 Water Street
Oakland, CA 94607
California Trucking Association
4148 E. Commerce Way
Sacramento, CA 95834
Devine lntermodal
Richard R. Coyle, President
3870 Channel Drive
West Sacramento, CA 95691
GSC Logistics
Scott Taylor, CEO & President
530 Water Street, 5th Floor
Oakland, CA 94607
Impact Transportation, LLC
Ron Cancilla, Partner
2498 West 19th Street, Oakland, CA 94607
Impact Transportation
Rodgers Trucking Company
Alan Osofsky
PO Box 923
San Leandro, CA 94577-0445
Walgreen Company
Karl Waldschmidt, Import Operations & Admin
304 Wilmot Road, MS #3163, Deerfield, IL 60015
Walgreen
