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Coleman Warehouse Move From Wichita to Johnson County
Coleman plans move to Gardner warehouse Posted on Tue, Oct. 13, 2009 The Associated Press http://www.kansas.com WICHITA, Kan. - The Coleman Co.'s move to a large new warehouse in Gardner is good news for area workers there, not so good for those losing their Wichita jobs. An unspecified number of jobs will be lost at the company's Wichita distribution areas. Those layoffs will take place in December and February. Coleman spokeswoman Joan Carter says the new 1.1 million-square-foot warehouse in G
Category:(not categorized)Reads:875Uploaded:05 / 03 / 2010ShareAdd to collectionAllen Group Railroad_renaissance - The Closer the Better
1 October 2006 Departments Railroad Renaissance By Matt Hudgins The surging flow of imports to U.S. consumers is fueling a boom in the century-old railroad industry, and savvy real estate investors are already laying tracks for growth along newly flourishing supply routes. From Dallas to Columbus, rail service is driving millions of square feet in distribution center development. Impelled by ravenous consumer demand for inexpensive merchandise, the volume of containerized goods imported to the
Category:(not categorized)Reads:429Uploaded:05 / 03 / 2010ShareAdd to collectionNRDC Federal Lawsuit Re BNSF Intermodal Facility EA
A massive new Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) intermodal facility and warehouse complex proposed in Johnson Couny Kansas, in the Kansas City metropolitan area, would significantly increase toxic air pollution unless green technologies are adopted, according to a lawsuit filed this week by the Natural Resources Defense Council. More than 110 trains and tens of thousands of trucks, all powered by diesel fuel, would travel through the area each day if the project goes forward. Diesel emissions include known carcinogens. They also form smog and exacerbate cardiac and respiratory problems, increasing the risk of premature death, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Currently, BNSF is planning to build and operate the facility without significant pollution control measures, according to NRDC staff attorney Melissa Lin Perrella. The group's lawsuit alleges that the Army Corps of Engineers violated the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) by issuing a water permit for the project without doing a full environmental impact statement. The suit, filed in U.S. District Court in Kansas, demands that the project be halted pending a full environmental impact statement, which would include exploring alternative plans and requires a public comment period. For more information, please visit http://www.onearth.org/node/1854?page=all
Category:Real EstateReads:1,468Uploaded:02 / 17 / 2010ShareAdd to collection2009 Goods Movement FINAL Report
Reducing Air Emissions Associated With Goods Movement: Working Towards Environmental Justice. A Report of Advice and Recommendations of the National Environmental Justice Advisory Council, A Federal Advisory Committee to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Category:Government DocsReads:1,792Uploaded:11 / 12 / 2009ShareAdd to collectionComments Received in Response to Draft Environmental Assessment
Comments received by the US Army Corps of Engineers on the draft Environmental Assessment for the proposed Intermodal Rail and Truck yard in Johnson County Kansas
Category:Government DocsReads:1,806Uploaded:10 / 17 / 2009ShareAdd to collectionSkip Kalb BNSF Presentation to the Johnson County Environmental Task Force
This is one of six presentations by BNSF Director of Strategic Development of the BNSF Railroad, in which he says that the proposed Gardner Intermodal rail and truck yard will have an "Initial capacity of 650,000 lifts; scalable to 1.5 million (ocean container) lifts". In the Environmental Assessment (EA) provided to the US Army Corps of Engineers, BNSF say the facility will be scalable to only 1 million container lifts. They based the EA projections of number of heavy diesel truck and car trips and air pollution emissions on the even lower number of 870,000 container lifts per year. Because of this apparent misstatement of fact, the actual trip generation and air pollution would be at least 83 percent higher than projected by BNSF in the Environmental Assessment. These presentations were made by Skip Kalb and other BNSF representatives in 2007, 2008, and 2009, both before and after the Environmental Assessment figures were generated. This presentation was given to the Johnson County (Kansas) Environmental Task Force on July 10, 2007 As of today, 091209, the presentation is available at the URL http://bocc.jocogov.org/dist1/documents/EnvTaskForceMinutes_071007.pdf A memo providing additional details can be found at http://tinyurl.com/bnsf-containers The proposed BNSF rail and truck yard is less than one mile from Gardner High School and a residential neighborhood. For more information on the EA and proposed BNSF railyard and truck yard, see http://tinyurl.com/bnsf-railyard
Category:Government DocsReads:1,868Uploaded:09 / 13 / 2009ShareAdd to collectionSkip Kalb BNSF Presentation to the IRWA
This is one of six presentations by BNSF Director of Strategic Development of the BNSF Railroad, in which he says that the proposed Gardner Intermodal rail and truck yard will have an "Initial capacity of 650,000 lifts; scalable to 1.5 million (ocean container) lifts". In the Environmental Assessment (EA) provided to the US Army Corps of Engineers, BNSF say the facility will be scalable to only 1 million container lifts. They based the EA projections of number of heavy diesel truck and car trips and air pollution emissions on the even lower number of 870,000 container lifts per year. Because of this apparent misstatement of fact, the actual trip generation and air pollution would be at least 83 percent higher than projected by BNSF in the Environmental Assessment. These presentations were made by Skip Kalb and other BNSF representatives in 2007, 2008, and 2009, both before and after the Environmental Assessment figures were generated. This presentation was given to the International Right of Way Association on September 7, 2007 As of today, 091209, the presentation is available at the URL http://www.irwachapter5.org/adobe_acrobat/irwa_optimized9.21.07.pdf A memo providing additional details can be found at http://tinyurl.com/bnsf-containers The proposed BNSF rail and truck yard is less than one mile from Gardner High School and a residential neighborhood. For more information on the EA and proposed BNSF railyard and truck yard, see http://tinyurl.com/bnsf-railyard
Category:Government DocsReads:2,035Uploaded:09 / 13 / 2009ShareAdd to collectionSkip Kalb BNSF presentation to 2007 National Highway-Rail Crossing Safety Training Conference.
This is one of six presentations by BNSF Director of Strategic Development of the BNSF Railroad, in which he says that the proposed Gardner Intermodal rail and truck yard will have an "Initial capacity of 650,000 lifts; scalable to 1.5 million (ocean container) lifts". In the Environmental Assessment (EA) provided to the US Army Corps of Engineers, BNSF say the facility will be scalable to only 1 million container lifts. They based their projections of number of heavy diesel truck and car trips and air pollution emissions on the even lower number of 870,000 container lifts per year. Because of this apparent misstatement of fact, the actual trip generation and air pollution would be at least 83 percent higher than projected by BNSF in the Environmental Assessment. These presentations were made by Skip Kalb and other BNSF representatives in 2007, 2008, and 2009, both before and after the Environmental Assessment figures were generated. The source of this presentation was the website of the 2007 National Highway-Rail Crossing Safety Training Conference. As of today, 091209, the presentation is available at the URL http://tti.tamu.edu/conferences/rail07/program/presentations/session7/kalb.pdf A memo providing addiitonal details can be found at at http://tinyurl.com/bnsf-containers The proposed BNSF rail and truck yard is less than one mile from Gardner High School and a residential neighborhood. For more information on the EA, see http://tinyurl.com/bnsf-railyard
Category:Government DocsReads:1,876Uploaded:09 / 13 / 2009ShareAdd to collectionSkip Kalb BNSF Presentation to the DeSoto Economic Development Corporation 032509
This is one of six presentations by BNSF Director of Strategic Development of the BNSF Railroad, in which he says that the proposed Gardner Intermodal rail and truck yard will have an "Initial capacity of 650,000 lifts; scalable to 1.5 million (ocean container) lifts". In the Environmental Assessment provided to the US Army Corps of Engineers, BNSF say the facility will be scalable to only 1 million container lifts. They based their projections of number of heavy diesel truck and car trips and air pollution emissions on the even lower number of 870,000 container lifts per year. Because of this apparent misstatement of fact, the actual trip generation and air pollution would be at least 83 percent higher than projected by BNSF in the Environmental Assessment. These presentations were made by Skip Kalb and other BNSF representatives in 2007, 2008, and 2009, both before and after the Environmental Assessment figures were generated. The source of this presentation was the website of the DeSoto Economic Development Corporation. As of today, 091209, the presentation is available at the URL http://www.desotoks.org/BNSF%20Presentation%20032509.pdf A memo providing addiitonal details can be found at at http://tinyurl.com/bnsf-containers The proposed BNSF rail and truck yard is less than one mile from Gardner High School and a residential neighborhood. For more information on the EA, see http://www.scribd.com/doc/18278901/Links-to-Presentations-News-Stories-And-Documents-Related-to-the-Environmental-Assessment-of-the-Proposed-BNSF-Inter-Modal-Railyard-in-Johnson-Count
Category:Government DocsReads:2,047Uploaded:09 / 13 / 2009ShareAdd to collectionSkip Kalb presentation to the Mississippi Valley Freight Coalition
This is one of six presentations by BNSF Director of Strategic Development of the BNSF Railroad, in which he says that the proposed Gardner Intermodal rail and truck yard will have an "Initial capacity of 650,000 lifts; scalable to 1.5 million (ocean container) lifts". In the Environmental Assessment provided to the US Army Corps of Engineers, BNSF say the facility will be scalable to only 1 million container lifts. They based their projections of number of heavy diesel truck and car trips and air pollution emissions on the even lower number of 870,000 container lifts per year. Because of this apparent misstatement of fact, the actual trip generation and air pollution would be at least 83 percent higher than projected by BNSF in the Environmental Assessment. These presentations were made by Skip Kalb and other BNSF representatives in 2007, 2008, and 2009, both before and after the Environmental Assessment figures were generated. The source of this presentation was the website of the Mississippi Valley Freight Coalition. As of today, 091209, the presentation is available at the URL http://www.mississippivalleyfreight.org/files/2009Meeting/Kalb.pdf A memo providing addiitonal details can be found at at http://tinyurl.com/bnsf-containers The proposed BNSF rail and truck yard is less than one mile from Gardner High School and a residential neighborhood. For more information on the EA, see http://www.scribd.com/doc/18278901/Links-to-Presentations-News-Stories-And-Documents-Related-to-the-Environmental-Assessment-of-the-Proposed-BNSF-Inter-Modal-Railyard-in-Johnson-Count
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