18  Maintain adequate highway, riverfront, and rail accessible land

Maintain adequate highway, riverfront, and rail - accessible land to meet existing and future demand for freight movement.

18.1 Industrial land near river and rail freight

The total acreage of land tax-classified or in use as industrial and near river or rail freight has increased consistently since 2005. Most of this growth is due to the changing tax-classification of land that is/was undeveloped or farmland or commercial land.

Figure 18.1: Acres of land tax-classified or in use as industrial within 1/4 mile of a river port facility, a DOT-listed dock, an intermodal rail facility, or anywhere along a class 2-3 rail line.

Table 18.1: Acres of land tax-classified or in use as industrial within 1/4 mile of a river port facility, a DOT-listed dock, an intermodal rail facility, or anywhere along a class 2-3 rail line.

Year	Acres of industrial land
2005	9,881
2010	11,098
2016	12,979
2020	14,874