Goal 2:
To build a thriving economy driven by innovative, entrepreneurial, and globally competitive companies that make productive use of technology and the state’s human, educational, and natural resources

Objective 2.6 - To develop and promote Louisiana’s transportation infrastructure

	With two critical east-west Interstate highways, three of the top ten ports in United States, good rail and air infrastructure, Louisiana is an important transportation center. The state is geographically positioned to be a leader in the transportation industry. The state’s physical infrastructure must be continually developed and expanded, and properly maintained.

Benchmarks to track progress toward Objective 2.6 include:
		Elements of the Louisiana Statewide Intermodal Transportation Plan fully implemented or funded (48 total elements)
		Elements of the Transportation Infrastructure Model for Economic Development (TIMED) fully implemented (16 total elements)
		Percentage of state highway miles with pavements in poor condition
		Number of parishes with a public transportation system
		Number of Louisiana ports in top 10 US ports (based on total foreign and domestic cargo tonnage)
		Direct air service between Louisiana airports and external locations (foreign cities, domestic hub cities, domestic non-hub cities)

GOAL TWO
2.1	Louisiana's Clusters
2.2	R & D
2.3	Access to Capital
2.4	University Technologies
2.5	Entrepreneurship
2.6	Transportation
2.7	I.T. Infrastructure
2.8	Tax, Civil Justice, Regulatory