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Freight Planning in Small and Medium MPOs: Practical Tools and Lessons Learned Steven Gayle, PTP September 13, 2016 How many Ton-miles were in your lunch? 2 Freight Planning: National Context MAP-21 established the national importance of

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Freight Planning in Small and Medium MPOs: Practical Tools and Lessons Learned

September 13, 2016

Steven Gayle, PTP

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How many Ton-miles were in your lunch?

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Freight Planning: National Context

  • MAP-21 established the national importance of freight
  • National Goal: “Freight movement and economic vitality—to

improve the national freight network, strengthen the ability of rural communities to access national and international trade markets, and support regional economic development.”

  • National Freight Policy
  • Priority Freight Network
  • National Freight Advisory Committee
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Freight Planning: National Context

  • FAST Act raises the bar
  • Expands the perspective to multimodal
  • National Multimodal Freight Policy
  • National Freight Strategic Plan
  • National Multimodal Freight Network
  • New funding programs: National Highway Freight Program

and Nationally Significant Freight and Highway Projects program (FASTLANE)

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State Freight Planning

  • FAST does not require State freight plans, but…
  • A compliant plan is a condition for receiving NHFP

apportionment

  • Plan content is required to include a fiscally

constrained 5 year plan of projects

  • State Freight Advisory Committee
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What is the MPO’s role?

  • Consider the value of a regional freight plan
  • Create opportunities with freight stakeholders

– Facility owners/operators – Shippers/receivers – Carriers (truck, rail, air, maritime)

  • Understand the geography of freight movement
  • Incorporate land use dynamics
  • Consider tech trends…same day delivery, autonomous

trucks, drones

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Elmira-Chemung Transportation Council

Small metropolitan area in New York’s Southern Tier

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Elmira-Chemung Transportation Council

  • Long Range Transportation Plan update 2014
  • Separable Freight Plan

ELMIRA-CHEMUNG TRANSPORTATION PLAN 2035 CHALLENGES and OPPORTUNITIES

ELMIRA-CHEMUNG TRANSPORTATION PLAN 2035

ELMIRA URBANIZED AREA FREIGHT MOVEMENT STUDY

MARCH 2015

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Freight Issues

  • Strong local manufacturing sector
  • Warehouse/distribution centers

Chemung County GDP

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Freight Issues

  • Greenfields warehouse/distribution centers
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Freight Issues

  • Interstate 86 traverses the county
  • Norfolk Southern RR Southern Tier mainline
  • Major transload facility to serve Pennsylvania natural

gas fields

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Last Mile Connections & Truck Parking

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Capital District Transportation Committee

Four County region surrounding New York’s state capital

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Understanding the Role of Goods Movement

REGIONAL FREIGHT AND GOODS MOVEMENT PLAN

March 2016 Capital District Transportation Committee

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Robust Multimodal Freight Network

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Freight Creates Conflicts and Opportunities

Freight

Efficiency Access Environmental Impacts Safety Economic Benefit Capital Investment

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Freight is Complex

  • Hours of service
  • Safe parking

Driver

  • Limited time window
  • Loading dock space

Receiver

  • Resilience
  • Reliability

Network

Consider a truck delivery from out of state:

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Tool: Freight Land Use Typology

  • Intermodal Center
  • Regional Distribution Hub
  • Manufacturing Center
  • Suburban Commercial Center
  • Urban Core
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Tool: Priority Freight Network

  • Supported by Land Use Typology
  • A visual tool for public outreach on community ~

freight impacts

  • Serves as a focus for MPO TIP development

– Defensible criteria – Projects show link to regional economy

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PRIORITY FREIGHT NETWORK CRITERIA

MAJOR ROUTE MINOR ROUTE

CONNECTOR ROUTE

Access Controlled Highways and

Major Arterials (Mainly Interstate and National Highway System Facilities) Connects the Capital Region to Other Regions and States Operated by NYSDOT or Another State-Level Agency High Truck Volumes: 4,000+ Per Day Highways and Major/Minor Arterials (May Include National Highway System

Facilities)

Connects Major Facilities Within and Throughout the Capital Region Operated by a State-, Regional-, or Local- Level Agency Medium Truck Volumes: 1,000+ Per Day Minor Arterials or Collector Roadways (Generally will not Include National Highway System Facilities) Connects Major Facilities to Minor and Major Routes in the Capital Region Operated by a Regional- or Local-Level

Agency

Medium/Low Truck Volumes: 500+ Per Day

MINOR MAJOR CONNECTOR

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Link to State Freight Plans

  • New York State Freight Transportation Plan began

with an examination of MPO freight plans

  • “What projects in the MPO plans rise to the level of

the state plan?”

  • Allows MPOs to overcome geographic mismatch of

urban and statewide freight perspective

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Contacts STEVEN GAYLE

SENIOR CONSULTANT, RSG

steven.gayle@rsginc.com

CHRIS BAUER, CDTC

TRANSPORTATION PLANNER, CDTC

cbauer@cdtcmpo.org