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Greater Houston Freight Committee June 18, 2019 Introduction/Welcome Established in 2016 by the Transportation Policy Council (TPC) as recommended in the 2013 Regional Goods Movement Plan as well as guidance from the FAST Act. Regularly

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Greater Houston Freight Committee

June 18, 2019

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Introduction/Welcome

▪ Established in 2016 by the Transportation Policy Council (TPC) as recommended in the 2013 Regional Goods Movement Plan as well as guidance from the FAST Act. ▪ Regularly engage and convene freight industry/goods movement partners in the region to understand how best to maintain an on-going conversation. ▪ Involve private sector freight generators, shippers, and other logistics professionals. ▪ Meet periodically to share information, make recommendations to the TPC, and assist/direct H-GAC staff in freight planning tasks.

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Introduction/Welcome

▪ GHFC Structure ▪ TPC Nominating Chair recommended reappointment of current co-chairs, Brian Fielkow and Ed Emmett, to be confirmed at June 28th TPC meeting ▪ Meeting Frequency ▪ Priorities

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Committee Agenda Roundtable

▪ Houston Region Freight Rail Study ▪ Truck Parking Study ▪ TxDOT PEL Studies Updates

  • IH-10: IH-69 to SH-99 (Phase 1 Complete)
  • IH-45: BW 8 North to Loop 336 South (Phase

1 Complete)

  • IH-69: Spur 527 to BW 8 South (Phase 1

Complete)

  • SH-225 (Procurement Phase)

▪ North Houston Highway Improvement Project

  • Development of Freight Movement Advisory

Group

▪ 36A EIS Update ▪ Southeast Harris County Mobility Study ▪ Others?

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Distracted Driving Roundtable Overview

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36A Project Update

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36A PROJECT

Greater Houston Freight Committee Update

June 18, 2019

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36A Project - Background

▪ Houst uston

  • n-Ga

Galv lvest eston n Area a Council cil – High level regional studies indicated a need to route traffic (truck, hurricane evacuation, etc.) around the urban core – Identified in the 2040 Regional Transportation Plan – H-GAC committed funding for initial phase

  • f this study

▪ TxDO DOT – Houst uston

  • n Distr

trict ict – Conduct the study – Study will follow the Federal environmental process (NEPA)

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36A Project

▪ Roadway project ▪ Limits: I-69 southwest of Rosenberg to SH 6 north of Hempstead ▪ Engineering and Environmental study – Defines the Need and Purpose – Develops alternative alignments

  • Existing routes
  • New location routes

– Refines alignments

  • Based on:

» Public Involvement » Engineering analysis » Environmental constraints – Selects Reasonable Alternatives

Rosenberg Hempstead

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Constraints: ❑ Existing Development ❑ Proposed Development ❑ Floodplains ❑ Wetlands / Water resources ❑ Katy Prairie & KPC lands ❑ Park and School properties ❑ Historic sites and properties ❑ EJ communities ❑ Other issues

36A Project – Constraints

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Preliminary Engineering and Environmental Process

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Preliminary Alternatives

Constraints: ❑ Existing Development ❑ Proposed Development ❑ Floodplains ❑ Wetlands / Water resources ❑ Katy Prairie & KPC lands ❑ Park and School properties ❑ Historic sites and properties ❑ EJ communities ❑ Other issues

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Preliminary Alternatives – South of I-10 and North of I-10

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Stakeholders: ▪ Elected Officials ▪ Public Officials ▪ Special Interest Groups ▪ General Public ▪ Landowners ▪ Resource Agencies . Continuous Outreach:

❑ One-on-one Meetings ❑ Stakeholder Meetings ❑ On-site Visits ❑ Public Meetings ❑ Social Media ❑ Community Meetings ❑ Website and Phone 36A Project – Public Involvement

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36A Project – Public Involvement – Project Website

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36A Project – Public Involvement – Project Viewer Tool

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36A Project – Anticipated Timeline

2017 2022 2020 2018 2019 2021

Project Initiation & NOI Public Scoping Meeting Develop Alternatives Public Meeting Refine Alternatives Recommended Alternative Prepare Draft EIS Public Hearing Prepare Final EIS Record of Decision

2023

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TxDOT Project Manager: Cesar Martinez, TxDOT Houston District Cesar.Martinez1@txdot.gov or 713-802-5279

Team Project Manager: David Gornet, P.E., Jacobs/Gornet JV David.Gornet@Jacobs.com or 713-542-8524

For More Information: Visit our website at www.txdot.gov or contact TxDOT-Houston District Public Information Office by email at HOU-PIOwebmail@TxDOT.gov or call 713-802-5076.

Project Contact Information

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Than Thank Y k You

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Ports Area Mobility Study Update

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Agenda

▪ Project Recap

  • Objectives and
  • Activities

▪ Project Deliverable Status ▪ Proposed Improvements

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Study Objectives

▪ Identify freight and goods supply chains that are dependent upon on the region’s port facilities ▪ Identify improvements to better facilitate port related freight mobility:

  • Infrastructure and facilities
  • Multimodal improvements
  • Operational strategies
  • Policy-level changes
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Study Activities

▪ Port profiles (complete) ▪ Rail Assessment (complete) ▪ Barge/Intracoastal Waterways Assessment (complete) ▪ Data gathering and analysis

  • Trade and cargo flow (complete)
  • Truck counts (complete)
  • Truck driver surveys (complete)
  • ATRI Truck GPS (complete)

Reddy.Edulakanti@hdrinc.com

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Study Activities

Reddy.Edulakanti@hdrinc.com

▪ Supply Chain Analysis (complete)

  • Transearch Dataset
  • Datamyne and
  • Third-party Interviews

▪ Improvements Identification (complete) ▪ Travel Demand Modeling (on-going) ▪ Benefit-Cost Assessment (on-going)

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Project Deliverables

▪ Final Report consisting of Technical Memorandums:

  • Port Profiles
  • Rail
  • Barge/Intracoastal Waterways
  • Highways
  • Supply Chain
  • Commodity Flows
  • Solutions and Strategies
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Proposed Improvements

  • Identified range of solutions and strategies that support
  • Infrastructure and facilities
  • Multimodal improvements
  • Operational strategies
  • Policy-level changes
  • Strategies include
  • Extended gate times at container terminals
  • Terminal Gate Appointment System
  • Inland Port
  • Port centric warehousing etc.
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Proposed Improvements

  • Solutions include
  • Freight Shuttle
  • Self discharge container on barge
  • Virtual container yard
  • I-69 bypass
  • Independence Parkway Bridge
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Freight Shuttle

▪ MOU signed with Port of Houston ▪ Third party system – similar to rail and pipelines

  • Using air rights above highways
  • Private investment
  • Local, regional, state, federal funding

▪ Assessed different options for PAMS:

  • Shared User facility in Baytown
  • Door-to-Door service (links container ports with

volume users – resin packaging plants, importers Ikea, Walmart etc.) Source: Freight Shuttle Systems

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▪ Intra-regional

  • Feed Cedar Port

from Bayport and Barbours Cut.

Container-on-Barge

Existing barge facility

Concentration of warehouses that export/import containers

Walmart, Ikea, Katoen Natie (plastic resins) Reddy.Edulakanti@hdrinc.com

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Container-on-barge

▪ Currently once a week service to each container terminal

  • Low frequency impacts container demurrage, acceptance time for exports, etc

▪ Significant benefits with Heavy weight containers. ▪ How can container on barge service attract more volume and increase frequency?

  • 1. Operations.
  • More reliable operations at the container terminal - Dedicated area/berth within terminals?
  • Cheaper cargo handling methods? – Reach Stacker?
  • Labor agreement to account for handling a barge rather than ocean going vessel
  • 2. Soft sell
  • Integrate within Shipping Line pricing structure
  • Multi agency approach and business development to potential users

▪ Could it become a formal service offering at Houston?

Reddy.Edulakanti@hdrinc.com

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Container moves 1 x Import to Walmart 1 x Export from Plantgistix 4 truck trips

  • 2 carrying cargo
  • 2 empty
  • 59 truck miles

Existing Situation

Virtual Container Yard

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Container moves 1 x Import to Walmart Empty container from Walmart taken to Plantgistix 1 x Export from Plantgistix 3 truck trips

  • 2 carrying cargo
  • 1 empty
  • 36.5 truck miles
  • 50% reduction of trips

to the port terminal

  • 38% saving in truck

miles

“Street turn” Concept Future Condition

Reddy.Edulakanti@hdrinc.com

Virtual Container Yard

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I -69 Bypass

  • Relief route around Houston Urban

Core

  • Connecting Wharton on the

southwest to Cleveland/Livingston

  • n the northeast
  • Carrying traffic from Port of

Freeport, Port of Galveston, Port of Houston to east, northeast and the north

  • Grand Parkway and Route 146 as

potential alignment Reddy.Edulakanti@hdrinc.com

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Independence Parkway Bridge

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Port Truck Trip Calculator

▪ Forecast truck trips to 2045

  • At Traffic Analysis

Zone (TAZ) level

  • Based on 2016

Transearch commodity data

  • Used to inform

modelling

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Port Truck Trip Calculator

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Next Steps..

▪ Cost – Benefit Analysis ▪ Finalize Technical Memorandums

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Contracting for a Cleaner Region

H-GAC Clean Vehicles Program

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Heavy Duty Diesel Replacements

▪ Clean Vehicles Program

  • Class 8 trucks
  • Alternative fuel fueling stations

▪ Regional Texas Emission Reduction Program

  • Class 8 trucks
  • Marine (ferries)
  • Nonroad equipment

▪ Drayage Loan Program

  • Class 8 trucks

▪ Other

  • SEP funds – School buses
  • EPA funds – Construction equipment, marine (tugs), forklifts
  • Clean School Bus Program – School bus (emphasis on alt fuel)
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Air Quality Initiatives Report

65 98 21 7 38 21 50 100 150 200 250 NOx Reductions (in tons) = 250 or $5,000,000

2016 Annual NOx Reductions: Clean Fleets

Clean Vehicles Non-Drayage Projects Clean Vehicles Drayage Projects Clean School Bus Program Non-Road Clean Vessels and Equipment Regional TERP Drayage Projects Regional TERP Local Government Projects 99 71 13 58 24 13 3 50 100 150 200 250 NOx Reductions (in tons) = 281 or $5,620,000

2017 Annual NOx Reductions: Clean Fleets

Clean Vehicles Non-Drayage Projects Clean Vehicles Drayage Projects Clean School Bus Program Non-Road Clean Vessels and Equipment Regional TERP: Drayage Projects Regional TERP: Local Government Projects 115 87 19 62 28 7 6 50 100 150 200 250 300 NOx Reductions (in tons) = 324 or $6,480,000

2018 Annual NOx Reductions: Clean Fleets

Clean Vehicles Nondrayage Projects Clean Vehicles Drayage Projects Clean School Bus Program Nonroad Clean Vessels and Equipment Regional TERP: Drayage Projects Regional TERP: Local Government Projects
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Results (Drayage Loan Program and TERP)

36 59 50 41 41 46 36 26 3 9 67 80 74 80 77 75 10 10 42 90 98 90 100 96 91 11 50 101 218 232 242 251 242 202 192 50 100 150 200 250 300 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 YEAR

NOx Reduction (tons)

TERP CMAQ Drayage HDDRP Engines

▪ Drayage Loan Program

  • Contracted with 67 owner / operators and 29 trucking companies.
  • Issued $15,000,000 in grant funds and $11,500,000 in loan funds to replace 217 trucks.
  • Contracted to obtain 1,050 tons of NOx emission reduction.
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Lessons Learned

▪ 7 Year Monitoring Period:

  • Too lengthy for owner operators
  • Unpredictable market may require substantial grant returns

▪ GPS Monitoring:

  • Original budget too weak for accuracy
  • Limited Staff

▪ Communication:

  • Bi-lingual (Spanish) a must
  • Speed of circulation of main documents
  • “Snail Mail” is no longer an assured means of communication
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Clean Vehicles Program - Nutshell

▪ Replace Class 7 and 8 diesel powered trucks ▪ Own and destroy the “donor” vehicle

  • 1996 to 2005 works best

▪ Purchase new vehicle ▪ H-GAC reimbursement “up to” 75%

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Clean Vehicles Program - Improvements

▪ Contract circulation via Agiloft

  • Applicant MUST HAVE a working and active e-mail
  • Quarterly reports and other communication through e-mail

▪ Monitoring period is tiered to 3, 4, or 5 years

  • Prevent repayment by extending to years 6 and 7
  • Usage commitment based on average yearly usage from
  • dometer reading

▪ GPS will mainly be used for troubled projects ▪ Usage reporting via on-line website

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Clean Vehicles Program - Further

▪ Other eligible projects

  • Non-Road equipment
  • Infrastructure

▪ Emphasis on Alternative Fuels

  • Funding cap increases from $20K to $40K per ton of NOx

reduction

  • New truck waiver to “slightly used” repowered
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H-GAC Clean Vehicles Program

E-Mail: Cleanvehicles@h-gac.com 713-993-2488

~or~ Visit the H-GAC website at: H-gac.com (Business ---> Clean Vehicles ---> Clean Vehicle Program)

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Regional Goods Movement Plan

▪ Update to the 2013 Regional Goods Movement Plan ▪ Regional Goods Movement Today

  • Freight System in the MPO area
  • Freight Significant Corridors and

Facilities

  • Commodity Flow Patterns
  • Key Industries

▪ Key Trends

  • Employment/Population Growth
  • International Trade
  • Supply Chains
  • Transportation Industry Trends
  • Regulations and Policy

▪ Key Issues and Challenges

  • Growth outpacing capacity
  • Managing Existing Capacity
  • Community & Environmental Issues

▪ Solutions and Recommendations

  • Short Term
  • Long Term
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Legislative Update

▪ Impacts of State Bill 2223

  • Effective 9/1/2019

▪ Others?

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Freight Activities from Committee

Committee members may briefly discuss current and future freight transportation efforts

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Adjourn

Thank you!