[PPT] - I-95 Corridor Coalition Truck Parking Workshop Marygrace Parker PowerPoint Presentation

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I-95 Corridor Coalition

Truck Parking Workshop

Tom McQueen, GDOT

Intermodal Freight Committee Co-Chair, I-95 Corridor Coalition

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Marygrace Parker

Dir. of Freight and Innovation in Transportation

I-95 Corridor Coalition

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Overview: Who is the I-95 Corridor Coalition?

The I-95 Corridor Coalition is a partnership whose membership includes:
State DOTS and regional transportation agencies,
toll authorities, and
public safety and related organizations

from the State of Maine to the State of Florida, with affiliate members in Canada.

Provides a forum for key decision-makers to address transportation

management and operations issues of common interest.

Volunteer, consensus-driven organization enables its myriad state, local and

regional member agencies to work together to improve transportation system performance far more than they could working individually.

The Coalition has successfully served as a model for multi-state/multi-

jurisdictional interagency cooperation and coordination for over two decades.

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Overview: Mission of the I-95 Corridor Coalition?

Since the 1990’s, the Coalition’s program has evolved from studying and

testing intelligent transportation systems (ITS) technologies to now encompassing a broader perspective which embraces integrated deployments and coordinated operations.

The Coalition’s perspective evolved from a concentration on highways to
ne that encompasses all modes of travel and focuses on the efficient

transfer of people and goods between modes.

Facilitation of regional incident management in areas such as pre-planning,

coordination and communication among transportation and public safety agencies in the corridor remains a key part of the Coalition’s focus.

Today, the Coalition emphasizes information management as the

underpinning of seamless operations across jurisdictions and modes.

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I-95 Corridor Coalition Freight Committee

Focus: promote reliable, efficient, and balanced transportation throughout the Coalition

states by supporting leadership, information technology, and operations that improve the safe, reliable, efficient, multi-modal movement of freight.

Co-Chairs:
Laurie Carlson; Mass DOT
Thomas McQueen, GDOT
David Rosenberg, NYSDOT

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What is Truck Parking…?

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Truck Parking Workshop -- Background

I-95 Corridor Coalition awarded Truck Parking Grant funds from the Federal Highway Administration

“Proof of Concept“ Test and Deployment of Real-Time Truck Parking System
System deployed in five rest areas in Virginia
Integrated into Virginia DOT’s Statewide ATMS
Virginia DOT assumed oversight and continued operation and maintenance March 1, 2018

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Truck Parking Workshop - Background

Coalition FHWA- Funded Project statement-of-work (SOW) called for “sharing lessons

learned” with other Coalition states

Included task for “what’s next/what can we do for innovative approaches/strategies, convening

states as well as industry sector to address shortage in truck parking spaces, enhance capacity

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Truck Parking Workshop -- Objective

Share recent truck parking activities: Who is doing what and is it working?
Further inform/enhance understanding among agencies on “state of the practice” currently with

truck parking within I-95 Corridor Coalition states, and nationally.

Share lessons learned, build on experience from work of US DOT’s National Truck Parking Coalition
(taking lessons learned to implementation)
Develop a list of truck parking attributes necessary to create viable truck parking solutions
Create a pro-versus-con listing of various approaches (e.g., public lead, P3s, industry solutions)
Gain a better understanding of how changes in regulations (e.g., Electronic logging devices “ELD”

and commercial activity in rest areas) and technology (e.g., truck platooning) could affect truck parking

Workshop Attendance: Primary focus was to convene “Operating Agencies” –
How to take best practices such as from National Truck Parking Coalition work among others and move to
implementation. How did things get done?
Approx. 50 attendees including from 13 Coalition states DOT’s, Transportation/Toll Agencies and Missouri/Minnesota

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Defining the Truck Parking Problem:

Truck parking shortages resulting from
utpaced truck parking demand
Implications from shifts/innovations in

supply chain logistics

Regulatory/legislative changes

Contributing challenges for new spaces:

Shortage of truck parking spaces
Cost of land/real estate for truck parking

versus other land use

“NIMBY” effect
Driver Shortages
Perception

”Exit ramps becoming truck parking lots thanks to federal rule change”

Channel 9 News, Charlotte NC

Why Now? What Response?

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“What’s Happening With Truck Parking in Coalition States?”

Presentations made by selected Coalition Members on their Truck Parking Initiatives:

Florida DOT

FHWA TIGER Grant, Statewide Truck Parking Plan, Real Time Truck Parking Deployment

Virginia DOT

Integration of I-95 Corridor Coalition’s Real-Time Truck Parking System (fives sites on I-95 northbound in

Virginia) into Virginia DOT’s Statewide ATMS

Truck Parking Information integrated into “SmarterRoads” data portal, allowing for dissemination to Apps (e.g.,

NASTO’s ParkMyTruck, TruckerPath) and 3rd party systems (i.e., WAZE, other real time truck parking systems)

Pennsylvania Turnpike

Implementation of Truck Parking Management system; Addressing shortages by identifying parking shortfalls,

demand locations; and Capacity Expansion for additional parking in Turnpike-owned rest areas

Lehigh Valley Planning Commission

Addressing truck parking needs driven by expansion of manufacturing/distribution/warehouse growth in

region by assessing strategies to incorporate truck parking needs into economic development planning,

partnering with industry

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Presentations by state DOTs outside I-95 Corridor Coalition:

Minnesota DOT

Real Time Truck Parking System

Deployment – lessons learned, challenges

Data collection methods,
Signage
Industry Engagement to address truck

parking demand Missouri DOT

Low Cost Capacity Expansion/improvements
“Recapture” of rest area facilities that were

closed and/or could not longer support large scale operations

Better understanding of truck parking

demand

Parking (for Hours-of Service reason) versus

Staging

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“What Are Some Key Changes on the Horizon and Implications to Truck Parking?”

Implications of E-Commerce

Presentation by NC DOT

Shifting patterns in trucking demand; time sensitivities

Emerging Technology Implications

Presentation by American Trucking Association

Implications for truck parking as a result
f implementing of new ELD rules, advancement of

connected/automated vehicle technologies? (i.e. truck platooning)

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Zeroing-In On What Public Agencies Can Do To Address Truck Parking Challenges

Five Breakout Groups-Key Topic Areas Expanding Truck Capacity

What are key considerations regarding the location?
What regulatory barriers exist to expanding capacity (e.g., zoning, permits, land use) and how to we address

them?

Truck Parking Design Options

What considerations do you need to make with regard to data collection,

storage, analytics and dissemination? Who owns data? Who needs to have access to data?

Distribution of Info to Trucker

How do we get parking availability out to the private third party vendors like Apps, WAZE, others.
What do the truckers want? What communication method(s) do they believe are effective? What information do

they most urgently need to make parking decisions?

Making Decisions with Truck Parking Data

What data do you need to make investment decisions?
How important is it for you to understand truck parking demand resulting from HOS limits versus vehicles

“staging” to enter distribution/warehouse/retail location/port?

Education, Outreach and Key Stakeholders

. What has been the largest barrier to enhancing the understanding of truck parking needs and identifying a

champion in your state?

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Wrap-Up: Bringing it Back to Your Office

Roundtable Session

New ideas you can bring back to your public agency?
Proven, innovative; implementable
What knowledge capacity still needs to exist to continue pushing innovation and

advancing solutions?

What regional action is necessary?
Addressing interoperability? Assessing shortages in parking: regional/corridor level?

I-95 Corridor Coalition’s Truck Parking Symposium (Fall 2018)

What topics should be targeted?
New ones, expanding on workshop topics with larger groups – public/private?
Who should we engage?

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What’s Next:

Develop Summary Report from Workshop and distribute to participants/Coalition member

agencies

Share results with other entities – USDOT – FHWA OFM (including National Truck Parking

Coalition) other agencies/coalitions (e.g., ITTS)

Continue dialogue with states to gain feedback from members (and other groups nationally

including NTPC and ITTS) on innovative strategies agencies are pursing and/or provide additional input to breakout questions

Develop outline/content and hold Truck Parking Symposium in fall 2018 for broader group
Additional public agencies (MPOs, law enforcement…) and private sector (shippers,

distribution/warehouse industry, real time truck parking system vendors/third party APP developers etc., )

Hold Truck Parking Symposium

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Thank You For Your Time

Questions? For More Information:

Tom McQueen, GDOT

Intermodal Freight Committee Co-Chair, I-95 Corridor Coalition tmcqueen@dot.ga.gov

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Marygrace Parker

Dir. of Freight and Innovation in Transportation

I-95 Corridor Coalition i95mgp@i95cc.com