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Rio Grande Valley Freight and Trade Transportation Plan RGV Steering Committee Kick Off Meeting Rio Grande Valley Freight and Trade Transportation Plan December 4, 2019 December 4, 2019 Agenda 1 Welcome and Introductions 9:00 9:30 2

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Rio Grande Valley Freight and Trade Transportation Plan

RGV Steering Committee Kick Off Meeting

December 4, 2019

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Agenda

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9:30 – 10:00 10:00 – 10:15 10:15 – 10:45 10:45 – 11:15 9:00 – 9:30 Welcome and Introductions Purpose, Goals, and Objectives Key Tasks Needs and Opportunities Stakeholder Engagement 1 2 3 4 5 11:15 – 11:30 Closing and Next Steps 6

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Welcome and Introductions

  • Projec

ect T Tea eam

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mmitt ttee I ee Intr troducti tions

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elcoming R Rema emarks – Casey Wells, TxDOT Project Manager – Andrew Canon, Executive Director, RGV MPO – Commissioner Alvin New, Texas Transportation Commission

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Overview of Steering Committee

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Represents locations, industries, transportation network operators, and

  • ther interests within the

region Meets approximately four times throughout Plan development Advises on the region’s freight goals, priorities, and stakeholders Verifies findings through local experience and knowledge Reviews intermediate deliverables throughout Plan development Advises at key decision points, such as project prioritization methods

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Plan Overview

Purpose, Goals, and Objectives

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Study Team

Texas Department of Transportation

Casey Wells, Project Manager Kale Driemeier, Deputy Project Manager

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Cambridge Systematics: Project Manager and Technical Lead Paula Dowell Lizzie Welch RJ Rivera Associates: Stakeholder Outreach Support Midaly Fleegal Freight Insights: Private Sector Stakeholder Outreach Susan Atherton WSP: Land Use and Engineering Support Michael Penic Becky Bray

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Relationship to Other Efforts

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2018 Texas Freight Mobility Plan

  • Covered entire state
  • Analyzed freight

assets, conditions, needs, and trends

  • Recommended:
  • Local and Regional

Strategies

  • Promoting strategic

hubs for freight and trade

TX-MX Border Transportation Master Plan (on-going)

  • Covers entire Texas-

Mexico border

  • Assesses both

passenger and freight movement

  • Focuses on statewide

and binational policy, program, and project strategies at the border

RGV Freight and Trade Transportation Plan

  • Covers 6-counties in

the RGV

  • Focuses on freight

and trade movement at local level

  • Analyzes

infrastructure,

  • perations, land use,

and economic impact specific to the region

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Rio Grande Valley Freight and Trade Transportation Plan Study Area

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The Rio Grande Valley study area includes Brooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Kenedy, Starr, and Willacy counties

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Project Approach

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Develop freight and trade transportation strategies Develop freight and trade transportation recommendations Round 2 stakeholder workshops and outreach Assess current and future needs Analyze freight system conditions and performance Round 1 stakeholder workshops and interviews RGV Freight and Trade Transportation Plan (est. December 2020) Collect data, review materials, identify best practices Current activities Stakeholder engagement Major tasks

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Draft Purpose and Goals

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Integrate multimodal regional and statewide international freight transportation considerations into the local and regional transportation planning, programming, and implementation processes Identify the region’s specific freight and trade-related transportation needs and opportunities impacting the Texas Multimodal Freight Network and statewide economic competitiveness Develop a Rio Grande Valley Freight and Trade Transportation Plan that identifies freight and trade activities, opportunities, challenges, and strategies in the region GOALS PURPOSE

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Interactive Discussion - www.menti.com

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Goals will be pursued through…

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Local and regional data collection Enhanced regional freight and trade forecasts Identification of a regional multimodal freight and trade transportation network Analysis of local land use and freight and trade mobility Identification of regional, statewide, national, and international sphere

  • f influence

Recommendation

  • f strategies for

freight and trade mobility, safety, and connectivity

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Draft Goals and Objectives

Would you modify the plan goals? If so, in what way? Would you modify the plan objectives? If so, in what way?

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Plan Overview

Key Tasks

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Key Task: Current and Future Needs Assessment

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Current and Future Needs Assessment Existing Conditions

  • Existing data and plans
  • Infrastructure condition
  • Congestion, bottlenecks,

and reliability

  • Safety and crash analysis
  • Connectivity analysis
  • Commodity flow and supply

chain patterns

  • Operational constraints
  • Stakeholder input

Future Conditions

  • Commodity flow forecasts
  • Travel demand modeling
  • Stakeholder input
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Key Task: Economic Importance of the Rio Grande Valley

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Profile key freight and trade intensive industry sectors and supply chains in the region Identify, quantify, and document the importance of the region's freight and trade and economic activity to the state and the nation Identify the employment, income, GRP and tax revenue generated by freight and trade intensive industries Quantify the economic impact of multimodal freight and cross-border trade transportation Assess implications of not effectively meeting the region’s freight and trade cross-border transportation needs Collect and evaluate relevant regional socioeconomic and other data

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Data Informing the Plan

  • Federal and state data sources on cross-border activity, trade volumes, vehicle

counts, crashes, asset condition, etc.

  • Freight and modal profiles – highway, rail, maritime, brokers, warehousing
  • Economic impact of cross-border trade
  • Throughout: utilize data collected by the TX-MX BTMP
  • Regional

l in insig ight – What additional data should we consider, especially locally focused? – Does your organization have information that would improve our estimation of freight movement, supply chain linkages, or economic impact? – What local entities have this information?

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Needs and Opportunities

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Needs Identified in the 2018 TFMP and BTMP

  • Lack of or strained local and regional

connectivity impacts regional mobility and connection to hinterland markets

  • Inefficiency in moving freight in and out of

intermodal facilities and border crossings increases public and private costs

  • Warehousing facilities are often accessed

by roads not designed for freight vehicles

  • Oversize and overweight truck traffic in the

RGV require targeted strategies to improve mobility, asset condition, and safety in the region

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Interactive Discussion

  • What freight or trade needs and challenges does your
  • rganization face?
  • What opportunities do you see for the region?
  • What are the can’t-miss critical freight/trade issues in

this region? www.menti.co com

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Stakeholder Engagement

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Stakeholder Engagement Approach

  • Regional leaders in freight and trade transportation
  • Guidance on key decision points throughout project
  • Recommendations for stakeholder interviews

Steering Committee

  • Targeted industries, carriers, public entities
  • Provide input on needs, challenges, trends, and opportunities

specific to their experience and the region as a whole

Focus Groups and Interviews

  • Technical Advisory Committee and Policy Board
  • Verify findings and vet potential strategies

MPO Committees

  • Collect input on regional priorities, needs, and opportunities
  • Interactive map to identify safety hotspots, chokepoints, etc.

Online Survey

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Stakeholder Focus Groups and Interviews – Who are we missing?

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Public Private

TxDOT Pharr District RGV MPO Cities and counties Economic development officials Maritime ports International ports of entry Elected officials TxDMV TxDPS FHWA FMCSA CBP Carriers

  • Trucking, Rail, Maritime, Pipeline, Air

Freight handling facilities

  • Rail terminals, maritime ports, ports of entry
  • Trucking terminals / transload facilities
  • Warehousing and distribution centers
  • Foreign Trade Zones

Transportation and Trade Associations

  • Border Trade Alliance
  • Texas International Produce Association
  • South Texas Manufacturers Association
  • Customs Brokers Associations

Economic development organizations

  • Chambers of commerce
  • Economic development agencies
  • Private developers
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Stakeholder Outreach

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Closing and Next Steps

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Next 90 Days Technical Analysis

  • Data needs and inventory
  • Finalize goals and objectives
  • Conditions and needs analysis

Stakeholder Outreach

  • Online survey
  • Stakeholder interviews
  • Focus groups (Spring 2020)
  • Next RGVSC meeting (Spring 2020)

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Project Milestones and Timeline

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Milestones Schedule

Stakeholder outreach plan, review of freight data and studies Summer 2019 – Fall 2019 Stakeholder interviews, data collection Fall 2019 – Winter 2020 Regional freight profile, needs assessment, and performance measures Winter 2020 – Summer 2020 Regional freight recommendations, strategies, and implementation plan Summer 2020 – Fall 2020 Regional Freight Plan and Executive Summary Late 2020

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Contact Information

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Casey Wells TX Dept. of Transportation Casey.Wells@txdot.gov (512) 423-8986 Paula Dowell, Ph.D. Cambridge Systematics PDowell@CamSys.com (404) 861-5834 Lizzie Welch, P.E. Cambridge Systematics EWelch@CamSys.com (512) 691-8534