Northern Plains-Pacific Freight Corridor Profile I: Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, and Washington
The Northern Plains-Pacific Northwest Economic Region (NORPAC) comprises a 12-state corridor between Chicago, Illinois, to the Pacific Northwest. This descriptive analysis provides a baseline of demographic, infrastructure, and freight movement information for discussing policy, investments, and planning related to freight mobility. The NORPAC region faces challenges in sustaining its transportation system as demand continues to outpace transportation resources as is the case for the nation. A primary four-state corridor of Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, and Washington faces unique challenges in dependence on highways and vast rural geography. This research is a first step in enhancing decision making criteria for freight mobility in the NORPAC region. These freight mobility decisions are critical to the future work force and goods movements that enable the regional economy to successfully compete in a global marketplace.
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Corporate Authors:
Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute
North Dakota State University
1320 Albrecht Boulevard
Fargo, ND United States 581052University of Washington, Seattle
Seattle, WA United States 98195Washington State University, Pullman
Pullman, WA United States 99164 -
Authors:
- Vachal, Kimberly
- Benson, Doug
- Publication Date: 2007-5
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Features: Appendices; Figures; Maps; References; Tables;
- Pagination: 103p
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Demographics; Economic analysis; Freight traffic; Freight transportation; Infrastructure; Rural areas; Transportation corridors
- Geographic Terms: Idaho; Montana; North Dakota; Washington (State)
- Subject Areas: Economics; Freight Transportation; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01493274
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: DP-182
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Sep 20 2013 9:04AM