INTERMODAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM PLANNING AND THE SEARCH FOR MPO-LEVEL FREIGHT DATA

The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) required the development of six management systems and one monitoring system, including the intermodal management system (IMS). Because freight planning has not been a high priority in Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) planning agencies and because intermodal freight flow/facility data are often proprietary within the private sector, IMS planning teams must be particularly imaginative, creative, ingenious, proactive, and data-recycling conscious in order to develop their management system. This paper identifies freight data sources used and usable for IMS Work Plan development purposes, mentioning specific directories, associations, consulting firms, and databases. It is hoped that working MPO and State planners will use these "leads" to develop better and more comprehensive freight intermodal data.

Language

  • English

Media Info

  • Pagination: p. 343-355

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 00727074
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Report/Paper Numbers: Volume 1
  • Files: TRIS
  • Created Date: Oct 16 1996 12:00AM