Financing Freight Improvements

This Guidebook describes funding and financing tools available for freight investments. The Guidebook has been designed to provide information to the Federal Highway Administration, states, metropolitan planning organizations, and other parties interested in investing in freight infrastructure. The Guidebook is composed of four sections: 1. Funding and Financing Tools for Freight Investment – This section describes existing Federal funding programs and financing tools that could be used to fund freight investments. It also provides an overview of several state programs that support freight projects. 2. Case Studies of Freight Financing – This section provides brief summaries of how various types of freight-related projects were financed. 3. References – This section provides links to other freight financing resources. 4. Glossary of Terms.

• Record URL:
  • http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/freight/publications/freightfinancing/freightfinancing.pdf
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• Record URL:
  • https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/16309
• Corporate Authors:

  Cambridge Systematics, Incorporated

  100 Cambridge Park Drive, Suite 400
  Cambridge, MA  United States  02140

  Federal Highway Administration

  Office of Freight Management and Operations, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Buxbaum, Jeffrey N
  • Ortiz, Iris N
  • Keenan, Carol
• Publication Date: 2007-1

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Edition: Final Report
• Features: Figures; Glossary; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 161p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Airports; Case studies; Financing; Freight transportation; Handbooks; Highways; Improvements; Infrastructure; Intermodal facilities; Ports; Railroad facilities
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Economics; Finance; Freight Transportation; Highways; Marine Transportation; Railroads; Terminals and Facilities; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01054639
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-HOP-06-108, EDL 14295
• Contract Numbers: DTFH61-01-C-00181
• Files: NTL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jul 30 2007 4:08PM