Improving Freight System Performance in Metropolitan Areas: A Planning Guide

This report provides a regional public planning guide that identifies potential strategies and practical solutions for public and private stakeholders to improve freight movement system performance in diverse metropolitan areas. The Guide is intended to serve as a comprehensive reference for all portions of a metropolitan area, from the urban core to more suburban and exurban areas (urban fringe). The Guide includes an Initiative Selector tool to aid in the selection of possible alternatives for various problems, and Freight Trip Generation (FTG) software that planners can use to identify main locations where freight is an issue based on freight trips produced and attracted. Links to access the Initiative Selector and FTG software appear in this report. The report is divided into three sections: Section 1: Urban Freight Transportation Decision-Making Process; Section 2: Overview of Public-Sector Initiatives; and Section 3: Case Studies.

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• Authors:
  • Holguin-Veras, José
  • Amaya-Leal, Johanna
  • Wojtowicz, Jeffrey
  • Jaller, Miguel
  • 0000-0003-4053-750X
  • González-Calderón, Carlos
  • Sánchez-Díaz, Iván
  • Wang, Xiaokun
  • Haake, Daniel G
  • Rhodes, Suzann S
  • Hodge, Stacey Darville
  • Frazier, Robert J
  • Nick, Molly K
  • Dack, Joseph
  • Casinelli, Luigi
  • Browne, Michael
• Publication Date: 2015

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 214p
• Serial:
  • NCFRP Report
  • Issue Number: 33
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 1947-5659

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Decision making; Decision support systems; Freight transportation; Governments; Metropolitan areas; Performance measurement; Regional planning; Tolls; Trip generation; Urban goods movement
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01560792
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9780309308571
• Report/Paper Numbers: Project NCFRP-38
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Apr 22 2015 3:40PM