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NCHRP Project 8-53 â Integrating Freight into Transportation Planning and Project-Selection Processes Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction................................................................................................................... 1-1 1.1 Purpose of This Project......................................................................................... 1-3 1.2 Approach................................................................................................................ 1-4 1.3 Organization of This Report ................................................................................ 1-5 2.0 Transportation Planning and Programming at States and MPOs....................... 2-1 2.1 Overview ................................................................................................................ 2-1 2.2 Freight Planning and Programming Challenges .............................................. 2-4 3.0 Summary of Current Practices ................................................................................... 3-1 3.1 Overview ................................................................................................................ 3-1 3.2 Case Study Approach ........................................................................................... 3-2 4.0 Recommended Practices, Processes, and Procedures ............................................ 4-1 4.1 Needs Identification.............................................................................................. 4-2 4.2 Plan Development................................................................................................. 4-6 4.3 Project Programming............................................................................................ 4-9 4.4 Project Development and Implementation........................................................ 4-12 5.0 Development of the Freight Planning and Programming Guidebook .............. 5-1 5.1 Guiding Principles for Guidebook Development............................................. 5-1 5.2 Guidebook Organization and Content............................................................... 5-4 6.0 Suggested Topics for Further Research.................................................................... 6-1 6.1 Tools and Methods for Quantifying Public Benefits of Multijurisdictional Freight Investments .............................................................................................. 6-1 6.2 Developing Advocates for Freight Planning..................................................... 6-1 Appendix A â Research Plan............................................................................................... A-1 Appendix B â List of Interviewees..................................................................................... B-1 Appendix C â Interview Guide .......................................................................................... C-1 Appendix D â NCHRP Project 8-53 Outreach Plan ........................................................ D-1 Cambridge Systematics, Inc. i 7517.001
NCHRP Project 8-53 â Integrating Freight into Transportation Planning and Project-Selection Processes List of Tables 3.1 Summary of Best Practice Case Studies ..................................................................... 3-6 4.1 Evolution of Florida DOT Approach to Setting Transportation Priorities ........... 4-10 List of Figures 2.1 The Transportation Planning Process ........................................................................ 2-2 3.1 Locations of Freight Planning and Programming Case Studies ............................ 3-3 4.1 Relationship Between Case Study Themes and Recommendations...................... 4-2 Cambridge Systematics, Inc. iii
