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4The initiatives presented in this Guide represent a wide range of potential solutions to the freight issues typically found in metropolitan areas. They could be used by transportation agency staff to perform two basic functions: (1)
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Urban Freight Transportation Decision-Making Process 5 by a reduction in customers, while the increased access provided by the bypass may result in business relocations from the congested area to nearer the bypass, diminishing the vitality of the urban core. Moreover, given funding limitations, building the bypass may result in other projects not being funded.
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6 Improving Freight System Performance in Metropolitan Areas: A Planning Guide Figure 1. Urban freight transportation DM process.
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Urban Freight Transportation Decision-Making Process 7 effort. Some key stakeholders to bring to the table include large and prominent shippers, carriers, and receivers; the corresponding trade groups that represent key freight agents (local trucking associations, warehouse associations, retail sector groups, restaurant associations, and the like)
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8 Improving Freight System Performance in Metropolitan Areas: A Planning Guide The identification process typically involves technical analyses (e.g., traffic counts, capacity and level-of-service analysis, and travel time and delay studies) , and consultations with stakeholders to develop a solid idea about the potential reasons behind the problem.
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Urban Freight Transportation Decision-Making Process 9 speeds at key arterials." Clarifying and defining the goal can delineate it into a series of component objectives. Agency staff can work with stakeholders to help them understand the potential consequences of skipping this critical step.
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10 Improving Freight System Performance in Metropolitan Areas: A Planning Guide Definition of Performance Measures Performance measures (PMs) are an important aspect of the DM process and are central to gauging the degree to which goals and objectives are achieved.
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Urban Freight Transportation Decision-Making Process 11 • Assessment and analysis – PMs are used at several steps in the management and planning processes, such as to assess the base case conditions surrounding a freight issue, and to compare the results of the assessment to conditions in other jurisdictions. Such comparisons provide context to PMs that may otherwise be difficult to interpret.
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12 Improving Freight System Performance in Metropolitan Areas: A Planning Guide Guide can be used to help identify possible alternatives. Then public-sector decision makers, stakeholders, and transportation agencies can conduct detailed assessments of each initiative's pros and cons, with data relevant to their situation, to identify the most appropriate course of action.
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Urban Freight Transportation Decision-Making Process 13 • Generation of outputs – Outputs from this task are a preliminary list of potential initiatives to address the freight issues to be solved or mitigated, along with descriptions of the initiatives under consideration, a qualitative assessment of their advantages and disadvantages, and an identification of the potential synergies to take advantage of, and/or conflicts to be avoided. Formulation and Performance Analysis of Solution Alternatives In this step of the DM process, agency staff further develop the potential initiatives identified so that both decision makers and the wide spectrum of stakeholders have a thorough appreciation of their potential impacts.
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14 Improving Freight System Performance in Metropolitan Areas: A Planning Guide – Additional assessments of budget, staffing, and timing for the selected alternatives may be needed. For example, before recommending an OHD program, it is advisable to check with the private sector to determine the feasibility of the idea.
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Urban Freight Transportation Decision-Making Process 15 – During the evaluation of alternatives, it may be necessary to supplement data/information collected to provide stakeholders with information about the alternatives that they need to make decisions. • Assessment and analysis – Because of the trade-offs involved, often there is no clear best alternative.
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16 Improving Freight System Performance in Metropolitan Areas: A Planning Guide when the agency staff is certain that it is the best course of action. Such certainty necessitates careful assessment of the input provided by all stakeholders.
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