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... 114 A P P E N D I X F Case Examples ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FREIGHT PRIORITIZATION PROCESS Background and Motivation of Freight Prioritization Process The Arkansas DOT freight prioritization process emerged as part of the Arkansas State Long-Range Transportation Plan and the FAST Act -- both completed in conjunction with one another. The freight prioritization process aims to achieve the Arkansas DOT's four main goals: increased mobility, safety, economic competitiveness, and infrastructure development.
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... Case Examples 115 sensitive to certain geographies that may be lacking in freight capabilities right now but could have freight abilities implemented at a future date. Further evaluation of the projects aligns with the four main goals of the Arkansas DOT, analyzes projects from a high level, and identifies the problem areas in the state.
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... 116 Prioritization of Freight Investment Projects • Economic competitiveness: a focus on the economies of individual counties, districts, and localities and on how to increase the inflow of public money and the outflow of private goods. • Infrastructure development: making sure pavement, road, and bridge conditions are consistent and in good standing to increase both freight and passenger travel.
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... Case Examples 117 research pertaining to locally generated data in terms of physical destinations. It plans to study local freight interactions and mitigating issues associated with first- and last-mile destinations (Figure F-1)
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... 118 Prioritization of Freight Investment Projects CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FREIGHT PRIORITIZATION PROCESS Caltrans does not maintain a freight project prioritization process. Two processes that involve prioritization of project identification and project selection include the 2014 California Freight Mobility Plan (CFMP)
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... Case Examples 119 County Humboldt Route or Facility ID US-101 Project ID/reference number 01-46480 Project/program title and description Near Garberville, Near Richardson Grove: STAA Operational Improvement Project. Total project cost (thousands)
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... 120 Prioritization of Freight Investment Projects Caltrans MONSTER List California legislation associated with Senate Bill 1 provides an ongoing source of state funding dedicated to freight-related projects by establishing the new Trade Corridor Enhancement Account (TCEA)
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... Case Examples 121 • Tier 2 projects need additional planning and development work but may have partial sources of funds identified. • Tier 3 projects are unfunded and have no planning and development work, which typically means they are slated for beyond the ten-year planning horizon.
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... 122 Prioritization of Freight Investment Projects Resources New funding sources from FAST Act and TCEA are presently driving changes to the multimodal approach to planning at Caltrans. This is leading to increased coordination between state planning efforts for freight.
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... Figure F-2. Caltrans prioritization process flowchart.
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... 124 Prioritization of Freight Investment Projects INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FREIGHT PRIORITIZATION PROCESS Background and Motivation of Freight Prioritization Process The Indiana DOT freight prioritization process is part of the overall state transportation improvement initiatives formulated in the past 5 years. Because of the large amount of Interstate miles and freight traffic in Indiana, all selected projects aim to improve freight transportation in the state.
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... Case Examples 125 The Mobility Asset Team, composed of representatives from the district offices and central office, ranks the projects based on a 4- to 5-year planning horizon. The team uses qualitative and quantitative data for the selection process.
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... 126 Prioritization of Freight Investment Projects Conclusion and Future Needs The Indiana DOT does not use a formalized freight selection process since it is completed in conjunction with the state's transportation prioritization plan. Moving forward, it hopes to acquire data to accurately map out the economic needs of the state.
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... Case Examples 127 Figure F-3. Indiana DOT prioritization process flowchart.
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... 128 Prioritization of Freight Investment Projects MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FREIGHT PRIORITIZATION PROCESS Background and Motivation of Freight Prioritization Process The Office of Freight and Commercial Vehicle Operations of the Minnesota DOT solicits freight projects for construction projects on public roads that provide measurable freight transportation benefits. This funding solicitation process is an output of the funds available from the creation of the National Highway Freight Program in the FAST Act, which motivates the creation of the freight prioritization process.
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... Case Examples 129 Non–state aid cities and townships were urged to work with the county in developing their applications, thereby making them more qualified for the limited federal funds. Each of the proposed projects had to be sponsored by a public agency qualified to administer a federal aid construction contract on behalf of the recipient.
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... 130 Prioritization of Freight Investment Projects Table F-2. Freight transportation criteria.
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... Case Examples 131 Category Criteria Main Measure Safety Freight Congestion/ Freight Efficiency Improvement First/Last Mile Project readiness Various 150 150 150 Once the applications and projects were scored based on the criteria, the staff provided recommendations to the Freight Investment Plan Advisory Group, which was formed as an ad hoc committee from another committee within the Minnesota DOT. The advisory group was composed of a variety of internal and external groups.
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... 132 Prioritization of Freight Investment Projects from a proposed project with the Office of Traffic Engineering) and National Performance Management Research Data Set (NPMRDS)
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... Case Examples 133 Figure F-4. Minnesota DOT prioritization process flowchart.
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... 134 Prioritization of Freight Investment Projects MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FREIGHT PRIORITIZATION PROCESS Background and Motivation of Freight Prioritization Process The Missouri DOT is motivated to perform freight project prioritization through the management of four different freight activities and funding programs: • 2014 Missouri DOT Freight Plan to comply with 2012 MAP-21 Act • 2017 Missouri DOT Freight Plan to comply with 2015 FAST Act (43) • 2017 Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA)
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... Case Examples 135 Steps of the Freight Prioritization Process The statewide project prioritization process includes freight projects at the Missouri DOT and involves a review of project needs followed by a review of funding constraints. The Missouri DOT selects freight projects from the latest version of the freight mobility plan.
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... 136 Prioritization of Freight Investment Projects • Council of supply chain managers, economic development councils • Local businesses This freight stakeholder group helped identify freight projects and develop relative weighting for four factors: maintenance, safety, economy, and connectivity/mobility. Three additional strategic considerations were drawn from the Missouri long-range transportation plan that include environmental (mitigate freight impacts)
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... Case Examples 137 such as dynamic message signs. Benefits associated with these improvements are obtained from analysis of the impact of nonrecurring events such as weather events around the state.
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... 138 Prioritization of Freight Investment Projects with zoning practices. Other data for use are truck counts.
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... Case Examples 139 legislative budget review panel relies on their own factors to evaluate the prioritized list of projects put forth by the port directors. The port directors provide a matrix of projects and selection criteria to the Missouri DOT as part of this process.
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... 140 Prioritization of Freight Investment Projects transportation networks and how investments in different aspects of the transportation network affect the cost of logistics. A new feature allows users to show the effects of nonrecurring events in one area, show how events were handled, and show how other regions can apply that knowledge.
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... Case Examples 141 The statewide project prioritization and selection process, shown in Figure F-5, is as follows: 1. District Project Budget Allocation Process: Budget constraints for project selection are provided to districts.
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... 142 Prioritization of Freight Investment Projects Figure F-5. Missouri Department of Transportation prioritization process flowchart.
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... Case Examples 143 TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FREIGHT PRIORITIZATION PROCESS Background and Motivation of Freight Prioritization Process The Texas DOT freight prioritization process emerged to facilitate the movement of trade in the state of Texas and nationally. Texas as a trade state harbors the longest border with Mexico, numerous seaports, energy ports, and strategic military ports, all with large volumes of tonnage.
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... 144 Prioritization of Freight Investment Projects • Safety: crash rate reduction. • Mobility and Reliability: number of trucks on the road at certain times, travel-time reliability, and consistency.
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... Case Examples 145 Data Sources and Gaps The Texas DOT requests and analyzes information from data sources such as TRANSEARCH and FHWA. The data received are not standardized through all the proposed projects; however, the Texas DOT is able to integrate most data received into existing tools and standardize the data itself.
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... 146 Prioritization of Freight Investment Projects Figure F-6. The Texas DOT prioritization process flowchart..
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... Abbreviations and acronyms used without definitions in TRB publications: A4A Airlines for America AAAE American Association of Airport Executives AASHO American Association of State Highway Officials AASHTO American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials ACI–NA Airports Council International–North America ACRP Airport Cooperative Research Program ADA Americans with Disabilities Act APTA American Public Transportation Association ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials ATA American Trucking Associations CTAA Community Transportation Association of America CTBSSP Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Synthesis Program DHS Department of Homeland Security DOE Department of Energy EPA Environmental Protection Agency FAA Federal Aviation Administration FAST Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (2015) FHWA Federal Highway Administration FMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration FRA Federal Railroad Administration FTA Federal Transit Administration HMCRP Hazardous Materials Cooperative Research Program IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ISTEA Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 ITE Institute of Transportation Engineers MAP-21 Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (2012)
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