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Virginia Statewide Multimodal Freight Study

Virginia Statewide Multimodal Freight Study. August 2, 2012 Erik Johnson Transportation and Mobility Planning Division. Overview. Multimodal Planning in Virginia Background of Freight Study Scope/Content Virginia Statewide Multimodal Freight Plan Next Steps.

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Virginia Statewide Multimodal Freight Study

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  1. Virginia Statewide Multimodal Freight Study August 2, 2012 Erik Johnson Transportation and Mobility Planning Division

  2. Overview • Multimodal Planning in Virginia • Background of Freight Study • Scope/Content • Virginia Statewide Multimodal Freight Plan • Next Steps

  3. Virginia Transportation Agencies

  4. Virginia Transportation Agencies • Secretary of Transportation • Deputy Secretary and Chief Financial Officer Executive Assistant Assistant Secretary Staff Assistant • Office of Transportation Public-Private Partnerships • Office of Intermodal Planning and Investment • Department of Aviation • Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority Virginia Port Authority • Department of Rail and Public Transportation • Motor Vehicle Dealer Board • Department of Transportation • Department of Motor Vehicles

  5. Virginia Transportation Agencies • Secretary of Transportation • Deputy Secretary and Chief Financial Officer Executive Assistant Assistant Secretary Staff Assistant • Office of Transportation Public-Private Partnerships • Office of Intermodal Planning and Investment • Department of Aviation • Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority Virginia Port Authority • Department of Rail and Public Transportation • Motor Vehicle Dealer Board • Department of Transportation • Department of Motor Vehicles

  6. Transportation Planning in Virginia Virginia Statewide Multimodal Freight Study

  7. How the Freight Study was developed • Freight demands recognized as a significant challenge • Port growth • Panama Canal • NAFTA Corridors (predominantly I-81) • Growing congestion • Hours of Service regulations and truck parking • Required in TEA-21 and SAFETEA-LU • Identified in the VTrans2025 Action Plan (April 2005, p. 1) • Funded by special appropriations (2006 GA)

  8. Scope/Content • Phase 1: Data/information assessment and analysis • Stakeholders (survey, forum, interviews, and committee) • Data/analysis (economic, commodity flow, traffic, projections, etc.) • Tell Virginia’s “Freight Story” • Identify critical needs and issues • Set the scope for Phase 2 • Phase 2: Summarize needs and issues/provide recommendations • Findings: Detailed – statewide; by mode; intermodal; and by Corridors of Statewide Significance • Introduced the Freight Congestion Index as a performance measure • Introduced a Benefit-Cost Tool • Recommendations: • Programmed near-term projects • Potential longer-term projects • Potential freight strategies

  9. Virginia Statewide Multimodal Freight Planbased on MAP-21, Sec. 1118 • 2 – 4 month project • Meet MAP-21 Freight Plan elements • Stakeholder input • Public Open House • Expand on VTrans Investment Strategies • Explore Performance Measures • Final 2035 Freight Plan

  10. Virginia Statewide Multimodal Freight Planbased on MAP-21, Sec. 1118 An analysis based on the scope and content of the Virginia Statewide Multimodal Freight Study

  11. Next Steps • 2040 Statewide Multimodal Freight Study/Plan • Acquire new data • MAP-21 National Freight Policy informed scope • Rooted in stakeholder outreach • Centered on new performance metrics • From January 2014 – Fall 2015

  12. Questions? Visit us at www.vtrans.org

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