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Regional Freight Planning in Baltimore

This overview provides information on freight movement in Baltimore, including the major interstates, port, airport, and railroads. It also covers the Freight Movement Task Force and its recent meeting topics, such as airport and port operations, rail plans, and international issues. The Truck Parking Subcommittee is highlighted, with a focus on safety issues and recommendations for improving truck parking spaces. The Freight Trends and Intermodal Connectors workshops are discussed, along with useful resources for connecting with industry peers and staying informed.

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Regional Freight Planning in Baltimore

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  1. Regional Freight Planningin Baltimore Jocelyn Jones Baltimore Metropolitan Council 410/732-0500, x1049 jjones@baltometro.org March 21, 2001

  2. Overview • About Baltimore • Freight Movement Task Force • Useful Resources

  3. About Baltimore • Five counties & Baltimore City • Major interstates: I-70, I-95, I-83 • Port of Baltimore (POB) • BWI Airport • Railroads: CSX, NS, shortlines

  4. Freight Movement Task Force • Established in 1994 • Incorporates freight issues into the MPO planning process • Four meetings per year • Private sector chair & vice-chair

  5. Task Force Fact Sheet

  6. Recent Meeting Topics • Airport: air cargo & passenger growth, Fed Ex tour • Port: dredging, terminal operations • Rail: Conrail merger, state rail plan • Consultant perspective on international & regional issues • Woodrow Wilson Bridge status

  7. Task Force Activities • Operational Focus • Truck Parking Subcommittee • Freight Trends • Intermodal Connectors

  8. Truck Parking Subcommittee • Safety issue: Trucks park along highway shoulders and vehicles occasionally run into the back of them. • Is there a need for more truck parking spaces along I-95?

  9. Truck Parking Subcommittee (cont’d) • Major participants: state police, private truck stop operators (TSOs), two truck associations, MD DOT & modal administrations • Key point: subcommittee chair had relationships with chair of TSO council and state police

  10. Truck Parking Subcommittee (cont’d) • Information collected: Interviews with TSOs revealed that spaces are available TSOs identified spaces available at various times of day State police identified where trucks park on shoulders

  11. Truck Parking Subcommittee (cont’d) • Information collected (cont’d): Many big signs advertise rest areas, few little signs advertise TSOs State’s truckers map was outdated, difficult to get, & cost $1

  12. Truck Parking Subcommittee (cont’d) • Recommendations: New signs related to truck stops Revise truckers map, improve distribution, & offer for free Review enforcement practices, if no change takes place

  13. Freight Trends

  14. Intermodal Connectors • March Workshop to identify potential improvements on connectors and other local roads • Invitees: truck, rail, port, air cargo, econ. dev., & public works reps; intermodal terminal mgrs; logistics mgrs; TSOs

  15. Intermodal Connectors • Participants are asked to identify improvements in advance of workshop, develop prioritization criteria, encouraged to participate in site visits • Improvements on intermodal connectors are reviewed by consultant, local public works to review others

  16. Useful Resources • Connect with peers: mailing lists, attend meetings • Publications: Traffic World, modal newsletters/magazines • Other Groups: Council of Logistics Management, Traffic Club • Site Visits • Training: Building the Partnership

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