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H-GAC Regional Goods Movement

H-GAC Regional Goods Movement. presented to H-GAC Freight Steering Committee presented by Paula Dowell, PhD. Joe Bryan April 14, 2011. Agenda. Needs assessment overview Freight subsystem Freight needs and deficiencies Goals and objectives Next steps.

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H-GAC Regional Goods Movement

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  1. H-GAC Regional Goods Movement presented toH-GAC Freight Steering Committee presented byPaula Dowell, PhD. Joe Bryan April 14, 2011

  2. Agenda • Needs assessment overview • Freight subsystem • Freight needs and deficiencies • Goals and objectives • Next steps

  3. The Regional Goods Movement Plan - What is Involved? • Stakeholder Outreach and Public Involvement • Regional Freight Profile • Needs Assessment • Evaluation and Prioritization of Alternatives • Recommendations and Strategies • Implementation Plan

  4. Research Approach Needs Assessment

  5. Data • IHS Global Insight TranSearch • Previous/on-going studies • Stakeholder input • Private sector- interviews, XM radio show, surveys, breakroom maps, industry meetings • Public sector – interviews, public meetings • Ground observation • GPS performance data • Original data collection

  6. Strategic Freight Subsystem

  7. Strategic Freight Subsystem • What is it? • Portion of the system most critical to good movement and logistics patterns of key industries • Why is it important? • Promotes economic vitality by fostering sustainable system • Focuses limited resources to generate highest return • Enhances public safety

  8. Identifying the Subsystem • User identified system • Freight demand • Access to industry • Safety • Connectivity to multimodal facilities • Community impacts

  9. Draft Freight Subsystem

  10. Subsystem Discussion • Are the facilities identified the right ones? • If not, should any be eliminated and why? • Should any be added and why?

  11. Needs and Deficiencies

  12. Categories of Needs • Capacity • Operations • Safety • Education and public awareness • Regional approaches • Economic competitiveness • Community/environmental impacts

  13. System Congestion • Inside urban core (I-610) • Interchange bottlenecks • Rail capacity • Lines • Yards • Rail at-grade crossings • Regional truck route system • Intermodal connecters

  14. System Operations • Design standards • Specialized cargo networks • Heavy haul • HazMat • Truck staging and parking

  15. Safety • 30,000 truck involved crashes in 2007 • 30% all crashes • 15,000 injuries and more than 100 fatalities • Thousands of hours of delay • 1,200 at-grade crossings • 300 incidents • 90 injuries and fatalities • HazMat materials

  16. Education and Awareness • Broader understanding of freight transportation and operations • Importance of goods movement to economy and quality of life • Private sector awareness of regional planning process and activities

  17. Economic Competitiveness • Meeting existing industry needs • Positioning for future opportunities

  18. Regional Approaches • Localized bottlenecks give rise to multijurisdictional impacts and benefits • Institutionalize freight into regional process

  19. Community/Environmental Impacts • Air quality • Land use conflicts/issues • Noise, lighting, vibrations, greenspace • Environmental Justice

  20. Needs Discussion • Are the categories sufficient? • Are the needs adequately supported?

  21. Goals and Objectives • What is important to private sector stakeholders? • What is important to public sector?

  22. Next Steps • Develop multimodal solution packages • Evaluation and prioritization • Performance measures • Funding and financing strategies

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