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Panel #6: Trends in Urban Freight Development and Delivery . Suzann Rhodes, Wilbur Smith Associates. NCFRP 15: Urban Goods Movements. Purpose : Identify ways to accommodate and expedite goods movement while minimize envion’t and community consequences produce a single source document
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Panel #6: Trends in Urban Freight Development and Delivery Suzann Rhodes, Wilbur Smith Associates
NCFRP 15: Urban Goods Movements • Purpose: Identify ways to accommodate and expedite goods movement while minimize envion’t and community consequences • produce a single source document • geared to local officials • Product: Guidebook for local decision makers • Status: Draft to be vetted March 2011
Issues / Findings • Land use and zoning is controlled by local governments • Freight not priority of local planning offices • MPOs, DOTs, Local officials just beginning to understand link – freight and economy
1st– educate/inform • How freight moves • Where freight moves • Why freight moves • Who moves freight • Impacts
1steducate/inform link economy and QOL • Grocery estimate product on shelves • Produce, frozen goods, meat, fish = 1-3 days; • Eggs, dairy = 2 days • Dry goods = up to 7 days • To make that work, stores receive deliveries from warehouses every single day
Next – how to • Case studies • Examples and ideas
WHAT ARE THE THREE MOST IMPORTANT ITEMS • Educate local officials • impacts on freight and freight’s impact on their economy • Educate private sector and transportation professionals • How to and who to engage • Need to offer realistic improvements
