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Nicole Katsikides FHWA Office of Freight Management and Operations August 2013

Nicole Katsikides FHWA Office of Freight Management and Operations August 2013. Agenda. MAP-21 and Freight Performance Measurement Overview Examples of Freight Performance Measurement Programs Puget Sound Regional Council Washington State Department of Transportation

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Nicole Katsikides FHWA Office of Freight Management and Operations August 2013

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  1. Nicole Katsikides FHWA Office of Freight Management and Operations August 2013

  2. Agenda • MAP-21 and Freight Performance Measurement Overview • Examples of Freight Performance Measurement Programs • Puget Sound Regional Council • Washington State Department of Transportation • AASHTO Freight Performance Measurement and MAP-21 Efforts • Open Forum Discussion on Freight Performance Measurement

  3. MAP-21 Freight Elements • National Freight Policy (Section 1115) • Policy Goals • National Freight Network • Primary Freight Network • National Freight Strategic Plan • Freight Transportation Conditions and Performance Reports • Transportation Investment Data and Planning Tools • Project Prioritization (Section 1116) • Increased federal share • State Freight Advisory Committees (Section 1117) • State Freight Plans (Section 1118) • Freight Performance Measurement (Section 1203)

  4. National Goals and Performance Management Measures (Sec. 1203) MAP-21 National performance goal: Freight movement and economic vitality • Performance Measures: US DOT will establish measures to assess freight movement on the Interstate system; • Status: US DOT Developing Proposed Rule • Performance Targets: States to establish within 1 year of establishment of measures by US DOT. • Progress Reports: States to report on performance targets beginning 4 years after targets are set.

  5. Developing Approaches to FPM • FHWA developing a reference for approaches to measurements for: • Bottlenecks • Arterials • Linking truck volumes to congestion • Multi-jurisdictional approaches • Accessibility • Truck probe data use for investment strategies • Economic Competitiveness and Cost • Fluidity Measures

  6. Vehicle Probe Data • Provides a national travel time data set for the National Highway System and border crossings. • Average Travel Time in five-minute time increments. • Available monthly, limited archived data to October 2011. • Webinar on August 8th at 11 AM EST for Division Offices and 1PM EST for States and MPOs.

  7. Contact: http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/freight/freight_analysis/perform_meas/index.htm Or Google FHWA Freight Performance Measures! Nicole.Katsikides@dot.gov FHWA Office of Freight Management and Operations 202-366-6993

  8. National Freight Policy (Sec. 1115) • New Sec. 167 of Chapter 1, USC Title 23: Improving the condition and performance of the national freight network to provide foundation for the U.S. to compete in the global economy. • Sets goals related to: • Investment in Infrastructure and operational improvements that: • Strengthen U.S. economic competitiveness; • Reduce congestion; • Increase productivity (esp. domestic industry, high-value jobs. • Improving freight transportation safety, security, and resilience; • Improving state of good repair; • Using advanced technology to improve safety and efficiency; • Incorporating concepts of performance, innovation, competition, and accountability into operation and maintenance; • Improving economic efficiency; • Reducing environmental impacts of freight movement. MAP-21: Freight Transportation

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