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FREIGHT SUPPORTIVE LAND USE PLANNING GUIDELINES

FREIGHT SUPPORTIVE LAND USE PLANNING GUIDELINES. FHWA Talking Freight Series May 18/05 Video Seminar on Context Sensitive Design. The manufacturing sector is of critical importance to the Central Ontario economy

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FREIGHT SUPPORTIVE LAND USE PLANNING GUIDELINES

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  1. FREIGHT SUPPORTIVE LAND USE PLANNING GUIDELINES FHWA Talking Freight Series May 18/05 Video Seminar on Context Sensitive Design

  2. The manufacturing sector is of critical importance to the Central Ontario economy • Changes in trade policy and industrial production and distribution systems have resulted in greater importance being attached to transportation systems ECONOMIC CONTEXT

  3. “Make what the company will sell next” rather than “Sell what the company has made” • Pull Logistics place more importance on information systems and transportation, and much less importance on inventories “PUSH OR PULL” LOGISTICS

  4. “Just-In-Time” (JIT) inventory management originally embraced by the automotive manufacturing sector and later the retail sector • Such precision-based inventory management approaches reduce inventories at all stages of the production and distribution cycle INVENTORY MANAGEMENT

  5. INVENTORY IN MOTION?

  6. Performance of transport system affects location & competitiveness of firms, and the economic health of communities and urban regions. • Goods movement needs are not adequately incorporated in the way transportationsystems and development are planned and built. TRANSPORTATION & LAND USE CONNECTIONS

  7. This study provides a series of policies and guidelines that are designed to: • enhance the competitiveness of Central Ontario firms; and • improve the economic health of communities and the entire region; thereby improving the quality of life for all residents. STUDY PURPOSE

  8. Provincial systems level freight policies addressing all modes should be adopted by the Ministry of Transportation. • The Provincial Highway network is the backbone of the Central Ontario freight network. PROVINCIAL SYSTEMS LEVEL POLICIES

  9. Proposed Freeway Network Improvements in Central Ontario PROVINCIAL CORRIDOR & FACILITY PLANNING

  10. Ports perform an important role in the carriage of low value bulk freight over considerable distances. Airports are increasing in importance given the shift to a globally integrated economy and the increasing production of smaller, high volume and time sensitive goods. ACCESSIBILITY TO PORTS & MAJOR AIRPORTS

  11. Numerous truck terminals exist in Mississauga’s Dixie Road corridor adjacent to Pearson Airport and in close proximity to Highway 401. TRUCK TERMINALS & DISTRIBUTION CENTRES

  12. isolated in industrial / commercial area • close to freeway interchange • good arterial access • served by rail IDEAL TERMINAL LOCATION

  13. MUNICIPAL POLICY & PLANNING

  14. Ideally, a Freight Audit should be done as one component of a broader Transportation Master Plan. FREIGHT AUDIT WITHIN TMP

  15. MUNICIPAL TRUCK ROUTES

  16. TRUCK BY-PASS ROUTES

  17. Major employment areas situated in close proximity to the Provincial highway system minimize impacts on municipal roads and adjacent residential communities. LOCATION OF MAJOR EMPLOYMENT AREAS

  18. GROCERY STORE GOOD FREIGHT ACCESS POOR FREIGHT ACCESS EXISTING TRAFFIC SIGNAL PROPOSED TRAFFIC SIGNAL Community Shopping Centre SITE PLAN APPROVAL

  19. Stakeholder Groups should be established by Regions, Counties and / or larger cities. MUNICIPAL TRANSPORTATION POLITICAL REPRESENTATION MUNICIPAL PLANNING BOARD OF TRADE/CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MUNICIPAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MUNICIPAL FREIGHT STAKEHOLDER GROUP OTHER PRIVATE SECTOR INTERESTS SHIPPERS LOCAL RATEPAYER ASSOCIATIONS CARRIERS FREIGHT STAKEHOLDER GROUPS

  20. REVERSE MOVEMENT FORWARD MOVEMENT Design vehicle WB 20 should be used as a basis for all freight related design considerations. DESIGN ISSUES – WB 20

  21. EFFICIENT UNDERGROUND LOADING

  22. SHARED USE SITUATIONS CURB-SIDE PARKING

  23. BICYCLE COURIER REQUIREMENTS

  24. Establish sound policy framework • Conduct a freight audit • Integrate freight considerations into transportation and land use planning • Open up lines of communication • with neighbouring municipalities • with the goods movement industry • with local businesses and ratepayers GOODS MOVEMENT ACTION PLAN

  25. The Guidelines include: • Ideas for formulating Official Plan or Master Plan policies • Transport and land use planning linkages • Education aids on freight movement needs • Guides to improved coordination and communication • A set of practical solutions for everyday issues SUMMARY OF GUIDELINES

  26. Most municipalities do NOT proactively plan for the movement of freight; • Compelling economic development rationale to do so; • Lots of ways for municipal planners and engineers to build freight considerations into everyday activities; • Guidelines are generic and can be easily transferred to other regions; • Provide the basis for a Goods Movement Action Plan. CONCLUSIONS

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