WisDOT’s Multimodal Priority Freight Network

1. WisDOT’s Multimodal Priority Freight Network Governor’s Freight Industry Summit Draft November 12, 2012 Sandra K. Beaupre’ Wisconsin DOT

2. Presentation Overview • Multimodal Priority Freight Network Project Overview • Project Deliverables and Benefits • Future Activities and Next Steps

3. Freight Network Project Overview - Context To better address freight-related issues, and be more responsive to freight industry concerns, WisDOT set out to: • Develop a prioritized transportation network that targets freight mobility needs • Establish adynamicprocess that defines a short term program of potential activities, including ongoing data updates • Evaluate how to encourage increased integration of freight data into WisDOT program and policy decisions • Create an investment and decision support tool, rather than a long range plan or State Freight Plan

4. Presentation to TPFC in August • Key Discussion Points • Preliminary Freight Network Analysis Findings • Freight Network Stakeholder Outreach to Date • Areas for Future WisDOT Consideration • Policy Issues Based on Analysis Findings • Policy Issues Based on Stakeholder Feedback Map Credit: ops.fhwa.dot.gov, 2007 Photo Credit: dsi-tms.com

5. Recent Activity • September – Held additional stakeholder meetings with air cargo representatives, additional Wisconsin trucking businesses and marine port operators • Documented where “Freight Factors” for other modes were already present, or could be incorporated • Completed Stage 1 scoring for Priority Highway Freight Network “Freight Factor” for program analysis

6. Freight Network State Level Maps • High-level renderings of the state’s Multimodal Priority Freight Network • Communication tool for policy makers and freight stakeholders

7. Draft High-Level Summary Map of Priority Highway Freight Network

8. Draft High-Level Map of Railroads, Intermodal Container Facilities, Transloading Facilities, and Marine Ports

9. Priority Highway “Freight Factor” • Highway segment based scoring developed to summarize many freight-specific data points • Highway segment scores over 1 have met at least one of the criteria thresholds, which were set high (all scoring values are well above the statewide average) • Higher scoring segments have a relatively higher freight mobility value, and can be used for prioritization • Scores could be used to match up with other Department data in GIS, informing the project initiation and scoping process

10. Priority Highway Freight Criteria • Commodity flow characteristics • Originating, Terminating, Internal and Overhead • Commodities have different flow characteristics and supply chains • High Truck Volume on routes not designated Corridors 2030 Backbone or Connector • Higher than average daily trucks per lane • WisDOT’s Primary and Secondary Oversize/Overweight Highway Freight Routes

11. Identifying the Draft Highway Network

12. Draft Highway Freight Factor Priority Score Map

13. WisDOT’s Freight Data Warehouse • Information about Wisconsin’s top freight commodities is contained in the Commodity Profiles • Template maps showing analysis of Wisconsin commodities, industry clusters and commodity flow

14. Wisconsin’s Top Freight Commodities Raw Materials Manufactured Products • Agriculture – Crops, Livestock and Poultry production • Mining – Construction and Industrial Sands; Stone and Aggregates; Coal and Metallic Ores • Forest Products – Logging and Timber • Food Products (value-added) • Paper and Pulp Products, Printing • Primary and Fabricated Metal Products • Industrial and Commercial Machinery • Transportation Equipment • Clay, Concrete, Glass and Stone Products (Construction) • Lumber and Wood Products, Furniture • Chemicals, Rubber and Plastic Products • High-Tech Computing, Navigation and Instruments • Electrical Equipment

15. Priority Freight Network:Commodity Profiles • Top Wisconsin freight commodities by tonnage, value and regional economic importance • Profiles contain descriptive statistics, commodity flows and forecasts • Profile data helped identify critical freight routes and facilities

16. Maps showing highways and counties generating the most Food Product tonnage reveal Commodity Flow Corridors for further study and analysis .

17. Freight Network GIS Benefits to WisDOT • Dynamic Trends can be quickly incorporated into alternatives analyses – to make quality investment decisions in real-time • Analysis results are transferable to existing program prioritization algorithms • Planning and programming maps and data are easily shared within WisDOT through the interactive corridor maps application • Interactive GIS database allows WisDOT to add new features, like future data updates and analysis of change over time

18. Screen shot from WisDOT’s Interactive Corridor Maps Application Tool for Planning & Programming Staff

20. Future Activities & Next Steps • Finalize preliminary year end report on the Multimodal Priority Freight Network • Integrate freight data “Factors” into current and future programs • Update Commodity Flow Data to 2011 in early 2013, develop data maintenance and update policies for other information • Engage in ongoing dialogue with freight stakeholders • Continue efforts to improve and refine data and analysis methods

21. Thank You!Questions?