Kansas City Rail Bottlenecks: Freight Quality Partnership and Upgraded Infrastructure
Introduction
Case Study 3: Freight Rail Bottlenecks
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- Introduction
- Urban Freight Transportation Decision Making
- Public Sector Initiatives
- Overview
- Infrastructure Management
- Initiative 1: Ring Roads for Bypass Traffic
- Initiative 2a: New and Upgraded Infrastructure, Intermodal Terminals
- Initiative 2b: New and Upgraded Infrastructure, Intermodal Terminals
- Initiative 2c: New and Upgraded Infrastructure, Intermodal Terminals
- Initiative 2d: New and Upgraded Infrastructure, Intermodal Terminals
- Initiative 3: Freight Cluster Development (Freight Village)
- Initiative 4: Acceleration/Deceleration Lanes
- Initiative 5: Removal of Geometric Constraints at Intersections
- Initiative 6: Ramps for Handcarts and Forklifts
- Planning and Design Considerations
- Parking/Loading Areas Management
- Initiative 7: Freight Parking and Loading Zones: Location, Number, and Size
- Initiative 8: Loading and Parking Restrictions
- Initiative 9: Peak Hour Clearways
- Initiative 10: Vehicle Parking Reservation Systems
- Initiative 11: Enhanced Building Codes
- Initiative 12: Timesharing of Parking Spaces
- Initiative 13: Upgrade Parking Areas and Loading Docks
- Initiative 14: Improved Staging Areas
- Initiative 15: Truck Stops/Parking Outside of Metropolitan Areas
- Planning and Design Considerations
- Vehicle Related Strategies
- Traffic Management
- Initiative 18: Vehicle Size and Weight Restrictions
- Initiative 19: Truck Routes
- Initiative 20: Engine-Related Restrictions
- Initiative 21: Low Emission Zones
- Initiative 22: Load Factor Restrictions
- Initiative 23-25: Time Access Restrictions
- Initiative 26: Restricted Multi-Use Lanes
- Initiative 27: Exclusive Truck Lanes
- Initiative 28: Traffic Control
- Planning and Design Considerations
- Pricing, Incentives, and Taxation
- Logistical Management
- Initiative 35: Urban Consolidation Centers
- Initiative 36: Real-Time Information Systems
- Initiative 37: Vertical Height Detection Systems
- Initiative 38: Dynamic Routing
- Initiative 39: Time Slotting of Deliveries for Large Traffic Generators
- Initiative 40: Driver Training Programs
- Initiative 41: Anti-Idling Programs
- Initiative 42: Pick-up/Delivery to Alternate Destinations
- Planning and Design Considerations
- Freight Demand/Land Use Management
- Initiative 43: Voluntary Off-Hour Deliveries Program
- Initiative 44: Staggered Work Hours Program
- Initiative 45: Receiver-Led Delivery Consolidation Program
- Initiative 46: Mode Shift Program
- Initiative 47: Relocation of Large Traffic Generators
- Initiative 48: Integrating Freight into Land Use Planning Process
- Planning and Design Considerations
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Initiative 49: Designate a Freight-Person at Key Agencies
- Initiative 50: Create a Freight Advisory Committee (FAC)
- Initiative 51: Educate Elected Officials
- Initiative 52: Create a Technical Advisory Committee (TAC)
- Initiative 53: Create a Freight Quality Partnership (FQP)
- Initiative 54: Foster an Industry-Led Best Practices Dissemination Program
- Case Studies
- References
- Appendix
- Download FTG Software
