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Planning and Design Considerations
Planning and Design Considerations
Planning and Design Considerations for Infrastructure Management Initiatives
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Introduction
Urban Freight Transportation Decision Making
Overview
Definition of Freight Issue
Root Causes
Goals and Objectives
Performance Measures
Potential Initiatives
Analysis of Alternatives
Preferred Alternatives
Action Plan
Pilot Test
Followup
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
Initiative 16: Emission Standards
Initiative 17: Low-Noise Delivery Programs/Regulations
Planning and Design Considerations
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
Initiative 29: Road Pricing /Incentives
Initiative 30: Parking Pricing
Initiative 31-33: Certification/Recognition Programs/Incentives
Initiative 34: Taxation
Planning and Design Considerations
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
Overview
Atlanta, GA
Introduction
Case Study 1: 1996 Olympic Games Delivery Experiment
Case Study 2: Regional Truck Routing
Kansas City, MO
Introduction
Case Study 3: Freight Rail Bottlenecks
Los Angeles, CA
Introduction
Case Study 4: Corridor Development
New York, NY
Introduction
Case Study 5: Church Avenue Project Corridor, Brooklyn, NY
Case Study 6: Columbus Avenue, First and Second Avenues, Manhattan, NY
Case Study 7: Maspeth Truck Route Re-designation, Maspeth, NY
Seattle, WA
Introduction
Case Study 8: Everett-Seattle-Tacoma Corridor
Toledo, OH
Introduction
Case Study 9: Airline Junction Yard
References
Appendix
Freight Trip Generation (FTG) Software
Initial Data Collection Assessment
Initiative Selector
Evaluation Matrices for Public Sector Initiatives
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