NCHRP Report 570:

Guidebook for Freight Policy, Planning, and Programming in Small- and Medium-Sized Metropolitan Areas

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Size: 193 pages, 8.5 x 11

Publication Year:2007

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Kevin Heanue; Michael J Fischer; Sarah Campbell; Michael T Williamson; James Brogan; Henry Canipe; Transportation Research Board
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TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 570: Guidebook for Freight Policy, Planning, and Programming in Small- and Medium-Sized Metropolitan Areas explores how freight policy, planning, and programming processes can be most effectively designed, initiated, and managed in metropolitan ...
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Front Matter	i-ix
Background	1-1	(skim)
Approach	2-3	(skim)
How Should the Guidebook Be Used?	4-6	(skim)
Step 1. Freight Self-Assessment	7-8	(skim)
Step 2. Definition of Your Freight Planning Program Stage	9-9	(skim)
Step 3. Identification of Program Elements and Freight Planning Guidelines	10-12	(skim)
Module 3 - Integrating Freight into MPO Activities	13-13	(skim)
Developing a Freight Policy Directive	14-18	(skim)
Developing a Regional Freight Profile	19-24	(skim)
Identifying Freight Needs and Deficiencies	25-29	(skim)
Developing a Freight Element of a Long-Range Plan	30-35	(skim)
Identifying Freight Projects	36-39	(skim)
Addressing Freight in Corridor Plans and Studies	40-43	(skim)
Developing Freight Project Evaluation Criteria	44-47	(skim)
Developing Freight Performance Measures	48-51	(skim)
Identifying Innovative Funding and Financing Techniques	52-56	(skim)
Assessing Freight Project Impacts	57-61	(skim)
Data and Analytical Tools	62-66	(skim)
Training and Education	67-70	(skim)
Outreach and Partnerships	71-75	(skim)
Module 4 - Putting It All Together	76-81	(skim)
Module 5 - Identifying Freight Resources	82-82	(skim)
Resources Available through FHWA's Freight Professional Development Program	83-84	(skim)
Freight-Related Databases in the United States, Canada, and Mexico	85-96	(skim)
Current Federal Funding and Financing Programs for Freight Improvements	97-99	(skim)
Case Studies	100-100	(skim)
Small/Medium MPO Case Studies	101-159	(skim)
Large MPO Freight Planning Case Studies	160-181	(skim)
Freight Glossary References	182-183	(skim)
Abbreviations used without definitions in TRB publications	184-184	(skim)

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TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 570: Guidebook for Freight Policy, Planning, and Programming in Small- and Medium-Sized Metropolitan Areas explores how freight policy, planning, and programming processes can be most effectively designed, initiated, and managed in metropolitan areas of these sizes. The report examines lessons learned from experiences in small- and medium-sized metropolitan areas that resulted in more effective consideration of freight issues in policy, planning, and programming decisions.

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Guidebook for Freight Policy, Planning, and Programming in Small- and Medium-Sized Metropolitan Areas

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