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NCFRP Report 7: Identifying and Using Low-Cost and Quickly Implementable Ways to Address Freight-System Mobility Constraints (2010)
National Cooperative Freight Research Program (NCFRP)

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Transportation Research Board. "6.2.2 Selection of Improvements." NCFRP Report 7: Identifying and Using Low-Cost and Quickly Implementable Ways to Address Freight-System Mobility Constraints. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2010.

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Front Matter (R1-R10)
Summary (1-4)
1.1 Problem Statement (5-5)
1.3.2 Data Collection (6-7)
1.3.3 Data Analysis (8-8)
2.2.2 Definition of Low-Cost Highway Improvements (9-9)
2.2.4 Low-Cost Operational/Technology Improvements (10-10)
2.2.5 Examples of Low-Cost Operational Improvements (11-11)
2.2.6 Low-Cost Regulatory/Public Policy Improvements (12-12)
2.3.1 Freight Capacity (13-13)
2.3.3 Low-Cost Improvements (14-14)
2.4.3 Performance Indicators (15-15)
2.4.6 Examples of Low-Cost Improvements (16-17)
3.3 System Performance (18-20)
3.4 Highways (21-24)
3.5 Railroads (25-28)
3.6 Intermodal (29-29)
3.7 Deepwater Ports (30-34)
3.8.3 Inland Rivers and Waterways (35-35)
3.8.4 Locks and Dams (36-39)
4.1 Defining and Characterizing Freight Mobility Constraints (40-40)
4.2.1 Highways (41-41)
4.2.2 Railroads (42-42)
4.2.3 Deepwater Ports and Inland Waterways (43-43)
4.2.4 Labor Unions (44-44)
4.2.5 Summary (45-46)
4.3.1 Highways (47-48)
4.3.4 Summary (49-52)
5.1.1 Highways (53-53)
5.1.3 Deepwater Ports and Inland Waterways (54-54)
5.2 Criteria for Low-Cost Improvements (55-55)
5.4.1 Highways Improvement Strategies (56-60)
5.4.2 Railroads Improvement Strategies (61-61)
5.4.3 Deepwater and Inland Waterways Improvement Strategies (62-63)
5.5 Summary of Improvements (64-67)
6.2.1 Characterization of Constraint (68-68)
6.2.2 Selection of Improvements (69-70)
6.2.3 Evaluation of Improvement Options (71-71)
6.5 Integration into Planning Process (72-72)
6.5.1 Transportation Planning Process (73-73)
6.5.2 Project Development Process (74-74)
6.6 Evaluation of Beta Version of Tool (75-75)
7.2 Approach to Developing Catalog of Strategies (76-76)
7.2.1 Highways (77-77)
7.2.2 Railroads (78-81)
7.2.3 Deepwater Ports and Inland Waterways (82-86)
8.1 Conclusions (87-87)
8.2 Recommendations for Further Research (88-89)
References (90-92)
Acronyms (93-94)
Appendix A - Methodology User Guide (95-99)
Appendix B - Annotated Bibliography (100-109)
Appendix C - Interview Guide (110-113)
Appendix D - Internet Survey Instrument (114-125)
Appendix E - Low-Cost Improvement Analysis Tool (LCIAT) Evaluation Form (126-126)
Abbreviations used without definitions in TRB publications (127-127)