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From page 10... ... 10 C H A P T E R 3 3.1 Introduction NCFRP Report 22: Freight Data Cost Elements compiled a comprehensive list of 18 publicsector planning and decision-making functions from a review of research publications, government documents, and other sources. Public-sector organizations captured in the identification and definition of the functions include federal and state departments of transportation (state DOTs) Read the entire page →
From page 11... ... Function Description (adapted from NCFRP Report 22) 1 Congestion Management Identify and monitor recurring and non-recurring congestion along road corridors and evaluate and recommend mitigation strategies 2 Operations/Services Develop, operate, and maintain transportation modes; improve the movement of goods and people and increase the safety and efficiency of the transportation system through enhanced management and operations coordination 3 Safety Planning and Analysis Implement and maintain integrated multimodal safety and transportation planning; the ultimate goal is to reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities 4 Freight Mobility Planning Incorporate goods movement into the regional transportation planning process 5 Emergency Preparedness and Security Planning Increase the safety and security of the transportation system through enhanced coordination and communications among emergency responders 6 Economic Development Planning Estimate the impacts of transportation planning on local population and employment 7 Freight Transportation and Land Use Planning Coordinate regional freight transportation planning and land use development 8 Environmental Planning Investigate activities involving mobile emissions planning, environmental protection, land use management, and air quality efforts 9 Regulation and Enforcement Conduct activities such as licensing, inspection, size and load specifications, work hours regulation, and taxes/fares 10 Intermodal Trade Corridor Planning Develop intermodal corridors to ensure efficient freight movement and reduce congestion 11 Terminal and Border Access Planning Manage terminals and borders to ensure efficient movement of people and goods across modes 12 Hazardous Materials Planning Improve safe movement and monitoring of hazardous materials transported using the freight system 13 Roadway Pavement and Bridge Maintenance Planning Study the effects of fleet use on infrastructure, such as expected pavement deterioration 14 Modal Shift Analysis Investigate policies and incentives that foster modal shift changes, including measuring the impact of shifting from one mode to another 15 Freight Performance Measurements Develop measures to monitor the performance of the freight transportation system, including its subsystems and components 16 Sustainable Transportation Investment Investigate ways to fund the existing transportation system and future projects Table 3-1. Read the entire page →
From page 12... ... 12 Implementing the Freight Transportation Data Architecture: Data Element Dictionary The initial strategy was to develop a weighting system by which freight data uses could be categorized as serving one of three functions: 1. Cleaning data and using simple graphs and tables to show relevant information, such as using the Freight Analysis Framework (FAF) Read the entire page →
From page 13... ... Freight Data Uses 13 These examples from the literature demonstrate the use of nationally available data sources for congestion management studies: • Eisele et al. Read the entire page →
From page 14... ... 14 Implementing the Freight Transportation Data Architecture: Data Element Dictionary Disruption scenarios from an earthquake, based on assumed impassable status of bridges after a strong earthquake, were selected for structurally deficient bridges in or near high seismic hazard areas. Changes in travel distance and VMT as a result of trucks using alternative routes were measured. Read the entire page →
From page 15... ... Freight Data Uses 15 • Liu et al. Read the entire page →
From page 16... ... 16 Implementing the Freight Transportation Data Architecture: Data Element Dictionary • NCFRP 14: Guidebook for Understanding Urban Goods Movement (Rhodes et al. Read the entire page →
From page 17... ... Freight Data Uses 17 improvements to logistics decision-making have been found to be more qualitative than empirical because of a lack of data resulting from privacy concerns and operational competitiveness (AECOM 2001) Read the entire page →
From page 18... ... 18 Implementing the Freight Transportation Data Architecture: Data Element Dictionary reduced congestion, improved air quality and safety, enhanced community livability, improved operational efficiency, reduced transportation costs, and greater access to facilities and markets (Hartshorn and Lamm 2012) Read the entire page →
From page 19... ... Freight Data Uses 19 Vancouver–Seattle, Winnipeg–Fargo, Toronto–Detroit, San Antonio–Monterrey, and Tucson– Hermosillo. Current and future levels of trade, transportation, and emissions were estimated for each corridor segment using commodity flow and traffic volume data. Read the entire page →
From page 20... ... 20 Implementing the Freight Transportation Data Architecture: Data Element Dictionary and year. A series of statistical analyses were then performed with an emphasis on testing the effectiveness of ESC systems. Read the entire page →
From page 21... ... Freight Data Uses 21 • Bhamidipati and Demetsky (2009) described a general methodological framework for evaluating the impacts of intermodal terminals on the transportation system and applied it to the highway system of Virginia. Read the entire page →
From page 22... ... 22 Implementing the Freight Transportation Data Architecture: Data Element Dictionary assessment. The first methodology estimated the changes in freight truck traffic volumes as a result of the increased weight limits, and subsequent changes in VMT, truck configurations, and equivalent single-axle loads (ESALs) Read the entire page →
From page 23... ... Freight Data Uses 23 data for cross-border flows and with Transport Canada data for Canadian domestic flows. Historical energy price data, short-term outlook data, and long-term growth rate scenarios developed by the Energy Information Administration (EIA) Read the entire page →
From page 24... ... 24 Implementing the Freight Transportation Data Architecture: Data Element Dictionary Performance Measure Potential Source of Data 1. Safety Highway Accident Crash Reporting Systems (state level) Read the entire page →
From page 25... ... Freight Data Uses 25 3.19 Findings from the Literature Review on Freight Data Uses The literature review identified key studies showing innovative and unique examples of how available freight data sources are utilized by agencies and the research community. The following points summarize the findings from the review: • Studies limited by the availability of disaggregated data typically rely on field- or projectspecific survey data to perform the task at hand. Read the entire page →

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... 10 C H A P T E R 3 3.1 Introduction NCFRP Report 22: Freight Data Cost Elements compiled a comprehensive list of 18 publicsector planning and decision-making functions from a review of research publications, government documents, and other sources. Public-sector organizations captured in the identification and definition of the functions include federal and state departments of transportation (state DOTs)