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... 3C H a P T E R 1 Background To address concerns with diminishing productivity gains in freight investments, growing highway congestion, and increasing numbers of bottlenecks for freight transportation, leading transportation organizations have developed a growing body of resources to direct the practice of freight transportation planning practice. The Transportation Research Board (TRB)
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... 4capital improvement, and safety and security. Table 1.1 more fully introduces the proposed market-based freight planning considerations.
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... 5planning -- to sustain or grow regional economies -- must account for the freight decision-making process to realize full economic growth potential. • Market forces -- Freight highway users are sensitive to market forces.

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