Background Research Material for Freight Facility Location Selection: A Guide for Public Officials (NCFRP Report 13) (2011) / Chapter Skim
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19 Survey of Public and Private Perspectives 3.1 Overview and Key Findings The research team developed and executed two structured data collection instruments (DCI) to gauge public and private sector perspectives on issues associated with the siting of freight facilities.
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20 The research team used a variety of means to identify a set of potential respondents from the public and private sectors. The organizations and channels providing contacts are listed below: Public Sector: Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations (AMPO)
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21 The DCI asked respondents to rate what they thought intermodal freight facility owners considered to be important factors in site-selection decision-making. Table 3-1 below provides a summary of these responses.
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22 Table 3-2: Public Sector Responses Regarding the Type of Site Selection Guidance or Support Provided to Facility Developers Percentage Type of Site Selection Guidance 59% Inventory of industrial sites 40% State/local tax incentives for freight distribution businesses (e.g., property tax 32% Industrial rail access program 32% Technical development guidance/one-stop shopping 23% Expedited permitting processes 14% Other financing mechanisms 5% Other The majority of public respondents (69%) said that their municipalities have encountered compatibility issues in siting freight logistics facilities near other land uses (commercial, residential, recreation, etc.)
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23 Marine industry - barge and rail access Airport cargo, rail intermodal facility, direct rail, highway, and warehousing all in one development Industrial Complex - includes many different warehouse-type tenants, has excellent rail and highway access, and can be considered a true "freight village" Intermodal facilities organized around the automobile industry The majority (62%) of public respondents noted that their municipalities have pursued or received interest in development applications for new or expanded freight facilities within the last five years.
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24 The DCI also asked private sector respondents to rate the importance of various factors in freight facility users' site selection decision-making process. Whereas Table 2-4 lists those tools available to the public sector, Table 3-5 provides a summary of the perceived importance of all factors involved in the location decision.
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25 Table 3-6: Summary of Private Sector Respondents' Perceptions of the Importance of Key Issues to Various Stakeholder Groups in Relation to Siting Freight Facilities Private Sector Perception of Importance of Key Issues to Stakeholder Groups (percent of respondents indicating issue is important to particular stakeholder group) Stakeholder Group Maintaining Community Safety Highway Congestion Economic Development & Jobs Environmental Impacts Community Quality of Life (e.g., noise, light, etc.)
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26 Creating enhanced awareness by public officials; and Writing specific public policies and regulations that support the development and siting of freight facilities. While the DCI questions differed slightly between the public and private respondents, some comparison can be made between the two sectors.
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