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AASHTO-FHWA Freight Partnership II Survey and Meeting:FHWA PerspectiveTony Furst,
FHWA-Office of Freight Management & Operations
April 18, 2007
Federal Highway AdministrationU.S. Department of Transportation2
Meeting Overview February 13-16, 2007 in Natchez,
Mississippi Over 100 State DOT, FHWA, MPO and
Private Sector participants Meeting purpose:
Develop an understanding of the institutional and organizational changes needed to establish permanent freight capacity within organizations.
Understand the role of a freight champion. Understand modal and private sector
issues/concerns. Develop strategies and tactics to advance the
National Freight Policy. Identify future Freight Professional Development
needs and delivery mechanisms.
Federal Highway AdministrationU.S. Department of Transportation3
The Freight Survey
Purpose Prepare for the Freight Partnership II
Meeting Compare to 2005 Gather information to share with
Freight Stakeholders.
Responses State DOTs - 45 FHWA Division Offices – 52 MPOs and Regional Councils – 85
Federal Highway AdministrationU.S. Department of Transportation4
Survey Findings: How High a Priority is Freight Transportation in Your Organization?
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
2005 2006/2007
Not at All
Not Very
Neutral
Somewhat
Extremely
FHWA Division Offices
Federal Highway AdministrationU.S. Department of Transportation5
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
2005 2006/2007
Not at All
Not Very
Neutral
Somewhat
Extremely
MPOs and Regional Councils
Survey Not Conducted with MPOs
and Regional Councils in
2005
Survey Findings: How High a Priority is Freight Transportation in Your Organization?
Federal Highway AdministrationU.S. Department of Transportation6
Survey Findings: What High Priority Freight Issues Do You Foresee in the Next 5-10 Yrs?
Congestion Commercial Vehicles Rail Intermodal
Connections/ Planning/Facilities
Water/Ports
Congestion Operations/Capacity Commercial Vehicles Security Funding/Resources
In Your State … For the Nation …
FHWA Division Offices2006/2007
Federal Highway AdministrationU.S. Department of Transportation7
Survey Findings: What High Priority Freight Issues Do You Foresee in the Next 5-10 Yrs?
Commercial vehicles Congestion Rail Intermodal
connections/ planning/facilities
Infrastructure Operations/Capacity
Congestion Operations/Capacity Funding/Resources Security Commercial vehicles Intermodal
connections/ planning/facilities
In Your Region/Locality … For the Nation …
MPOs and Regional Councils2006/2007
Federal Highway AdministrationU.S. Department of Transportation8
Freight Partnership II Meeting Freight Priorities/Issues
Issues heard during modal and private sector panel discussions: Growth in Freight Volumes Capacity / Efficiency / Reliability
People/Drivers Intermodal Facilities Rail Highway
Congestion Security Globalization/Changing Network Fuel/Environmental Concerns Modal/jurisdictional silos
Federal Highway AdministrationU.S. Department of Transportation9
Freight Partnership II Meeting Freight Priorities/Issues –
Resolutions:Systems Perspective
Develop a multimodal infrastructurePlan for multi-jurisdictional freight movements
Develop and nurture partnerships
EducationStaffPolitical leadersGeneral population
Federal Highway AdministrationU.S. Department of Transportation10
Survey Findings: Freight Leadership
Yes
Somewhat
No
Yes
Somewhat
No
Does your organization have an individual in a leadership position who actively advances priority freight initiatives?
Does the leadership in your organization recognize the importance of freight transportation needs in your State?
FHWA Division Offices
Federal Highway AdministrationU.S. Department of Transportation11
Survey Findings: Freight Leadership
Yes
Somewhat
No
Yes
Somewhat
No
Does your organization have an individual in a leadership position who actively advances priority freight initiatives?
Does the leadership in your organization recognize the importance of freight transportation needs in your region or locality?
MPOs and Regional Councils
Federal Highway AdministrationU.S. Department of Transportation12
Freight Partnership II Meeting Freight Champions
Freight champion’s role is evolving Qualities of a freight champion:
Passionate Persistent Visible Knowledgeable Able to build relationships Influential
Having a champion and establishing institutional capacity provides a place for partners to connect.
Federal Highway AdministrationU.S. Department of Transportation13
Survey Findings: Freight Planning from MPO/Regional Council Responses
55% of MPO respondents have a freight plan or a freight element in their long range plan.
64% of MPO respondents move less than half their freight projects to implementation.
MPO’s identified barriers to implementing projects Limited funding/resources Understanding of freight projects/needs Sporadic freight industry involvement
Federal Highway AdministrationU.S. Department of Transportation14
Freight Partnership II Discussion
Freight Planning
Freight is multi-jurisdictional by nature.
Funding is an issue, innovative financing needs consideration
Need to stop operating in stovepipes
Need assistance developing freight plans
Federal Highway AdministrationU.S. Department of Transportation15
National Freight Policy Framework
Vision:The United States freight transportation system will ensure the efficient, reliable, safe and secure movement of goods and support the nation’s economic growth while improving environmental quality.
Objective
2Objective
3Objective
4Objective
5Objective
6Objective
7Objective
1
Vision
Objectives
Strategies
Tactics
Responsibilities/ tasks
ResponsibilityTask Federal State Local Private
ResponsibilityTask Federal State Local Private
ResponsibilityTask Federal State Local Private
Federal Highway AdministrationU.S. Department of Transportation16
7 Objectives Improve the operations of the existing freight transportation
system
Add physical capacity to the freight transportation system in places where investment makes economic sense
Use pricing to better align freight system costs and benefits and encourage the deployment of new technologies
Reduce/remove statutory, regulatory, & institutional barriers to improved freight transportation performance
Proactively identify and address emerging transportation needs
Maximize the safety and security of the freight transportation system
Mitigate and better manage the environmental, health, and community impacts of freight transportation.
Federal Highway AdministrationU.S. Department of Transportation17
Survey Findings: National Freight Policy Framework - MPO/Regional Council Responses
60% of the MPO/Regional Council respondents were not aware of the policy framework.
76% of the MPO/Regional Council respondents weren’t planning on implementing activities as part of the policy framework.
Federal Highway AdministrationU.S. Department of Transportation18
Freight Partnership II Meeting National Freight Policy Framework Workshop to identify activities that
advance the policy framework. Participants organized into groups by region
Participants collectively identified: 2 new objectives. 1 modification to an objective - separating
safety and security (objective 6) into 2 objectives
19 new strategies 29 new tactics & 10 revised tactics 55 new activities
Federal Highway AdministrationU.S. Department of Transportation19
National Freight Policy Framework – Common Tactics
TacticNumber of Activities Identified
Identified as Priority Issue in
Survey?
6.4.1 (NEW)- Establish a program for long-term truck parking facilities along the NHS.
8 yes
7.2.5 (NEW) - Develop a marketing and education campaign targeting community leaders
5
1.1.1 – Focus on bottlenecks. 4 yes
2.1.1 – Focus DOT attention on facilitating SAFETEA-LU designated “Projects of National or Regional Significance” likely to generate the greatest economic returns.
4
4.1.2 – Review public sector statutes, regulations, institutional arrangements and human capital for opportunities to improve freight operations.
4
5.1.4 – Improve analytical tools (e.g. Freight Analysis Framework, Freight Model Improvement Program).
4 yes
Federal Highway AdministrationU.S. Department of Transportation20
National Freight Policy Framework – Discussion Items
Market the Policy.
Address funding in the Policy.
Continue to add to and enhance the Policy.
Federal Highway AdministrationU.S. Department of Transportation21
Survey Findings: Freight Professional Development from FHWA and MPO/Regional Council Responses Engaging the Private Sector is the top
training need 55% of the FHWA Division Office respondents feel
they need beginner level training 89% of the MPO/Regional Council respondents feel
they need intermediate to advanced training. Respondents prefer:
in-person workshops and seminars, peer to peer exchanges, web-based training, and conferences/seminars.
Federal Highway AdministrationU.S. Department of Transportation22
Freight Partnership II Meeting Freight Professional Development
Top training needs identified: Engaging with Freight Stakeholders…and
Keeping Them Engaged General Freight Planning
Freight ForecastingFreight Data and Performance Measures
Financing Freight Projects Freight 101 course discussed by several
groups. Basic freight education with high level training
on the various freight topics (planning, financing, data, etc.)
Federal Highway AdministrationU.S. Department of Transportation23
Freight Partnership II Meeting Freight Professional Development
Preferred delivery mechanisms: In-person workshops Peer exchanges Web-based training Computer-based training Primers, brochures, presentations Best Practices
Federal Highway AdministrationU.S. Department of Transportation24
Freight Partnership II Meeting Freight Professional Development Cont.
Alternative delivery mechanisms Regional multi-modal “field trips”.
Two to three month executive exchange
Expose leaders to other organizations and bring learning back to the home organization.
Short executive-level freight movie.
Video for general audiences.
Sharing across state boundaries
Federal Highway AdministrationU.S. Department of Transportation25
Freight Professional Development –Discussion Items More marketing/outreach needed on Freight
Professional Development opportunities that exist. Start an understanding of freight movement early,
at the grade school level. Offer “Freight 101”/Introductory level Freight
Course to State DOT and MPO staff. Consider requiring Freight training as a
requirement for advancement. Conduct regional freight scans to complement
national and international scans. We need tools to help us educate others about
freight.
Federal Highway AdministrationU.S. Department of Transportation26
Survey Findings: Next Steps for FHWA
Provide training/technical assistance/education/outreach
Provide support as needed
Promote networking with stakeholders
Assist with data collection efforts/ develop analytical tools
Federal Highway AdministrationU.S. Department of Transportation27
Next Steps: Partnership II Meeting
Freight Policy Framework Continue to identify strategies, tactics, and
activities – All Stakeholders Develop strategies, tactics, and activities that were
started in Natchez – Meeting Participants Commit to implementing identified activities –
Meeting Participants Input Freight Policy Framework information into
online database- FHWA Hold regional web conferences/roundtables for
states/regions to do further work on identifying strategies, tactics, and activities – FHWA
Hold follow up outreach for the State DOTs and MPOs who did not get an opportunity for input into the strategies, tactics, and activities – FHWA & AASHTO
Federal Highway AdministrationU.S. Department of Transportation28
Next Steps: Partnership II Meeting
Freight Professional Development\
Address freight professional development needs that were identified during the meeting – FHWA & AASHTO
Develop channels of communication to share information about freight professional development opportunities - FHWA & AASHTO
Develop marketing materials to advertise freight professional development opportunities: FHWA
Comprehensive course catalogue Brochures/Fact Sheets More comprehensive online information Quarterly emails through the Freight Planning LISTSERV
Provide guidance for developing a freight plan - FHWA