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Maryland Freight Summit

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Slide 1

Maryland Freight Summit

Freight in the Mid-Atlantic Region

September 10, 2007

The Double Tree Hotel
Annapolis, Maryland

Jeffrey F. Paniati
Associate Administrator for Operations
Federal Highway Administration

Slide 2

Evolution of Logistics

  • 1970's - Logistics Revolution.
  • 1990's - Just in Time/Time Certain Delivery.
  • 21st Century - Supply Chain Management Networks.
  • Fast and Reliable transportation is the cornerstone of these strategies.

An imagee of an intermodal grid.

Slide 3

Globalization

Goods From and To Maryland for Year 2005 From Other Parts of the World

A map of the world indicating how much trade moved between Maryland and each state and continent in 2005.

Slide 4

FAF 2002 AADTT for the Mid-Atlantic Region

A map showing volume of truck traffic on major highways in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, and Virginia in 2002. Heaviest volumes are on Interstate 81 and 95, Interstate 80, the Pennsylvania Turnpike west of Harrisburg, and Interstate 78.

Slide 5

Projected FAF 2035 AADTT for the Mid-Atlantic Region

A map showing volume of truck traffic on major highways in New York, Pennsylvania. New Jersey, Maryland, and Virginia in 2035. This pattern is similar to the 2002 map, but all volumes increase.

Slide 6

Urban Area Truck Illustration

A map showing more detailed volumes of truck traffic between Washington and New York City.

Slide 7

2002 Highway Congestion for the Mid-Atlantic Region

A map showing congested highways in 2002 in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland and Virginia.

Slide 8

Projected 2035 Highway Congestion for the Mid-Atlantic Region

A map showing congested highways in 2035 in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, and Virginia.

Slide 9

Freight Performance Measures

A U.S. map showing routes on which truck travel time is monitored.

Slide 10

A U.S. map showing truck speeds for one month on 25 interstate highways.

 

Slide 11

Federal Efforts to Reduce Congestion and Improve Freight Movement

  • Urban Partnerships
  • Technology and Operations
  • Corridors of the Future
  • National Freight Policy

An Image of a traffic jam.

Slide 12

Congestion Pricing - Bringing Supply and Demand into Alignment

  • Failure to properly price travel on highways is a root cause of congestion.
    • The price of highway travel (gas taxes, registration fees, etc.) bears little or no relationship to the cost of congestion.
    • Unlike other public utilities, the public expectation is that the "service" is free or does not change with changes in demand.
  • Allocating transportation services via pricing is more efficient than allocating by delay.

An image of a traffic jam.

Slide 13

Urban Partnership Agreements - Congestion Pricing

  • Integrated "4T" Strategy
    • TOLLING (pricing) - Key Element
      • Direct user charge based on use of facility; varies based on level of congestion.
      • Toll collection via electronic means (no booths).
    • Transit
    • Telecommuting/Travel Demand Management
    • Technology

An image of a traffic jam.

Slide 14

Urban Partners

An image of a United States map displaying the urban partners: Seattle, San Francisco, Minneapolis - St. Paul, New York City, and Miami.

 

Slide 15

Technology and Operations

  • Improve traveler information.
  • Reduce incident delay.
  • Reduce work zone delay.
  • Improve traffic signal timing.
  • Mitigate bottlenecks.

An image of freeway with variable message sign.

Slide 16

Corridors of the Future

  • Accelerate the development of multi-State transportation corridors for one or more modes.
  • Select up to 5 major transportation corridors in need of investment for the purpose of reducing congestion.
  • Applications from either public or private sector entities.
    • Phase 1
      • 38 "Expressions of Interest" received.
    • Phase 2
      • 8 corridors (14 proposals) selected.
    • Final Phase
      • Announcement of Corridors of the Future.
      • Actively support corridors.

Slide 17

Corridors of the Future - Phase 2

A U.S. map identifying Interstate 5, Interstate 80 in California and Nevada, Interstate 15 in California and Nevada, Interstate 10 and 95,the proposed Interstate 69, and Interstates around Chicago.

Slide 18

National Freight Policy - 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, and institutional barriers to improve freight transportation performance.
  • Proactively identify and address emerging transportation needs.
  • Maximize the safety and security of the freight transportation system.
  • Mitigate and better mange the environmental, health, and community impacts of freight transportation.

Slide 19

Moving Forward

  • Policy
    • Congestion Pricing
    • Aggressive Management and Operations
  • Collaboration
    • Public Private Partnerships
    • Coordinated Activity Public and Private
    • Multi-State, Regional, Corridor Cooperation
  • Performance Based Decisions
    • Data/Analysis is Key
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