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Twin Cities Freight Peer Exchange

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Minnesota Department of Transportation and Metropolitan Council

St. Paul, Minnesota – December 1, 2010

March 7, 2011

Sponsor:

  • FHWA/Office of Freight Operations – Washington, District of Columbia

Hosts:

  • Minnesota Department of Transportation (DOT) – St. Paul, Minnesota
  • Metropolitan Council (Met Council) – St. Paul, Minnesota

Peers:

  • Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania & Camden New Jersey Region
  • Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC) – Columbus, Ohio Region
  • Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) – Seattle, Washington Region
  • Washington State DOT – Olympia, Washington

Other Participants:

  • Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Minnesota Division

Design/Facilitation/Reporting:

  • U.S. DOT Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center) – Cambridge, Massachusetts

Note-Taking:

  • Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), under contract to FHWA



Table of Contents

Executive Summary

Overview and Purpose

Peer Exchange Highlights

Next Steps

Section 1: Introduction

1.1 – Peer Exchange Background and Need

1.2 – Objectives and Key Issues

Section 2: Highlights

2.1 – Lessons Learned

2.2 – Next Steps and Areas for Further Exploration

Section 3: Overview of Presentations

3.1 – Mn/DOT and Met Council

3.2 – DVRPC

3.3 – MORPC

3.4 – PSRC and WSDOT

Section 4: Roundtable Discussion

4.1 – Freight Planning State of the Practice

4.2 – Strategic Approaches to Developing Freight Projects

4.3 – Integration of Freight into Local Planning Processes

4.4 – Roles and Methods of Engagement with the Private Sector and Other Stakeholders

Section 5: Current Trends in Freight Planning Processes and Institutional Arrangements

Section 6: Conclusion

Appendix A: List of Participants and Contact Information

Appendix B: Peer Exchange Process and Format

Appendix C: Peer Exchange Agenda and Questions

Appendix D: Preliminary Freight Analysis Framework Data Comparisons between Peers

Appendix E: Additional Peer Materials For Reference



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