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Research

United States

Primer on Collaboration, Coordination, and Communication (3C) Strategies for Urban Freight Mobility

The 3C Primer will document strategies and offer "how to" guidance on fostering collaboration, coordination, and communication among actors involved in urban freight movements. Moving freight involves a wide range of stakeholders in both the public and private sectors, each of whom has limited decisionmaking authority or responsibility. Therefore, collaboration, communication, and coordination strategies are vital for ensuring the safe, reliable, and efficient delivery of goods in and through urban areas. However, there are inherent challenges for coordinating among freight stakeholders, such as the proprietary nature of much information collected by the private freight industry, and the sheer number and different types of actors involved in moving goods—each of whom may represent different sectors, disciplines, and/or interests.

Project Type

Reference Guide/Research

Period of Performance

Expected publication in mid-2017

Project Site(s)

Includes noteworthy practices from the U.S. and other countries

Website

https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/freight/fpd/index.htm

Contacts

Tamiko Burnell
Transportation Specialist
FHWA Office of Freight Management and Operations
(202) 366-1200
Tamiko.Burnell@dot.gov

Alisa Fine
Community Planner
U.S. DOT Volpe Center
(617) 494-2310
Alisa.Fine@dot.gov

Challenges Addressed

• Government and Partner Collaboration, Coordination, and Communication.
• First-and Last-Mile Freight Movements in Cities.

Expected Outcomes

The 3C Primer is expected to be an important resource for practitioners involved in transportation/freight planning at the State and local levels, including transportation engineers and planners, land use planners, urban designers, and landscape architects; elected officials at the State and local levels; private-sector freight stakeholders; as well as community leaders. Specific expected outcomes include improving stakeholders' abilities to identify:

• Implementation steps and resources needed to incorporate 3C strategies into public-sector freight planning, programming, and decisionmaking processes.
• Strategies, tactics, and innovative solutions that support State DOTs in developing FAST Act-compliant freight plans.
• Noteworthy practices from around the country and internationally, helping to foster an urban freight community of practice.

Stakeholder Involvement

The 3C Primer will reflect input provided by a technical review panel comprised of Federal/State/local government agency representatives and private-sector stakeholders.