Freight and Land Use Travel Demand Evaluation: Final Report

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FHWA-HOP-18-073

July 2018

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Table of Contents

Section 1: Introduction
	Project Purpose
	Project Approach
	Technical Report Organization
Section 2: Key Project Findings
	The QRFM Requires Updating
	Gaps are Significant; There is Insufficient Information Available on How to Address Them
	Freight Movement Trends are Evolving Quickly
	New Modeling Frameworks are Being Developed
	Stakeholder Engagement is Critical
	Targeted Communication is Essential
Section 3: Topics
	Topic A: Integration of Land Use and Freight Planning
		Application of NCFRP Freight Trip Generation Data
		Approach for Applying Context-Sensitive Land Use to NCFRP Report 37 Trip Generation Rates
		NCFRP Report 37 Trip Generation Database
		Freight Villages Concepts and the Effect on Trip Generation
		Strategic Planning for Freight Locational Planning
		How-To Guide for Inventorying Freight-Generating Facilities
		Integrating Land Use and Goods and Services Movement
		Issues Associated with Unique Commodities
		Freight Roadway Design Considerations
		Local Transportation Impact Analysis Approaches
	Topic B: Last-Mile Considerations
		Synthesis on Data Use and Application in Last-Mile Delivery Techniques
		Transferable Last-Mile Analysis from Broward County
	Topic C: Modeling Framework
		Synthesis on Applying Lessons Learned from ABM to Four Step/Hybrid Models (with Focus of Land Use/Demographics as Inputs)
		Freight Case Studies as Part of BBFM Deployment
		Baltimore Metropolitan Council and Portland Metro Freight Modeling Systems
		Commodity Flow Playbook
		Port Everglades Petroleum Commodity Flow Survey
		Freight Analysis Framework (FAF)
	Topic D: Public and Private Data Sources
		Current Listing of Best Data Sources
		Strategic Plan for Freight Shipping Data Development and Sharing
		Aligning Private Sector Shipping Needs with Public Sector Policies and Investments
		Truck Data Collection Survey Instruments
		2017 CFS
		Review of Freight Data Sets
	Topic O: Other Topics
		Summary of the State of the Practice
		Scenario Planning Guidance
		Megaregional Planning Considerations
		Value of Reliability
		Visualization Techniques
Section 4. Summary of Key Findings
Appendix A: Project Approach
	Literature Review Research
	Stakeholder Outreach Activities
		TRB Annual Meeting - January 8-12, 2017
		Virtual Meeting #1 - April 19, 2017
		Expert Working Session - August 8, 2017
		Virtual Meeting #2 - December 6, 2017
Appendix B: Topic Matrices
Appendix C: Freight/Land Use Travel Demand Evaluation Literature Review

List of Figures

Figure 1	NCFRP Report 37 Provides Insight into Trip Generation for Different Elements of the PC Link
Figure 2	Example Freight Trip Generation Problem Described in NCFRP Report 37
Figure 3	Relationship of Smart Growth Classification to the Rural-to-Urban Transect
Figure 4	Example of Seasonal Estimates of Equivalent Single Axle Loads
Figure 5	The Development of Transportation and Land Use Policy Can Be Informed by Both Freight-Intensive Uses and Project Freight Flows
Figure 6	Summary of Southeast Florida Petroleum Commodity Flows
Figure 7	Behavioral Supply Chain Modeling Process
Figure 8	BBFM Representation of Industry-Specific Relationships across the PC Linkage
Figure 9	Truck Tour-Based Model Structure from Behavior-Based Modeling
Figure 10	Example of FAF4 Data Visualization Describing Economic Impact
Figure 11	The Capital District Study Examined Freight Data Set Characteristics that Facilitate Data Mining for Local Freight Planning Purposes

List of Tables

Table 1	Current Context for Goods Movement and Land Use Planning
Table 2	The Research/Synthesis Cycle
Table 3	Summary of Freight Data Sources as of 2013
Table 4	Excerpt of Vehicle Detection Technology Characteristics from Florida DOT SHRP2 Analysis