Twin Cities Freight Peer Exchange
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Contact Information: FreightFeedback@dot.gov
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
Section 3: Overview of Presentations
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
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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