Session 61: Regional Transportation Planning

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1 Session 61: Regional Transportation Planning Freight and Livability/Sustainability Connections 2011 Louisiana Transportation Conference Jocelyn Jones, FHWA Resource Center January 12, 2011

2 Session Outcomes Be Mindful of Connections Between Freight and Livability or Sustainability Assess where it is appropriate to integrate freight in livability/sustainability discussions and initiatives Recognize the importance of engaging private and public sector stakeholders in livability/sustainability discussions and decisions Look for opportunities to expand the HUD DOT EPA Partnership

3 Transportation Project Development Planning Air Quality Environment Funding/ Finance Safety Project Dev. & Construction Operations & Maintenance Passenger Freight Livability/ Sustainability

4 Sustainable Communities Partnership s Livability Principles Provide More Transportation Choices Coordinate Policies and Leverage Investment Promote Equitable, Affordable Housing Enhance Economic Competitiveness Support Existing Communities Value Communities and Neighborhoods

5 Provide More Transportation Choices Develop safe, reliable and economical transportation choices to decrease household transportation costs, reduce our nations dependence on foreign oil, improve air quality, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and promote public health

6 Provide More Transportation Choices Decisions made for passenger transportation can affect freight transportation Examples: Providing more transit choices, particularly commuter rail, will likely involve coordination with private freight railroads Resource: NCHRP Report 657: Guidebook for Implementing Passenger Rail Service on Shared Passenger and Freight Corridors

7 Provide More Transportation Choices: Example CREATE (Chicago) Englewood Flyover Project Project objective: Rail to rail separation (freight from passenger) METRA commuter rail over the Norfolk Southern East West Line (freight rail, intercity rail) Project enhances both passenger and freight mobility, reduces congestion and delay, helps reduce emissions and improve air quality

8 CREATE Englewood Flyover Final Design

9 Enhance Economic Competitiveness Improve economic competitiveness through reliable and timely access to employment centers, educational opportunities, services and other basic needs by workers as well as expanded business access to markets.

10 Enhance Economic Competitiveness Freight industry provides goods and jobs in communities. Freight transportation supplies the products that are needed to sustain businesses and communities. Many major freight facilities are key economic generators in particular communities Example: Ports and Rail Yards Efficient transportation system in a community needs to consider freight Example: urban freight delivery issues Land use and zoning often the key connection point

11 Enhance Economic Competitiveness: Example Port of Baltimore New Industrial District in Baltimore (2004) To reduce increasing conflicts between mixed use development and maritime shipping by demarcating deep water areas in industrial precincts and reserving them for industrial use Zoning near port is Heavy Industrial Limited residential and other commercial uses Zone was extended beyond original 10 year term

12 Baltimore City Inner Harbor

13 Support Existing Communities Target federal funding toward existing communities through such strategies as transit oriented, mixed use development and land recycling to increase community revitalization, improve the efficiency of public works investments, and safeguard rural landscapes.

14 Support Existing Communities Transit oriented, mixed use development and brownfield redevelopment can reduce the transportation network s overall congestion footprint and promotes higher density development. Freight Connections Reduced congestion Potentially more cost effective and timely freight deliveries Increased Density Reduced congestion and delivery networks potentially increased freight efficiency

15 Support Existing Communities Opportunities exist for consolidating freight functions. Such consolidation has potential economic benefit and also community benefits Example: Freight hubs/villages can benefit livable communities Job generators Approach can reduce freight transportation impacts on nearby community

16 Support Existing Communities Example Freight Villages Modal shift Goods moved between two or more forms of freight transportation Rail to truck; barge to rail/truck; air and rail/truck Economic Activity Active distribution centers and industrial activities are located adjacent to the modal shift facilities within the village No passive activity or container storage

17 Freight Villages: Connections to Livability Freight Hubs/Villages may be an appropriate option to help promote livability in some communities Leverage freight operations to create local economic value Create shared value support businesses serve the village and the surrounding community Use primarily private funds to achieve local community development goals Reuse brownfield properties Encourage multimodal freight use

18 Example Freight Village in Texas Alliance Texas Developer: Hillwood, a Perot Co. Site Size: 17,000 acres Tenants: 140 tenants Freight Activities: BNSF Railway s Alliance Intermodal Facility: 587,274 lifts in 2006 BNSF and UP Class I rail lines and rail served facilities Fort Worth Alliance Airport 100 percent industrial airport 10 to 15 minute access to Dallas Fort Worth Airport Interstate 35W, State Highway 170 and State Highway 114 FedEx Southwest Regional Sort Hub; FedEx Service Center Foreign Trade Zone & Freeport Tax Exemption Other Land Uses: Residential, Office, Recreational

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20 Coordinate Policies & Leverage Investment Align federal policies and funding to remove barriers to collaboration, leverage funding and increase the accountability and effectiveness of all levels of government to plan for future growth, including making smart energy choices such as locally generated renewable energy.

21 Coordinate Policies & Leverage Investment Funding issues continue to be a significant challenge for transportation Affects both passenger and freight sectors and community goals of livability mutual benefits Leveraging funds and innovative financing are future opportunities Includes integrating range of local, state and federal funds Includes leveraging of private funds and in kind services Reveals importance of connecting with private freight stakeholders

22 Coordinate Policies & Leverage Investment Example CREATE Provides both passenger and freight transportation benefits through removing transportation conflicts, improves passenger and freight transportation system efficiency Involves many public and private sector partners Leverages both public and private sector funding Total Program $2.6 Billion+++ Federal $100 Million SAFETEA LU $100 Million ARRA TIGER $133 Million ARRA HSR Railroads $212 Million Private sources Illinois $320 Million Bonding/Capital Program Chicago $ 30 Million Existing Sources METRA $ 20 Million Existing Sources/FTA programs

23 Coordinate Policies and Leverage Investment Stakeholders in CREATE

24 Coordinate Policies & Leverage Investment How can funding programs be leveraged to assist with appropriate projects that benefit both freight and livability goals in a community? Need to also consider coordination of relevant funding programs across federal government agencies Example: Expanding/leveraging the relationship with EPA and HUD to include discussions on their freight related programs

25 Coordinate Policies & Leverage Investment Example EPA Meet with EPA regional staff to discuss : Key programs and issues Mutual interests & stakeholders Ways to work together Key Programs and Issues Environmental Justice SmartWay Transport Partnership Clean Ports USA Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (aka Clean Diesel )

26 Value Communities and Neighborhoods Enhance the unique characteristics of all communities by investing in healthy, safe and walkable neighborhoods rural, urban or suburban.

27 Value Communities and Neighborhoods Common Considerations Pedestrian access and safety, urban congestion, noise, emissions Role of Local Governments Integrated Land Use and Zoning Approaches are Key Effective Freight and Land Use Practices Recognize that all levels of government (state, regional, local) have a role Create buffer zones between industrial areas and more sensitive uses (residential, environmental) Ensure new developments provide for sufficient on site loading through zoning requirements and site plan review Ensure that street network can accommodate freight

28 Value Communities and Neighborhoods Example NJ s Less Than Ideal Planning Background An odd concentration of development, warehouse and distribution centers with residential communities, has concentrated around NJ Turnpike s Exit 8A as a consequence of decisionmaking driven by strong private market forces and then fixed at different levels of government. New Jersey Turnpike Exit 8A

29 Example New Jersey Exit 8A Reasons Global economic forces Area s strategic regional location Local characteristics (flat topography, expansive open spaces, uncontaminated soils, availability of water and sewers) Local government interest in adding to property tax revenues (while controlling additional expenses) Three Competing Perspectives 1. Statewide Public Sector Perspective 2. Local Government Views, reflecting the diverse experiences of the Exit 8A study area counties and municipalities 3. Private Sector Outlook mirrors the dynamic nature of the expanding logistics industry driven by global economic factors

30 Example New Jersey Exit 8A Some Lessons Learned 1. Local jurisdictions have important role to recognize needs of key elements of New Jersey s economy, such as freight distribution, and reconcile those needs with an attractive quality of life 2. Developing, managing and sharing land use and transportation data across government jurisdictions and with the private sector is necessary 3. Ancillary concerns (e.g. affordable housing near areas of job growth, easy access to labor, environmental constraints) are important

31 Value Communities and Neighborhoods Example NYC s Loading Zone Program New York s Commercial Vehicle Parking Program Designated commercial vehicle loading zones in Manhattan Installed ticket dispensing muni meters Implemented pricing strategy to encourage faster turnover rate.

32 Example NY s Commercial Vehicle Parking Costs/Benefits of Commercial Vehicle Parking Program Costs Installation of Muni-meters New signage Increased enforcement Benefits Reduced congestion (for delivery trucks and passenger vehicles) Reduced truck idling Increased truck delivery efficiency Curbside occupancy duration decreased from 3 hours to 45 minutes due to pricing strategy Increased revenue

33 Experience from Georgia Freight and Land Uses Issues in Atlanta Deteriorating rail grade crossing issues Inadequate site access/geometric problems Overburdened intermodal connectors Part of Comprehensive Freight Strategy Regional Freight Mobility Plan Regional Strategic Truck Route Master Plan (in progress) Challenges Maintain the viability of established freight districts How best to support emerging freight districts

34 Townhomes Backing to Commercial Facility with Significant Truck Movements Examples of New Residential Uses Adjacent to Established Freight Districts New Subdivision New Housing Adjacent to Active Rail Facilities New subdivision built next to the freight intensive uses

35 Examples of Site Access and Geometric Problems in Established Freight Districts New Subdivision Inadequate Turning Radius to Meet Modern Truck Sizes (Expo Center)

36 Accommodating Freight within Land Use Logistics Needs are Often an Afterthought in Planning & Site Development Review Processes Designing for Goods Movement Improves Overall Mobility and Access Proactive Freight Planning is Critical to Regional Economic Vitality and Quality of Life

37 Recommendations Looking at the Big Picture Long range impacts of logistics activity locations Planning, zoning, and policy tools to facilitate logical and community sensitive siting of freight intensive land uses W&D development directed to locations with multimodal access options Examples of Freight-Supportive Guidelines Engage freight operators, shippers and receivers in the local and regional planning processes ( go to them ) Develop requirements for buffers and/or transitional zones between incompatible land uses Consider protecting undeveloped land adjacent to freight facilities Future freight expansion Prevent encroachment of incompatible land uses through zoning, easements and/or purchases Who ARC, Counties Counties, Cities Counties, Cities

38 Recommendations Providing Guidelines for Developers and Planners Delivery/access needs built into site design and review process Site layout and building design guidelines and templates Adequate access for deliveries part of design standards Example Freight-Supportive Guideline Develop delivery access and mobility requirements for developers of both existing and new mixed use sites Logistics-supportive Design Guidelines Address loading zones, street geometry, truck routes, etc. Who ARC (others)

39 Recommendations - Enhanced Planning and Zoning Processes Addressing Logistics-Related Issues Integrate freight access needs into process Consider community impacts of logistics operations Examples of Freight-Supportive Guidelines Develop and apply Warehousing & Distribution (W&D) Zoning Provisions to facilitate smart freight-supportive land use planning Develop requirements for buffers and/or transitional zones between incompatible land uses Provide training/education for planners and planning & zoning boards on logistics and freight issues and needs Who Counties, Cities Counties, Cities ARC

40 FHWA (Freight) Resources FHWA Office of Freight Management and Operations website and resources: NHI courses, Resource Center workshops & technical assistance: Supply Chain DVD: Talking Freight: new and archived sessions: NCHRP Reports (Synthesis 320, Report 570, Report 594, Report 657) CA EJ Toolkit: Healthy Communities and Healthy Economies

41 Thank You! Questions and Discussion Have freight and livability/sustainability discussions occurred in Louisiana? What are strategies, issues, or examples that reflect the connection between freight and livability/sustainability?