Efforts to Address Freight Efforts to Address Freight Mobility in the Mississippi Mobility in the Mississippi Valley Region Valley Region National Center for Freight and Infrastructure National Center for Freight and Infrastructure Research and Education ( Research and Education ( C C FIRE) FIRE) Traffic Operations and Safety Laboratory Traffic Operations and Safety Laboratory University of Wisconsin-Madison University of Wisconsin-Madison Todd Szymkowski, P.E., PTOE – TOPS Deputy Todd Szymkowski, P.E., PTOE – TOPS Deputy Director Director www.mississippivalleyfreight.org www.mississippivalleyfreight.org www.cfire.wistrans.org www.cfire.wistrans.org www.topslab.wisc.edu www.topslab.wisc.edu
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Efforts to Address Freight Mobility in Efforts to Address Freight Mobility in the Mississippi Valley Regionthe Mississippi Valley Region
National Center for Freight and Infrastructure Research and National Center for Freight and Infrastructure Research and Education (Education (CCFIRE)FIRE)
Traffic Operations and Safety LaboratoryTraffic Operations and Safety LaboratoryUniversity of Wisconsin-MadisonUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison
and consequencesand consequences– Create an ongoing regional organizationCreate an ongoing regional organization– Improve political and public understanding Improve political and public understanding
of freightof freight– Support multi-modal solutions for Support multi-modal solutions for
bottlenecksbottlenecks– Address regulatory bottlenecks at border Address regulatory bottlenecks at border
crossingscrossings– Define a freight focal point in each state Define a freight focal point in each state
transportation agencytransportation agency
Upper Midwest Freight Upper Midwest Freight Corridor Study (cont’d)Corridor Study (cont’d)
Potential activities (long term)Potential activities (long term)– Support river and lake lock improvementsSupport river and lake lock improvements– Define a regional freight networkDefine a regional freight network– Define the role and structures appropriate Define the role and structures appropriate
for PPPsfor PPPs– Develop freight related planning Develop freight related planning
– Consider modifications to Jones Act of Consider modifications to Jones Act of 1920 – particularly provisions related to 1920 – particularly provisions related to vessel productionvessel production
Mississippi Valley Freight Mississippi Valley Freight Coalition (MVFC)Coalition (MVFC)
Memorandum of UnderstandingMemorandum of UnderstandingCharterCharterCommitteesCommittees– ExecutiveExecutive– TechnicalTechnical
Pooled FundPooled Fund– Priority InitiativesPriority Initiatives
CharterCharter
Describes how the Coalition will carry out its Describes how the Coalition will carry out its mission of… mission of… – Sharing information between state agenciesSharing information between state agencies– Reaching out to shippers/carriers Reaching out to shippers/carriers – Defining a system of multimodal freight corridorsDefining a system of multimodal freight corridors– Evaluating, implementing and operating Evaluating, implementing and operating
technologiestechnologies– Evaluating, implementing and enforcing traffic and Evaluating, implementing and enforcing traffic and
vehicle regulationsvehicle regulations– Identifying bottlenecksIdentifying bottlenecks– Defining and supporting national transportation Defining and supporting national transportation
Pooled FundPooled FundSigned in February 2007Signed in February 2007$450,000$450,000– 9 states at $50K for two years9 states at $50K for two years– Wisconsin is lead stateWisconsin is lead state
Priority InitiativesPriority Initiatives– Regional Freight WorkshopRegional Freight Workshop– Logistics for the Public Sector Training CourseLogistics for the Public Sector Training Course– Model Freight Planning ApproachesModel Freight Planning Approaches– Mississippi Valley Traveler Information ClearinghouseMississippi Valley Traveler Information Clearinghouse– Define Regional Freight BottlenecksDefine Regional Freight Bottlenecks– Expanded Truck Parking FacilitiesExpanded Truck Parking Facilities