Freight Advisory Committee Meeting No. 2 Presentation

Welcome

BCD Regional Freight Mobility Plan Freight Advisory Committee Meeting #2 July 16, 2020

AGENDA

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The State of Freight

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Task Purpose

Regional Freight Network & Operational Analysis

Best Practices in Freight Technology and Truck Parking

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Introduction to Speakers

Roger Schiller Austin, Texas

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Freight Advisory Committee • Who is on the Call?

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Task Purpose

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Task Purpose Conduct a data-driven freight network evaluation focusing on truck and rail.

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The State of Freight

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Freight Analysis • Freight is the economy in motion • Freight volume • • • •

Volume – tons, value, units (trucks, railcars) Mode – truck, rail, air Direction – inbound, outbound, intra-regional, through Commodity – 40 broad categories (750+ sub-groups)

• Economic impacts

• Activities – Freight transport (trucking, RR) and users (shippers/receivers) • Types – direct impacts, indirect suppliers, induced re-spending • Measures – employment, income, output, etc.

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Freight Data/Maps • Different queries for IHS Markit’s TRANSEARCH database • Network density – roadway and railroad tonnage maps • Commodity x direction – STCC2, outbound, inbound, etc.

• Origin/destination pairings – trading partners

• Each provides different/complementary perspectives • Objective • Preliminary bird’s eye perspective • TRANSEARCH QA/QC • Springboard to commodity x direction x O/D detail

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Truck and Rail Network Density

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POLLING QUESTION Do these overall truck and rail patterns look reasonable from your experience?

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Stop and Pause Please type your questions in the questions box for open discussion

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Draft BCD Regional Freight Network

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Draft BCD Regional Freight Network • Methodology • Data sources: National/state freight networks, TRANSEARCH, BCDCOG travel demand model • Mapped major freight generators and industry clusters • Reviewed high truck volume corridors • Visually selected additional links for network continuity • Tiered highway network 15

Draft BCD Regional Freight Network

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Draft BCD Regional Freight Network • Tier 1 – Interstates • Tier 2 – Non-Interstate SC Freight Network • Tier 3 – Local freight routes • All freight railroads

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POLLING QUESTION What are the most important first/last mile freight connections in the region?

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POLLING QUESTION Do you have suggestions for additional routes that should be included in the draft freight network?

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BCD Regional Freight Network Operational Analysis

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Bridge and Pavement Conditions

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Severe Truck-Involved Crashes • Fatal and incapacitating injury crashes on the freight network​ • Hotspots mostly along I-26 and parallel routes like US 78

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Grade Crossings

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Grade Crossing Safety Hotspots • 721448L: NS at Ashley Phosphate Rd • 631974A: CSX at Redbank Rd • 631981K: CSX at East Montague Ave • 632410U: CSX at SC 165 • 721485N: NS at North Main St 24

Truck Vehicle Hours of Delay • Little truck delay outside I526 and Clements Ferry Road

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Level of Service (All Vehicles) • Congestion issues • • • •

I-26 I-526 Clements Ferry Road Local/regional routes serving the port and freight-intensive businesses

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Truck Bottlenecks • National Performance Management Research Data Set • Scored based on two metrics: • Frequency of Congestion • Planning Time Index

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Truck Parking Supply • Most supply is along I-26 and I-95 in Dorchester County • Little supply near the port or major freight generators closer to Charleston

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Stop and Pause Please type your questions in the questions box for open discussion

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Best Practices Future Technology Trends and Applications

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Connected Vehicles • What is V2X?

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Connected Vehicles • Information Shared

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Miami-Dade ITS Deployment • Miami-Dade ITS Deployment • $7.5 Million Funded Through: • FDOT • Miami-Dade Transportation Planning Organization • Miami-Dade Department of Transportation and Public Works • City of Doral • Florida Trucking Association

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Miami-Dade ITS Deployment

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I-80 Connected Vehicles • $15 Million Funded Through USDOT:

• Safety Pilot Model Deployment (SPMD) Program • Comprehensive data collection of vehicles with V2X technologies • V2I – Vehicle to Infrastructure • V2V – Vehicle to Vehicle • I2V – Infrastructure to Vehicle

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• Concept development

• Phase 2

• Design, build, and test deployment of technologies

• Phase 3

• Maintain & operate 35

Connected Vehicles Best Practices • Leverage funds and expertise from USDOT • Funding for South Carolina could come from the National Highway Freight and SCDOT Guideshare programs

• Use entire corridor from state line to state line to ensure maximum coverage – requires regional coordination • Gain buy-in from private industry to ensure success • Capitalize on freight movement along congested arterials / non-peak hour signals near distribution and intermodal facilities 36

MAASTO Regional TPIMS • Mid America Association of State Transportation Officials (MAASTO) • Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin

• Truck Parking Information and Management System (TPIMS) • Funded through $25 million TIGER Grant and state matching funds • Reduces time searching for parking and provides safe truck parking alternatives 37

MAASTO Regional TPIMS • TPIMS Data Structure

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MAASTO Regional TPIMS • Sharing Information • Dynamic Truck Parking Signage • Smart Phones and In-Cab • Traveler Information Websites

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Truck Parking Technology Best Practices • Shovel-ready technology packages help win funding • Highlight safety and environmental benefits to win support and gain funding • Scalable solutions – can apply this model at a regional level or partner to go statewide • Uniform data standards

• Focus on truck parking needs within the corridor for implementing Dynamic Truck Parking Signage

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Golden Glades Truck Travel Center • Golden Glades Interchange

• I-95 Gateway to Miami-Dade County • Features freight parking, rail and bus transit station, and welcome center

• Benefits

• 53 truck parking spaces, truck wash, and gas station • Park and Ride, with long term parking • Multi-bay bus terminal • Rail Station • Bike Path

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Golden Glades Truck Travel Center • Multi-Modal Facility Enhancements

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Golden Glades Truck Travel Center • Economic Impacts • Improves freight mobility and compliments other freight mobility investments in the region • Addresses severe truck parking shortage • Benefits industrial and warehousing businesses in the region • Enhances the multi-modal connectivity of the region • Provides safety and security on premises • Enhances the aesthetics of the corridor

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Golden Glades Truck Travel Center

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Golden Glades Truck Travel Center • Lessons Learned: • Public Private Partnerships were identified as a solution to truck parking in Florida • Model enables concessionaire to profit from business with truckers while paying for the construction of the facilities

• Applicability to the BCDCOG Region: • Focus on the LCRT system in Charleston • Identify intersection of future Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) lines with truck parking/park & ride lots • Ensure appropriate separation of freight and passenger operations

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POLLING QUESTION Which of these examples do you think is most applicable to the region?

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Questions and Answers Please type your questions in the questions box and our project team will answer them If we do not get to all the questions, we’ll prepare written responses and post them to the website with the meeting recording

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