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South Central Pennsylvania Regional Goods Movement Study final report prepared for Harrisburg Area Transportation Study South Central Pennsylvania Regional Goods Movement Steering Committee prepared by Cambridge Systematics, Inc. with Global Insight PB Farradyne A. Strauss-Wieder, Inc. November 2006 www.camsys.com final report South Central Pennsylvania Regional Goods Movement Study prepared for Harrisburg Area Transportation Study South Central Pennsylvania Regional Goods Movement Steering Committee prepared by Cambridge Systematics, Inc. 4800 Hampden Lane, Suite 800 Chevy Chase, Maryland 20814 with Global Insight PB Farradyne A. Strauss-Wieder, Inc. date November 2006 South Central Pennsylvania Regional Goods Movement Study: Steering Committee Membership Mr. Eulois Cleckley – FHWA-HQ Mr. Richard Schmoyer – Adams County Mr. Matthew Smoker – FHWA – PA Mr. Kirk Stoner – CCPC Mr. Carmine Fiscina FHWA-Philadelphia Mr. Phil Tarquino – FCPC Mr. John Bork – FHWA Mr. Christopher Neumann – LCPC Mr. Dennis McGee FMCSA-PA Mr. Glenn Taggart – LCPC – PROJECT FACILITATOR Mr. Patrick Quigley FMCSA-PA Mr. David Royer – LCPC Mr. Paul Lang FHWA-DE Division Mr. Jonathan Fitzkee – Lebanon County Ms. Tameka Macon FHWA – NJ Ms. Felicia Dell – YCPC Mr. Robert Hannigan – PennDOT Central Mr. Donald Bubb – YCPC Mr. Brian Wall – PennDOT Central Mr. Jeph Rebert – YCPC Mr. Dan Walston – PennDOT Central Mr. Rick Crawford – Norfolk Southern Corporation Mr. Walt Panko – PennDOT Central Mr. William Shafer – Norfolk Southern Corporation Mr. Jeff Reed – PennDOT Central Mr. James Runk – PAMTA Mr. Terry Adams – PennDOT 8-0 Mr. Donald Siekerman – PAMTA Mr. Greg Vaughn – PennDOT 8-0 Mr. Craig Zumbrun – South Central Assembly Mr. Dennis Sloand – PennDOT 8-0 Ms. Megan Ardary – South Central Assembly Deputy Secretary Sharon Daboin – PennDOT BRFP &W Mr. Daniel Marcucci – South Central Assembly Mrs. Elizabeth Bonini – PennDOT BRFP&W Mr. David Spaulding – SARAA Mr. Thomas Stettler – PennDOT BRFP&W Ms. Kimberly Smith – Genesee & Wyoming Railroad Mr. Daniel Smyser – PennDOT Motor Carrier Mr. Robert Reilly – Congressman T. Platts Office Mr. Timothy Smith – PA Turnpike Commission Mr. Thomas Tillett – Congressman J. Pitts Office Mr. George Hannon – PA Turnpike Commission Mr. David Hunt – Cambridge Systematics Mr. Timothy Scanlon – PA Turnpike Commission Mr. Donald Ludlow – Cambridge Systematics Mr. Herbert Packer – Office of PennPORTS Mr. James Blair – Global Insight, Inc. Mr. Carl Millard III – HATS/TCRPC Mr. Bengt Muten – Global Insight, Inc. Mr. Timothy Reardon – HATS/TCRPC Ms. Jillian Wilson – Global Insight, Inc. Mr. Jim Szymborski – HATS/TCRPC Mr. Mike Harris – PB Farradyne Mr. Andrew Merkel – Adams County Ms. Ann Strauss-Wieder – A. Strauss-Wieder FHWA – Federal Highway Administration FMCSA – Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration PennDOT BRFP &W – PennDOT Bureau Rail Freight, Ports and Waterways CCPC – Cumberland County Planning Commission FCPC – Franklin County Planning Commission FHWA – Federal Highway Administration FMCSA-PA – Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration HATS/TCRPC – Harrisburg Area Transportation Study/Tri-County Regional Planning Commission LCPC – Lancaster County Planning Commission YCPC – York County Planning Commission PAMTA – PA Motor Truck Association SARAA – Susquehanna Area Regional Airport Authority South Central Pennsylvania Regional Goods Movement Study Table of Contents Executive0H Summary ........................................................................................................ 182H 1.01H Introduction .........................................................................................................1-183H 1.12H The South Central Pennsylvania Study Region .....................................1-184H 1.23H Why is Freight Planning Important? .......................................................1-385H 1.34H Goals of the South Central Pennsylvania Regional Goods Movement Study ........................................................................................1-586H 2.05H South Central Pennsylvania Regional Freight Profile ................................2-187H 2.16H United States, Pennsylvania, and South Central Pennsylvania Comparison .................................................................................................2-188H 2.27H Surface Transportation (Truck and Rail) Goods Movement Profile ...2-389H 2.2.18H Shares by Mode and Type of Move .............................................2-390H 2.2.29H Top Trading Partners.....................................................................2-691H 2.2.310H Top Commodities...........................................................................2-892H 2.311H Air Cargo Profile.......................................................................................2-1093H 3.012H Warehousing, Distribution Centers, and Land Use .....................................3-194H 3.113H What are Warehouses and Distribution Centers?..................................3-195H 3.214H Warehouse and Distribution Center Location Considerations............3-296H 3.315H Warehouses and DCs in the South Central PA............................................3-1097H 3.416H Major Freight Generators in South Central Pennsylvania..................3-1198H 4.017H South Central PA Regional Goods Movement Forecast .............................4-199H 4.118H South Central PA versus National Forecasts of Goods Movement.....4-1100H 4.219H Forecasts by Mode, Traffic Type, Commodity, and Major Roadways .................................................................................4-2101H 5.020H Goods Movement Issues ...................................................................................5-1102H 5.121H Trucking Issues ...........................................................................................5-1103H 5.1.122H Truck Parking Areas ......................................................................5-1104H 5.1.223H Improved Truck Driver Directions ..............................................5-1105H 5.1.324H Traffic Congestion ..........................................................................5-2106H 5.1.425H Interstate 81 .....................................................................................5-2107H 5.1.526H Driver Shortage...............................................................................5-2108H 5.227H Railroad Issues ............................................................................................5-3109H Cambridge Systematics, Inc. i 7551.001 Table of Contents, continued 5.2.128H Norfolk Southern Hub: Rutherford, Harrisburg, and Enola .....................................................................................................5-3110H 5.2.229H Lemoyne Connector.......................................................................5-3111H 5.2.330H Keystone Corridor..........................................................................5-3112H 5.2.431H CSX Intermodal Center in Franklin County...............................5-4113H 5.332H Air Cargo Issues..........................................................................................5-4114H 5.433H Impediments to Economic Growth ..........................................................5-4115H 5.4.134H Incompatible Land Use..................................................................5-4116H 5.4.235H Fragmented Governments ............................................................5-5117H 5.4.336H Labor Shortage................................................................................5-6118H 5.537H Next Frontiers for Warehousing and Industrial Space .........................5-6119H 5.638H Hazardous Materials Response Planning Issues....................................5-6120H 5.739H Quality of Life/Quality of Experience: Practices for Better Integrating Freight Facilities and Operations with Community Concerns ............5-9121H 5.840H South Central PA Highway Bottlenecks ...............................................5-10122H 6.041H Sustaining a Goods Movement Program in South Central PA..................6-1123H 6.142H Establish Goods Movement Forum..........................................................6-1124H 6.1.143H Establishment of a Mission Statement and Goals......................6-1125H 6.1.244H Develop the Structure of the Goods Movement Forum ...........6-3126H 6.1.345H Initiation and Activities of the Goods Movement Forum ........6-4127H 6.246H Establish Regional Freight Planning Program........................................6-5128H 7.047H Recommendations ..............................................................................................7-1129H 7.148H Develop a Vision for the Future of Goods Movement in South Central Pennsylvania..................................................................7-1130H 7.249H Create a Governance Structure to Identify Issues, Disseminate Information, and Guide Investments.......................................................7-1131H 7.350H Develop and Maintain Data and Tools to Monitor and Forecast Goods Movement ................................................................7-2132H 7.451H Establish a Realistic Funding Program to Implement the Freight Planning Program.......................................................................................7-3133H 7.552H Maintain a Continuing Commitment to Freight Program Delivery ...7-3134H A.53H Role of Warehouses and Distribution Centers in Goods Movement......A-1135H B.54H South Central PA Regional Goods Movement Study Glossary