Upper Midwest Freight Corridor Study
Upper Midwest Freight Corridor Study Final Report Phase II MRUTC Project 06 - 09 University of Wisconsin-Madison Midwest Regional University Transportation Center University of Toledo Intermodal Transportation Institute Center for Geographic Information Sciences and Applied Geographics March 2007 Prepared in Cooperation with the Ohio Department of Transportation and the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration Technical Report Documentation Page 1 Report No. 2. Government Accession No. 3. Recipients Catalog No. FHWA/OH-2007/04 4. Title and Subtitle 5. Report Date: March 2007 Upper Midwest Freight Corridor Study - Phase II 6. Performing Organization Code 7. Author/s 8. Performing Organization Report No. Teresa Adams, Mary Ebeling, Raine Gardner, Peter Lindquist, Richard Stewart, Tedd Szymkowski, SamVan Hecke, Mark Voderembse, and Ernie Wittwer MRUTC 06-09 9. Performing Organization Name and Address 10. Work Unit No. (TRAIS) Midwest Regional University Transportation Center University of Wisconsin - Madison 1415 Engineering Drive, Madison, WI 53706 11. Contract or Grant No. 134263 & TPF - 5(118) 12, Sponsoring Organization Name and Address 13. Type of Report and Period Covered Ohio Department of Transportation September 2005 - July 2006 1980 W. Broad Street Columbus, OH 43223 14. Sponsoring Agency Code SJN 134263 Supplementary Notes 16. Abrstract Growing travel, freight movements, congestion, and international competition threaten the economic well being of the Upp Midwest States. More Congestion, slower freight movement, fragmentation, and economic slow down are the probable outcomes if the threats are not addressed. However, planning for and managing the growth of freight transport are complex issues facing transportation agencies in the region. In an effort to crystallize the issues and generate thought and discussion, eleven white papers were written on important factors that influence freight and public policy.
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