Gateway Cities Technology Plan for Goods Movement
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
Final Report Gateway Cities Technology Plan for Goods Movement Task 1: Background Research prepared for Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority prepared by Cambridge Systematics, Inc. 555 12th Street, Suite 1600 Oakland, CA 94607 date March 2012 Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction ......................................................................................................... 1-1 1.1 Study Overview .......................................................................................... 1-1 1.2 ITS Integration Plan .................................................................................... 1-5 1.3 ITS Working Group .................................................................................... 1-6 1.4 Project Tasks and Phasing ......................................................................... 1-8 1.5 Overview of Task 1 Report ...................................................................... 1-11 2.0 ITS Data and Transportation Management ................................................... 2-1 Executive Summary ............................................................................................. 2-1 2.1 Introduction ................................................................................................. 2-5 2.2 ITS Data and Transportation Management Inventory and Systems ......................................................................................................... 2-9 2.3 Key ITS Traffic Data Summary ............................................................... 2-75 2.4 Truck Operators Survey ............................................................................ 83 2.5 Initial Gaps/Issues/Needs and Potential Solutions ............................. 102 2.6 Initial Research on Other Regions and Ports ...................................... 2-112 2.7 Next Steps ................................................................................................ 2-126 3.0 Drayage Operations ............................................................................................ 3-1 Executive Summary ............................................................................................. 3-1 3.1 Introduction ................................................................................................. 3-2 3.2 Overview of Drayage Operations ............................................................ 3-4 3.3 Key Issues that Impact Drayage Productivity ...................................... 3-11 3.4 Gateway Cities Drayage Issues and Potential Solutions ..................... 3-14 3.5 Summary and Next Steps ........................................................................ 3-35 4.0 Private Sector Fleet Management and Dynamic Mobility Applications ......................................................................................................... 4-1 Executive Summary ............................................................................................. 4-1 4.2 Introduction ................................................................................................. 4-6 4.3 Truck Fleet Management and Dynamic Route Guidance Capabilities .................................................................................................. 4-8 i 8341-011 Table of Contents, continued 4.4 U.S. DOT Programs and Initiatives ........................................................ 4-27 4.5 Fleet Management Technologies Used by Stakeholders in the Gateway Cities Region ............................................................................. 4-46 4.6 Conclusions ............................................................................................... 4-48 4.7 Next Steps .................................................................................................. 4-50 5.0 I-710 Freight Corridor Opportunities .............................................................. 5-1 Executive Summary ............................................................................................. 5-1 5.1 Introduction ................................................................................................. 5-2 5.2 Vehicle Platooning Strategies .................................................................... 5-6 5.3 Truck Tolling Research ............................................................................ 5-38 5.4 Platooning and Tolling Reference Documents ..................................... 5-49 6.0 Commercial Vehicle and Operator Rest Area Options – Long-Term, Staging, and Ancillary Services ....................................................................... 6-1 Executive Summary ............................................................................................. 6-1 6.1 Background .................................................................................................. 6-5 6.2 Introduction ................................................................................................. 6-6 6.3 Regional Truck Parking and Operator Services Needs ....................... 6-14 6.4 Truck Parking Stakeholder Groups ....................................................... 6-31 6.5 Additional Truck Parking Outreach ...................................................... 6-33 6.6 Preliminary Strategic Approaches ......................................................... 6-37 ii Cambridge Systematics, Inc. 8341-011 List of Tables Table 1.1 ITS Working Group Members Organizations – ITS Integration Plan ............................................................................................................. 1-7 Table 1.2 Project Feasibility Studies ....................................................................... 1-8 Table 2.1 MATIS Data Sources .............................................................................. 2-15 Table 2.2 Real-Time Traffic Data Sources ............................................................ 2-16 Table 2.3 RIITS Level 1 Agencies – Data Providers ........................................... 2-26 Table 2.4 RIITS Data Receivers ............................................................................. 2-27 Table 2.5 I-710 EIR/EIS North-South Daily Arterial Truck Volumes and PM Peak V/C .......................................................................................... 2-71 Table 2.6 I-710 EIR/EIS East-West Daily Arterial Truck Volumes and PM Peak V/C ................................................................................................. 2-73 Table 2.7 Data, Traffic Management, and Traveler Information Gaps/Issues/Needs Summary ............................................................. 103 Table 3.1 Key Issues due to Reduced Drayage Operations Efficiency ............ 3-12 Table 3.2 Drayage Operations Issues Summary ................................................. 3-36 Table 4.1 Vendor-Based Fleet Management System Comparison ................... 4-23 Table 4.2 Summary of C-TIP Test Results ........................................................... 4-31 Table 4.3 IXT Drayage Optimization Test Results by Month – Kansas City Locations Only ............................................................................... 4-35 Table 4.4 Pride Logistics Test Bobtail and Driver Productivity Metrics ......... 4-36 Table 4.5 Private-Sector Fleet Management Issues Summary .......................... 4-49 Table 5.1 Topics Addressed in the CHAUFFER and PATH Projects ................ 5-8 Table 5.2 SARTRE Terminology ........................................................................... 5-20 Table 5.3 Summary of Use Cases: PUCs ............................................................. 5-21 Table 5.4 Summary of Use Cases: BUCs ............................................................. 5-21 Table 5.5 Preliminary Toll Rate Schedule ............................................................ 5-42 iii List of Tables, continued Table 5.6 PANYNJ Current Toll Rates ................................................................. 5-44 Table 5.7 HOT Lanes in the U.S. ........................................................................... 5-46 Table 5.8 Distance-Based Heavy Vehicle Fees in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland ............................................................................................. 5-48 Table 5.9 Expressway Toll Structure .................................................................... 5-49 Table 6.1 Gateway Cities Region Truck Facilities ............................................... 6-24 Table 6.2 Commercial Vehicle and Operator Rest Options – Long Term, Staging, and Services Issues Summary ............................................... 6-39 iv Cambridge Systematics, Inc. List of Figures Figure 1.2 Map of Study Area ................................................................................... 1-4 Figure 1.3 Benefits of ITS Solutions .......................................................................... 1-5 Figure 1.4 Feasibility Study Icons ........................................................................... 1-10 Figure 2.1 MATIS Overview ................................................................................... 2-11 Figure 2.2 Web Portal Home Page ......................................................................... 2-12 Figure 2.3 Traffic Map Page .................................................................................... 2-13 Figure 2.4 Web Portal High-Level Architecture ................................................... 2-14 Figure 2.5 Real-Time Traffic Data