November 2015 Capital District Transportation Committee Regional Freight and Goods Movement Study: Final Report CHAPTER 1: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...................................................................................... 1 Stakeholder Involvement .......................................................................................................... 1 Overview of Modern Freight and Goods Movement .................................................................. 1 Land Use and Freight Typologies ............................................................................................. 2 Land Use ............................................................................................................................... 2 Freight Priority Network.......................................................................................................... 2 Existing Conditions ................................................................................................................... 3 Highway Conditions ............................................................................................................... 5 Freight Rail Conditions ........................................................................................................... 6 Water Cargo Conditions ......................................................................................................... 6 Air Cargo Conditions .............................................................................................................. 7 Pipeline Conditions ................................................................................................................ 8 Gaps and Needs ...................................................................................................................... 8 Recommendations ................................................................................................................... 9 Performance Measures .......................................................................................................... 11 CHAPTER 2: INTRODUCTION, CONTEXT AND PURPOSE ................................................... 12 New Visions 2040................................................................................................................... 12 Public Policy: The Legislative and Regulatory Environment .................................................... 13 Institutional and Governance Considerations .......................................................................... 15 New York State Freight Transportation Plan ........................................................................... 15 Stakeholder and Public Involvement ....................................................................................... 16 Accommodating Change ........................................................................................................ 16 Summary ............................................................................................................................... 17 CHAPTER 3: OVERVIEW OF MODERN FREIGHT AND GOODS MOVEMENT....................... 18 Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 18 Why Do Freight and Goods Move? ......................................................................................... 18 How Do Freight and Goods Move? ......................................................................................... 19 Who are the Key Actors in Freight and Goods Movement? ..................................................... 19 Page i Regional Freight and Goods Movement Study: Final Report How Does Freight Move? ....................................................................................................... 22 Transportation Modes .......................................................................................................... 22 Multimodal Facilities............................................................................................................. 23 Cargo-facilitating Organizations ........................................................................................... 23 Summary ............................................................................................................................... 23 CHAPTER 4: LAND USE AND FREIGHT TYPOLOGIES ......................................................... 24 LAND USE TYPOLOGIES........................................................................................................ 24 Land Use Type Methodology .................................................................................................. 24 General Land Use Patterns .................................................................................................. 25 Facility Identification............................................................................................................. 25 Land Use Typology Criteria .................................................................................................... 27 FREIGHT ROUTE TYPOLOGIES ............................................................................................. 29 FPN Route Designation Methodology ..................................................................................... 29 Truck Count Data ................................................................................................................. 30 National Highway System (NHS) Criteria ............................................................................. 30 Criteria from Other US Studies ............................................................................................. 31 Land Use Connections ......................................................................................................... 31 FPN Route Designation Criteria .............................................................................................. 32 Major FPN Route ................................................................................................................. 32 Minor FPN Route ................................................................................................................. 33 Connector FPN Route .......................................................................................................... 33 APPLYING THE LAND USE AND FREIGHT TYPOLOGIES .................................................... 42 Regulatory Tools .................................................................................................................... 42 Planning Tools ....................................................................................................................... 43 Land Use and Freight Typology Planning Toolbox .................................................................. 44 CHAPTER 5: EXISTING CONDITIONS, TRENDS, AND FORECASTS .................................... 46 STATEWIDE CONDITIONS ...................................................................................................... 46 REGIONAL CONDITIONS ........................................................................................................ 49 Population .............................................................................................................................. 49 Employment ........................................................................................................................... 50 Major Industries ...................................................................................................................... 51 Infrastructure .......................................................................................................................... 53 Freight Flow ........................................................................................................................... 54 ................................................................................................................................................. 57 HIGHWAYS .............................................................................................................................. 58 Infrastructure .......................................................................................................................... 58 Pavement Conditions ........................................................................................................... 60 Bridge/Crossing Conditions .................................................................................................. 62 Safety Conditions................................................................................................................. 65 Page ii Regional Freight and Goods Movement Study: Final Report Truck Parking Conditions ..................................................................................................... 70 Bottlenecks .......................................................................................................................... 74 Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) for Commercial Vehicle Operations ........................ 77 Freight Flows ......................................................................................................................... 77 RAIL ......................................................................................................................................... 79 Infrastructure 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