March 2016 Capital District Transportation Committee REGIONAL FREIGHT AND GOODS MOVEMENT PLAN Regional Freight and Goods Movement Plan Regional Freight and Goods Movement Study: Final Report CAPITAL DISTRICT TRA NSPORTATION COMMITTE E Contents 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...................................................... 13 New Visions 2040 ....................................................................................................................... 13 Public Policy: The Legislative and Regulatory Environment....................................................... 14 Institutional and Governance Considerations ............................................................................. 16 New York State Freight Transportation Plan .............................................................................. 16 Stakeholder and Public Involvement ........................................................................................... 17 Accommodating Change ............................................................................................................. 17 Summary ..................................................................................................................................... 18 CHAPTER 3: OVERVIEW OF MODERN FREIGHT AND GOODS MOVEMENT ....................... 19 Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 19 Why Do Freight and Goods Move? ............................................................................................. 19 How Do Freight and Goods Move? ............................................................................................. 20 Who are the Key Actors in Freight and Goods Movement? ....................................................... 20 How Does Freight Move? ........................................................................................................... 23 Page i Regional Freight and Goods Movement Plan Transportation Modes .............................................................................................................. 23 Multimodal Facilities ................................................................................................................. 24 Cargo-facilitating Organizations ............................................................................................... 24 Summary ..................................................................................................................................... 24 CHAPTER 4: LAND USE AND FREIGHT TYPOLOGIES ........................................................... 25 LAND USE TYPOLOGIES ............................................................................................................ 26 Land Use Type Methodology ...................................................................................................... 27 General Land Use Patterns ...................................................................................................... 27 Facility Identification ................................................................................................................. 27 Land Use Typology Criteria ........................................................................................................ 29 FREIGHT ROUTE TYPOLOGIES ................................................................................................. 31 FPN Route Designation Methodology ......................................................................................... 31 Truck Count Data ..................................................................................................................... 32 National Highway System (NHS) Criteria ................................................................................. 32 Criteria from Other US Studies ................................................................................................. 33 Land Use Connections ............................................................................................................. 33 FPN Route Designation Criteria .................................................................................................. 34 Major FPN Route ...................................................................................................................... 35 Minor FPN Route ...................................................................................................................... 35 Connector FPN Route .............................................................................................................. 36 APPLYING THE LAND USE AND FREIGHT TYPOLOGIES ...................................................... 44 Regulatory Tools ......................................................................................................................... 44 Planning Tools ............................................................................................................................ 45 Land Use and Freight Typology Planning Toolbox ..................................................................... 46 CHAPTER 5: EXISTING CONDITIONS, TRENDS, AND FORECASTS ..................................... 48 STATEWIDE CONDITIONS .......................................................................................................... 48 REGIONAL CONDITIONS ............................................................................................................ 52 Population ................................................................................................................................... 52 Employment ................................................................................................................................ 53 Major Industries ........................................................................................................................... 54 Infrastructure ............................................................................................................................... 56 Freight Flow ................................................................................................................................ 57 HIGHWAYS ................................................................................................................................... 61 Infrastructure ............................................................................................................................... 61 Pavement Conditions ............................................................................................................... 63 Bridge/Crossing Conditions ...................................................................................................... 65 Safety Conditions ..................................................................................................................... 68 Truck Parking Conditions ......................................................................................................... 73 Bottlenecks ............................................................................................................................... 77 Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) for Commercial Vehicle Operations ......................... 80 Page ii Regional Freight and Goods Movement Plan Freight Flows ............................................................................................................................... 81 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