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Statewide Freight Planning
Considerations
Presented to FHWA Talking Freight Seminar
Participants 15 June 2005 Presented by
Eric R. Powers, Principal Planner New
Jersey Department of Transportation Bureau
of Freight Planning and
Intermodal Coordination
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Todays Topics

• A Universe of Considerations
• Two Specific NJDOT Initiatives
• Logistics Council
• Statewide Freight Plan
• Looking Ahead

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Todays Topics

• A Universe of Considerations
• Two Specific NJDOT Initiatives
• Logistics Council
• Statewide Freight Plan
• Others
• Looking Ahead

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A Universe of Considerations
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A Universe of Considerations
Volume of goods to be moved
System Capacity
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A Universe of Considerations

• Mode choice
• Time of Day
• O D
• System / local Impacts
• Political/ legal
• Economic
• Land use
• Operational
• Funding
• Safety / Security
• Add your own

Volume of goods to be moved
Opportunity
System Capacity
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A Universe of Considerations

• There are more considerations then your
  organization alone has time, money, and analysis
  capabilities to address simultaneously
• No single tool exists to give you THE answer.
  Even if it did exist, what would it mean?

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A Universe of Considerations

• There are more considerations then your
  organization alone has time, money, and analysis
  capabilities to address simultaneously
• No single tool exists to give you THE answer.
  Even if it did exist, what would it mean?
• However

You can make a difference, inform decisions,
advance freight concerns, expand knowledge, and
enhance technical / analytical capabilities
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Think Strategically

• Know the basic facts
  what, when , how, where and why
• Assess performance.
• Engage your partners - public and private
• Identify, define, and prioritize goals
  I.e., set overall direction
• Develop a game plan
• Get to work
• Close the loop

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Todays Topics

• A Universe of Considerations
• Two Specific NJDOT Initiatives
• Logistics Council
• Statewide Freight Plan
• Looking Ahead

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Todays Topics

• A Universe of Considerations
• Two Specific NJDOT Initiatives
• Logistics Council
• Statewide Freight Plan
• Looking Ahead

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Why a Logistics Council ?
Local, state national trends Multiple public/private sector initiatives Common funding issues Multiple regulatory and statutory initiatives Needed an ongoing forum to Identify priority issues Broaden perspectives Build consensus find (see) the win-wins Agree on actions
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The Councils Charge
Develop a prioritized action plan delivering
tangible benefits to New Jersey citizens and
businesses that addresses major challenges facing
goods movement in the state.
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The Process

• First meeting Identified issues
• Divided into three Sub Committees
  Refined issues and proposed next steps
• Second Meeting Reviewed recommendations
• Produced report
  Summarized priority issues
  recommendations
• Third Meeting - October 4th, 2004
• Established Extended Hours Task Force
• Outlined next steps for several other issues
• Work ongoing

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Priority Issue Examples

• Enhance the institutional capability for
  meaningful and continuous planning regarding
  logistics, freight issues and land use
• Attractiveness of brownfields, greyfields, and
  select greenfields for development of
  logistics-related uses
• Extended hours of operations (off
  peak).

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Advance attractiveness of States brownfields for
redevelopment and selected greenfields for
development of logistics-related uses

• Brownfields Interagency Working Group
• Brownfields Redevelopment Task Force
• Brownfields Site Mart
• Portfields Initiative
• The NJDOT Portway Program

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Location, Location, Location!!!
Graphic by NJIT IITC
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Enhance the institutional capability for
meaningful and continuous planning regarding
logistics, freight issues and land use

• Collaboration with the NJ Office of Smart Growth
• Planning assistance for local Municipalities and
  Counties
• Data and analysis tools
• Freight plan Roll- out

Transportation
Land Use
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Example Freight and the SDRP
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Advance extended hours of operations (off peak)
Extended Hours Task Force established. The
group is comprised of both public and private
sector representatives.
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Todays Topics

• A Universe of Considerations
• Two Specific NJDOT Initiatives
• Logistics Council
• Statewide Freight Plan
• Looking Ahead

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Why do a Statewide Freight Plan?

• New Jersey Faces many current challenges
• Huge growth in goods movement sector.
• Existing Infrastructure deficiencies.
• Operation, logistic, congestion, and mobility
  issues.
• Land Issues Smart Growth, brownfields, and other
  competing uses / locations
• Safety/ Security initiatives.
• Funding constraints and economic development.
• Public understanding of good movement issues and
  interrelationships.
• More

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Why do a Statewide Freight Plan?

• Current Initiatives
• Portway Phase I Extensions Study
• SDRP process and NJDOTs own long range plan
• Comprehensive Port Improvement Plan (CPIP)
• NJDOT Logistics Council Truck Task Force
• Port Inland Distribution Network (PIDN)
• Rail plans and Improvements (PA and NJDOT)
• The Cross Harbor Freight Tunnel
• County and Local agendas
• More

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Specific Objectives

• Examine key freight/ logistics issues from a
  systems perspective issues, constraints, and
  opportunities.
• Increase understanding of goods movement in NJ
  and the supporting infrastructure Tell the
  freight story clearly
• Recommend for policies, strategies, and actions.
• Provide data, analysis and insight to assist
  decision makers not just for transportation but
  land use, economic development, employment, etc
• Improve coordination between public and private
  entities and build a strong foundation for
  future collaboration and implementation.

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Internal Guidance Structure

• Freight Plan Advisory Board
• NJDOT, NJ MPOs, NYMTC, FHWA, NJTransit, PANYNJ
• Freight Plan Management Committee
• NJDOT, NJTransit, MPO, FHWA, PANYNJ, NJOSG, NJ
  Turnpike
• The Logistics Council
• Government and private sector industry
  representatives
• Public Private stakeholders

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What we have done

• Produced synthesis document
• Acquired additional base data
• Developed thematic maps and descriptive tables
• Conducted extensive outreach
• Launched / leveraged supporting efforts
• Identified priority Issues
• Completed first draft

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Context, Issues, Scale Significance
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What we have left to do

• Present revised draft plan to Guidance agencies
  and stakeholders
• Finalize plan (Summer 2005)
• Roll out

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For More Information
Study Web Page http//www.state.nj.us/transporta
tion/works/freight
Study Fact Sheets
Interim Final Deliverables
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Todays Topics

• A Universe of Considerations
• Two Specific NJDOT Initiatives
• Logistics Council
• Statewide Freight Plan
• Looking Ahead

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Looking Ahead

• Implementation moving from Statewide to
  specific
• Launching supportive studies and initiatives
• Strengthening public/private partnership and
  collaboration
• Making progress one step at a time

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Thank You