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Final Report Now AvailableThe Final Report for the Upper Midwest Freight Corridor Phase II is available here. The Executive Summary for the Upper Midwest Freight Corridor Phase II is available here.
October 20, 2006 Work on our new website (http://www.mississippivalleyfreight.org) has been completed. Thanks for your patience. We are pleased to direct you to the Mississippi Valley Freight Corridors Coalition website for all the latest news about the Mississippi Valley Freight Corridors Coalition, the Mississippi Valley Traffic Operations Coalition, the Upper Midwest Freight Corridor Coalition, and all freight-related news and events. This Upper Midwest Freight Corridor Study website will be maintained as an archive. This site remains the best source of data, events, and reports from prior to July 2006. Sincerely, July 14, 2006 We are very pleased to announce that the Upper Midwest Freight Corridor Coalition’s recent meeting with the Mississippi Valley state DOT executives went quite well. All of the hard work everyone has put into the Upper Midwest Freight Corridor Coalition's phase II was recognized and the executives wish to see the benefits of a regional focus on freight continue into the future. The Memorandum of Understanding placed before state DOT executives in the Mississippi Valley region received wide approval and will be signed following some revisions. One major change that will occur is the broadening of the Upper Midwest region to incorporate all Mississippi Valley states. The Upper Midwest Freight Corridor Coalition is proud to welcome Kentucky, Kansas, and Missouri into our study region. The study will henceforth be known as the Mississippi Valley Freight Corridors Coalition. Changes will be made to our website to reflect this. The MRUTC is excited to continue working with its many supporters in this next chapter of regional cooperation to meet freight demand. The final report from phase II of the Upper Midwest Freight Corridor Study will released in late October, 2006. Thanks to all who helped us reach this goal.
Sincerely, |
| Upper Midwest Freight Agenda Workshop Information: |
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Workshop Materials |
| Workshop Minutes 4-25-06 |
| Workshop Results and Next Steps (Powerpoint Presentation) |
| Regional Freight Data Plan Presentation - Dr. Peter Lindquist |
| Howard Wood's Keynote Presentation |
| Draft Agenda For Meeting Freight Demand in the Upper Midwest (Powerpoint Presentation) |
| Draft Regional Freight Agenda (updated 6-15-06) |
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Related Readings |
| Freight Study Executive Summary - 6/5/06 |
| Collection of White Papers on Freight Issues - Phase II UMFCS |
| Transportation & the Economy White Paper |
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"Data Plan for Upper Midwest Freight Corridor" Dr. Peter S.Lindquist - University of Toledo (Link to Midwest FreightView Data Site) |
| USDOT: National Strategy to Reduce Congestion on America's Transportation Network |
| Guidance for State Freight Coordinators |
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"Principles for a U.S. Public Freight Agenda in a Global Economy" Martin E. Robins & Anne Strauss-Wieder, Brookings Institution Transportation Series |
| Traffic Operations Partners Forum Information: |
| Midwest Traffic Operations Coalition Executive Summary (final) |
| Midwest Traffic Operations Coalition Concept Development Report (final) |
| Regional Traffic Operations Partners Workshop (April 24, 2006) minutes - pdf text file - ppt file |
| TOPF Teleconferences (2006) minutes - February 22 - March 22 - May 31 - June 15 - August 8 |
| A key effort to improve Upper Midwest border crossings - http://www.intelligentborder.ca/ |
| Multistate Transportation Operations Programs (MSTOPS) - Critical Issues & Opportunities |
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FHWA White Paper (October 2005): An Initial Assessment of Freight Bottlenecks on Highways Prepared by Cambridge Systematics, Inc., in association with the Battelle Memorial Institute |
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April 25-26, 2006: |
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Introduction to Phase II of the Upper Midwest Freight Corridor Study |
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Phase II of the Upper Midwest Freight
Corridor Study is well under way and the final
completion date is October 30, 2006. The main objective of Phase II is
to: development a regional freight agenda, facilitating discussions of
a regional approach to deploying commercial vehicle-related
intelligent transportation systems, and maintain and improve the
regional information system on freight. For more information, see
http://www.mrutc.org/research/0609/.
Phase I of the study has been completed and further details can be found under the Components link. The study was funded from several sources. Six states in the region contributed to a pooled fund to sponsor the majority of the work. These states include Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin. In addition, the research centers contributed funds. The study is truly a cooperative effort across the region. For more information on the Upper Midwest Freight Corridor Study, please visit the other areas of the site or find the appropriate project manager on the Contact page. |