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2006
Date Event Location
Meeting Minutes
Other Files
February
1-3

National Urban Freight Conference 2006

 Long Beach, CA  
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 April 24 Traffic Operations Partners Forum Columbus, Ohio

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April 25-26

 UMFCS–Phase II Meeting Columbus, Ohio
         
         

2005
Date Event Location
Meeting Minutes
Other Files
January 9-13
 Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting Washington, D.C.  
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February 22-25
 ITS/CVO 2005 Deployment Showcase Savannah, GA  
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April 2-5
 American Society for Public Administration National Conference Milwaukee, WI  
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July 8-9
 Commodity Flow Survey Conference Boston, MA  
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September 13
Teleconference

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November 15-16
Regional Freight Strategy Workshop Milwaukee, WI  
December 2
 Freight and Logistics Symposium Minneapolis, MN  
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2004
Date Event Location
Meeting Minutes
Other Files
January 8 Research Team Conference Call -
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January 22 Meeting with Toledo Metropolitan Area Council of Governments (TMACOG) Toledo
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January 23 Research Team Conference Call -
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February 5 Research Team Conference Call -
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February 11 Meeting with Rockford Area Transportation Study (RATS) Rockford
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February 11 Meeting with Bi-State Regional Commission -
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February 19 Research Team Conference Call -
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March 4 Research Team Conference Call -
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March 18 Research Team Conference Call -
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March 22 Transportation Research Forum Chicago
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March 29-30

Steering and Advisory Committees Meeting

Presentations
Corridor selection process Corridor roads selection process
Schneider Logistics presentation Schneider Logistics Presentation
Usage 3-30-2004 Usage/Demand
Capacity 3-30-2004 Capacity I
Capacity 3-30-2004 Capacity II
Performance measures 3-30-2004 Performance Measures
Administrative Issues 3-30-2004 Administrative Issues
Synthesis of practices 3-30-2004 Synthesis of Practics
Presentation of next steps discussion Next Steps
Milwaukee

Day 1

Day 2
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April 8 Research Team Conference Call -
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April 21 Research Team Conference Call -
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May 6 Research Team Conference Call -
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May 11 Highway Freight Security Showcase (not affiliated with UMFCS, but applicable) Chicago (Argonne)
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May 18-19 National Highway Visibility Conference Madison
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May 27 Research Team Conference Call -
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June 10 Research Team Conference Call -
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June 24 Research Team Conference Call -
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July 14 Research Team Meeting Chicago
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August 10-11

Steering and Advisory Committees Meeting

Presentations
Meeting Introduction Introduction, 103KB
Synthesis introduction Synthesis Introduction, 86KB
Performance measures presentation Performance Measures, 216KB
Usage 8-10-2004 Usage, 551KB
Capacity 8-10-2004 Capacity, 1.2MB
KACI Intermodal KACI Intermodal, 1.9MB
Data reporting site Data Reporting Site, 685KB
administrative issues updated presentation Administrative Issues, 1MB
synthesis part 2 presentation Synthesis of Practices, 159KB
Chicago
December 15 Talking Freight Webinar
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December 21 GCM Corridor Commercial Vehicle Operations Work Group Meeting Olympia Fields, IL
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2003
Date Event Location
Meeting Minutes
Other Files
February 7 Data Issues Conference Call -
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February 26 Research Team Meeting Chicago
March 19 Steering Committee Conference Call -
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April 8 Steering Committee Conference Call -
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May 13 Steering Committee Conference Call -
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June 3

Steering and Advisory Committees Meeting

Presentations
Bob Cook presentation Bob Cook of Transportation Development Association of Wisconsin, discusses the need for freight research and cooperative efforts
Overview of project and meeting agenda Ernie Wittwer's (MRUTC) presentation giving an overview of the study and the process for this day's workshop
Toledo
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August 18 Research Team Conference Call (Study Officially Begins) -
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September 19 Research Team Meeting Chicago
October 2 Research Team Conference Call -
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October 16 Research Team Conference Call -
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Tour of the Study's Region
October 17 Wisconsin (Madison)
November 3 Minnesota (Mendota Heights)
November 13 Ohio (Bowling Green)
November 14 Illinois (Chicago)
November 21 Indiana (Indianapolis)
December 2 Iowa (Ames)
During the Fall of 2003, study management met with agency representatives throughout the region. The purpose of these meetings was to give an overview of the study to the agencies, get their feedback on our plans, and talk about next steps for the region. Participants for these meetings included representatives from the state DOT, area MPOs, and the local FHWA office.
October 30 Research Team Conference Call -
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November 20 Research Team Conference Call -
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December 4 Research Team Conference Call -
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December 7-8

Research Team Meeting

Presentations
Agenda and synthesis update 12-7-2003 Overall presentation done by Travis Gordon (MRUTC) giving agenda and overviews of the synthesis topics
Usage 12-7-2003 Usage/Demand study area update
Capacity 12-7-2003 Capacity study area update and overview of deliverables
Capacity 12-7-2003 Highway capacity analysis update
Capacity 12-7-2003 Railroad capacity analysis update
Chicago
December 8 Steering Committee Meeting Chicago
December 18 Research Team Conference Call -
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December 29 Conference Call with Minnesota DOT -
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2002
Date Event Location
Meeting Minutes
Other Files
April 4-5 1st Upper Midwest Regional Freight Transportation Workshop Chicago
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July 18

Mississippi Valley AASHTO Conference

Presentations
Link to ASwitzer overview Aileen Switzer's (MRUTC) overview of the study: Corridor Study Proposal
Link to SCall's FHWA presentation Steve Call's (FTA/FHWA) presentation: FHWA Midwest Freight Issues
Link to RDvorak's shippers perspective Ron Dvorak's (Shippers' Consultant) presentation: Shippers' Perspective
Link to Ohio DOT Planning Link to materials used by Suzann Rhodes (formerly Gad) in her presentation on freight initiatives in Ohio
Chicago
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September 9 Corridor Study Planning Meeting Chicago
         

 

 

Project Sponsors:

Midwest Regional University Transportation Center (University of Wisconsin-Madison)

Illinois Department of Transportation

Indiana Department of Transportation

Intermodal Transportation Institute (University of Toledo)

Iowa Department of Transportation

Minnesota Department of Transportation

Ohio Department of Transportation

Urban Transportation Center (University of Illinois at Chicago)

Wisconsin Department of Transportation

 
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