01355206

Monograph

http://www.trb.org/Publications/Blurbs/166317.aspx

This report provides a comprehensive analytical framework and related tools that private-sector freight transportation modes and public-sector transportation interests can use to estimate private and public benefits to evaluate potential freight infrastructure investments. Using interviews with transportation planners and an extensive review of prior research and a review of current methods used to assess freight benefits or prioritize improvement projects, the research developed a freight evaluation framework with three main functions: (1) to enhance public planning and decision-making processes regarding freight; (2) to supplement benefit/cost assessment with distributional impact measures; and (3) to advance public-private cooperation. The framework is capable of handling projects that span all of the different modes and able to assess benefits from a variety of project types, including those that improve freight operations, as well as generate more capacity through infrastructure expansion. The research, by developing a practical set of formats for information collection, will support public-private agency discussions by helping all parties understand the wide range of perspectives and interests in potential freight investments.

Project NCFRP-05

English

131p

2011

NCFRP Report

9780309213561

Print

Appendices (1) ; Figures; Maps; Photos; References (29) ; Tables

Benefits; Cooperation; Decision making; Freight transportation; Governments; Infrastructure; Investments; Planning; Private enterprise

Analytical framework

Finance; Freight Transportation; Highways; Marine Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Railroads; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

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