Slide 1

Statewide Freight and Logistics Plan GAMPO Annual Work Session Tom McQueen, AICP GDOT Office of Planning June 25, 2010

Slide 2

A GENDA Project Understanding and Schedule Proposed Stakeholder Outreach Strategy Existing/Proposed MPO Freight Plans? Next Steps

Slide 3

P ROJECT U NDERSTANDING Develop a Statewide Freight and Logistics Plan that: Builds on the Commission for a New Georgias Freight and Logistics Task Force and the Statewide Strategic Transportation Plan (SSTP) Builds on the Commission for a New Georgias Freight and Logistics Task Force and the Statewide Strategic Transportation Plan (SSTP) Identifies projects and funding that advance freight programs Identifies projects and funding that advance freight programs Maximizes the economic development potential of freight Maximizes the economic development potential of freight

Slide 4

P ROJECT S CHEDULE Task 1.Coordination & Outreach 2.Analysis of Statewide Freight Elements 3.Existing and Future Freight Conditions 4.Economic Evaluation and Projection 5.Project Evaluation & Recommendations Month 2011 2010 MAMJJASONDJFM A MJJ

Slide 5

Private Sector Public Sector Citizens Plans Coordination Team Build on CNGs Freight & Logistics Task Force initiative Build on CNGs Freight & Logistics Task Force initiative Interviews with key Logistics Providers & Users, etc. Interviews with key Logistics Providers & Users, etc. MPO Coordination & Outreach MPO Coordination & Outreach Other local/regional/state Agencies ( i.e. Economic Development, Chambers of Commerce, Ports Authority, etc.) Other local/regional/state Agencies ( i.e. Economic Development, Chambers of Commerce, Ports Authority, etc.) GDOT Planning Governors Office Ga. Center of Innovation for Logistics GDOT Intermodal Study Web Site & Newsletter Study Web Site & Newsletter Regional Meetings: Regional Meetings: NW GA NW GA NE GA NE GA Middle GA Middle GA SE GA SE GA SW GA SW GA P ROPOSED S TAKEHOLDER O UTREACH S TRATEGY

Slide 6

Freight Plans/Studies Albany Regional Freight Plan, 2007 Atlanta Regional Freight Mobility Plan, 2008, and Atlanta Strategic Truck Route Masterplan, 2010 Augusta Regional Transportation Study Freight Plan, 2009 Savannah/Chatham Co. Intermodal Freight Study, 1998 Chattanooga VW Plant Freight Impact Study, 2010 Valdosta-Lowndes MPO Freight Movement Study, 2010 Other existing, updated or proposed studies? LRTPs will be reviewed for MPOs not listed above MPO D OCUMENTS

Slide 7

N EXT S TEPS Summer 2010 Review previous private sector outreach initiatives Gather freight conditions and data Identify regional needs and deficiencies Build off existing MPO Plans and Freight Studies Fall 2010/early Winter 2011 Project Identification and Evaluation: identify potential solutions and prioritization scenarios Winter 2011 Outreach Coordination and Regional Meetings

Slide 8

P ROJECT C ONTACTS Georgia DOT Michelle A. Caldwell, Project Manager Office of Planning gafreight@dot.ga.gov gafreight@dot.ga.gov Consultant Team Dike Ahanotu, Project Manager Cambridge Systematics, Inc. dahanotu@camsys.com dahanotu@camsys.com www.dot.ga.gov/freight