Truckers’ parking/rest facility study.

Details

• Creators:
  Beltemacchi, Peter ; Rohter, Laurence ; Selinksky, Jac ; Manning, Terry
• Corporate Creators:
  Illinois Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture
• Corporate Contributors:
  Illinois. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Materials and Physical Research
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Parking facilities
  • Parking
  • Roadside rest areas
  • Truck stops
  • Truck facilities
  • Air quality
  • Exhaust gases
  • Truck parking
  • Truck stops
  • Roadside rest areas
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-ICT-08-018 ; UILU-ENG-2008-2005
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Illinois
• Edition:
  Final report
• Corporate Publisher:
  Illinois Center for Transportation
• Abstract:
  This study examined the current state of truck parking and rest area facilities in the Northeast Illinois Region to determine if ; and how problems from truck parking affect freight transportation infrastructure, safety, and the region’s economy and ; environment. A taxonomic study of truck traffic volume and truck parking availability was completed. Truck parking sites for ; this report comprise private and public sites. Interviews were conducted with state, county, municipal authorities, and truck ; drivers. The primary problems found involved two groups of truckers. One group is the independent, over-the-road drivers ; with Chicagoland deliveries and pickups. This group has fewer resources available for securing parking when needed. ; These truckers are responsible for much of the ‘nuisance’ parking in residential, retail, or manufacturing areas. The second ; group contributing to nuisance parking is local company drivers who park in areas designed for over-the-road truckers and ; access ramps. The consequences of nuisance parking include safety hazards, problematic environmental effects from ; emissions and toxins, and a diminished freight transportation system affecting the local economy. Recommendations are ; given. Solutions include: improving parking sites by creating additional parking for the drivers needing it; and re-using ; brownfield sites, underutilized retail and manufacturing parking areas, and seasonally affected sites to create additional ; parking. Communication of site availability via radio or other means is also proposed. ; Since the impacts and needs are diffused over the region, further study of both procedural, such as the development of ; design guides, and programmatic private and public solutions are proposed.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  ICT-R27-16
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/16695/dot_16695_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 4.45 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:192efa47a2359fbfed4f902466de7a18f570f7408bf4f2488f706bc6f564cd34