Research report : guidance on mitigating impacts of large distribution centers on Texas highways.

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• Alternative Title:
  Guidance on mitigating impacts of large distribution centers on Texas highways
• Creators:
  Bochner, Brian ; Higgins, Laura ; Frawley, William ; Cheu, Ruey Long
• Corporate Creators:
  Texas Transportation Institute
• Corporate Contributors:
  Texas. Dept. of Transportation ; United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Trip generation
  • Warehouses
  • Traffic mitigation Warehouses--Location--Texas--Planning
  • Trip generation--Texas
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA/TX-10/0-5335-1
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Texas
• Edition:
  technical report; Sept. 2007-Aug. 2009.
• Corporate Publisher:
  Texas Transportation Institute
• Abstract:
  Numerous distribution centers (DCs) have been built in Texas over the past 20 years. They serve retail, ; grocery, oil, motor vehicle, manufacturer, and other types of business. These DCs vary in size and truck ; traffic. Depending on the type of DC and roads providing access, a DC will have some level of traffic ; operations, safety, and pavement wear impact on those roads. DC site selection often involves the DC site ; selector/owner/operator/developer negotiating with local agencies, including economic development ; agencies, to identify potential sites and obtain the best incentives. TxDOT is typically brought into the ; process very late and is then asked to accommodate local agency and DC owner requests without having ; prior input. ; This project assessed the DC site selection and development process as it affects TxDOT. The project also ; developed tools, guidelines, and strategies for gaining early collaboration with DC owners and local ; agencies in planning and engineering the DCs and their access and funding improvements to state highways. ; This project analyzed obstacles resulting in TxDOT not being involved earlier in the DC site selection ; process. Research products included in this report summarize the research performed and present a ; handbook containing tools and recommendations for working with proposed DC site selectors, developers, ; and others.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  Project 0-5335
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/17630/dot_17630_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.50 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:998830753c2e37102e1cf620af31a16f47d21233f3c9764fef892bb8204e74adfefb00a1cc2775063b58e99fd88c85591bb7046fe187b957c9e1ffd75dad3e28