Feasibility of freight villages in the NYMTC region.

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• Alternative Title:
  Feasibility of freight villages in the NYMTC region : task 6, site impact assessment ; Task 6, site impact assessment
• Creators:
  Boile, Maria ; Theofanis, Sotirios ; Ozbay, Kaan
• Corporate Creators:
  Rutgers University. Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation
• Corporate Contributors:
  New York Metropolitan Transportation Council
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Mathematical Models Warehouses--New York Metropolitan Area--Computer Simulation Simulation Traffic Flow Traffic Flow--New York Metropolitan Area--Computer Simulation Trucking Trucking--New York Metropolitan Area--Computer Simulation Warehouses
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  New Jersey
• Corporate Publisher:
  Rutgers University. Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation
• Abstract:
  This report summarizes the work conducted to analyze the site impact of freight villages. The analysis included assessing traffic,
  
  logistics and economic impacts, which are then used to determine the extent to which freight village development has the potential
  
  to assist in NYMTC's regional objectives. The objectives are to mitigate congestion by reducing vehicle miles traveled and increase
  
  mode balance, fostering rational and efficient land uses that curb sprawl focus development on desired growth areas, and promote
  
  compatible land uses and promote economic development in the form of job creation.
  
  The method of assessment is as follows: analyze the generation of truck traffic, where different number of trucks are generated by
  
  the type of facility located within a freight village. A typical freight village model was created and was applied to six sites. The
  
  number of trucks generated by facilities is estimated using the truck trip rates from the ITE Trip Generation manual and relevant
  
  figures. To assess the impact of alternative land uses compared to freight village development, various scenarios were used for
  
  comparisons which include development of a business park, an amusement park and a regional park. The traffic impact of a freight
  
  village will then be compared to that of alternative developments.
  
  After conducting the study and analyzing the potential sites more thoroughly it was concluded that they are suitable for
  
  development as freight villages. Previous analysis and international experience shows that networking among freight village
  
  facilities in a region enhances their functionalities and increases their potential to achieve clustering effects and to further reduce
  
  any adverse impact.
  
  As the need for goods in the region grows, so does the demand for freight transport and logistics operations. The current model of
  
  various small facilities and large number of truck trips required to accommodate the demand for freight is not sustainable.
  
  Freight villages help achieve environmental objectives, having the potential to reduce miles of less sustainable modes of transport
  
  and increasing the use of environmental friendly transport modes such as rail and water accessible warehouse facilities.
  
  
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  55657-01-19
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
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