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:
  • Warehouses
  • Trucking
  • Traffic flow
  • Simulation
  • Mathematical models Warehouses--New York Metropolitan Area--Computer simulation
  • Trucking--New York Metropolitan Area--Computer simulation
  • Traffic flow--New York Metropolitan Area--Computer simulation
• 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.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  55657-01-19
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/23252/dot_23252_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.43 MB]
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers ; US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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