The Gulf Coast megaregion: in search of a new scale to understand freight transportation and economic development.

Stich, Bethany; Griffith, Kyle; Webb, Peter

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The Gulf Coast megaregion: in search of a new scale to understand freight transportation and economic development.

2015-10-01
By Stich, Bethany ; Griffith, Kyle ; Webb, Peter

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Stich, Bethany ; Griffith, Kyle ; Webb, Peter
Corporate Creators:

University of New Orleans. Transportation Institute ; Southwest Region University Transportation Center (U.S.)
Corporate Contributors:

United States. Department of Transportation. Research and Innovative Technology Administration ; United States. Department of Transportation. University Transportation Centers (UTC) Program
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SWUTC/15/600451-00108-1;Report 600451-00108-1
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Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

United States;Southern States
Corporate Publisher:

Texas A&M Transportation Institute
Abstract:

Jane Jacobs famously wrote, “The economic foundation of cities is trade.” Increased global connectivity ; and expanding domestic markets around major city hubs have led to a spatial reorganization of regional ; economies towards a higher level of scale referred to as the megaregion. These trade networks rely on a ; complex mix of freight and telecommunications infrastructure, low trade barriers, as well as international ; business and social networks. Policymakers have a responsibility to recognize the vital relationship ; between economies and freight, and it is imperative that national policies reflect the domestic and global ; environments in which megaregions must now compete. The United States (US) lacks a national freight ; strategy and most metropolitan areas fail to implement comprehensive trade strategies, indicating ; disconnect between policy and practice. In this research, we determine the status of freight planning ; strategies at the megaregion scale of an economically integrated section of the United States Gulf Coast.
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DTRT12-G-UTC06
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University Transportation Centers ; US Transportation Collection
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