A sketch planning tool for the appraisal of freight modal investments

Prozzi, Jolanda P.; Delgado, Claudia Patricia; Walton, C. Michael

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A sketch planning tool for the appraisal of freight modal investments

2004-04-01
By Prozzi, Jolanda P. ; Delgado, Claudia Patricia ; Walton, C. Michael

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English

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Research Project Title: Public Sector Benefits of Intermodal Transportation Improvements
Creators:

Prozzi, Jolanda P. ; Delgado, Claudia Patricia ; Walton, C. Michael
Corporate Creators:

University of Texas at Austin. Center for Transportation Research
Corporate Contributors:

Texas. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Technology Implementation Office ; United States. Federal Highway Administration
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Publication/ Report Number:

FHWA/TX-05/0-4058-1 ; 0-4058-1
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

United States
TRIS Online Accession Number:

1649952
Corporate Publisher:

University of Texas at Austin. Center for Transportation Research
Abstract:

In 1991, with the passage of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA), the U.S. Congress established the objective to develop a national intermodal system to move people and goods efficiently. In the freight sector, exclusive truck roads, railroads, barges, and pipelines are seen as part of the intermodal solution to divert truck traffic away from the highways to the benefit of both freight and passengers. Ten years after ISTEA, challenges and barriers in the freight sector remain. Public agencies are challenged with demonstrating and contrasting the benefits of multimodal investments with the benefits of traditional highway spending. This report summarizes the development and use of the Multimodal Analysis Freight Tool (MAFT) as a sketch planning tool to appraise multimodal freight investment alternatives.
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PDF
Funding:

0-4058
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https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/32903/dot_32903_DS1.pdf
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[PDF - 5.28 MB]
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US Transportation Collection
Main Document Checksum:

urn:sha256:dfe96fb2975c165a531497eef34c49bce6a2683cc9f22dac897a7be8c079c1df

File Language:

English

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