Dundalk area truck impact study : final project report

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• Corporate Creators:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) ; Baltimore (Md.). Dept. of Transportation
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Impact studies
  • Freight transportation
  • Truck routes
  • Truck traffic
  • Noise
  • Tables (Data)
• Resource Type:
  Research Paper
• Geographical Coverage:
  Baltimore (Maryland)
• Corporate Publisher:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
• NTL Classification:
  NTL-FREIGHT-FREIGHT ; NTL-FREIGHT-Freight Planning and Policy ; NTL-FREIGHT-Trucking Industry
• Abstract:
  The Baltimore City DOT requested the U.S. DOT’s John A. Volpe National Transportation ; Systems Center (Volpe Center) to assist the City in improving residents’ quality of life and the ; ease of businesses in moving freight in and through the far southeast of Baltimore City. This ; historically industrial area, often referred to as Dundalk, has seen an increase in freight ; movement over time as the volume of the area’s port operations has increased and more truck ; traffic is required to move goods locally, regionally and nationally. At the same time, area ; residents have grown increasingly concerned about the impacts of local truck traffic on their ; quality of life. Given the needs of both businesses and residents, Volpe designed the Dundalk ; Area Truck Impact Study to identify primary truck-related issues among these groups and other ; interested parties, and to craft solutions that address their interests while being feasible for the ; City to pursue. ; After initial fact-finding and analysis, the Volpe team designed, conducted, and documented two ; working group sessions with active participation by leaders of key stakeholder groups (e.g., ; BCDOT, Mayor’s Office of Neighborhoods, Baltimore Development Corporation, Baltimore ; Industrial Group, Maryland Motor Truck Association, Port of Baltimore, and the Southeast ; Neighborhood Development Group). Participants in the working groups agreed on three main ; problem areas to address together, including: (1) noise, vibration and safety; (2) trucks in the ; wrong place/at the wrong time (enforcement); and (3) truck access for businesses. The Volpe ; Center then worked with participants to identify solutions, determine roles and responsibilities ; for implementation, and agree to immediate activities to build momentum for completing the ; work. This report describes the recommended solutions and outlines specific tasks, associated ; resource needs, and lead parties responsible for moving the effort forward. Recommendations ; for each of the three problem areas include: ; a) Noise, Vibration, and Safety: Quieter Brakes, Quieter Pavement, Fewer Trucks, and ; Speeding and Safety Analysis ; b) Trucks in the Wrong Place/at the Wrong Time: Better Enforcement, Publicize ; Restrictions and Preferred Routes, Better Information and Education, Define and ; Communicate Specific Truck Restriction Laws, and Use 311 to Identify Trends and Deploy ; Resources ; c) Truck Access for Businesses: Targeted Infrastructure Improvements and Improved Signage.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/9012/dot_9012_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.00 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:ba919af6c5ec840593f64db456e1a10203f28aff124f99338b9d6b4b012f8448