Dundalk area truck impact study : final project report

Details

• Corporate Creators:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) ; Baltimore (Md.). Dept. of Transportation
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Freight Transportation Impact Studies Noise Tables (Data) Truck Routes Truck Traffic
• 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.
  
  
• Format:
  PDF
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:ba919af6c5ec840593f64db456e1a10203f28aff124f99338b9d6b4b012f8448
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/9012/dot_9012_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.00 MB ]