Freight Master Plan

Freight Master Plan
PSRC Regional Freight Mobility Roundtable
February 5, 2016
Our mission, vision, and core values
Mission: deliver a high-quality
transportation system for Seattle
Vision: connected people,
places, and products
Committed to 5 core values to create a city that is:
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For all
Safe
Interconnected
Affordable
Vibrant
Innovative
Plan purpose
Develop a citywide freight
plan
• Vision and Goals
• Analysis of existing and
future conditions
• Update freight network
• Design guidelines
• Projects
• Programs
• Prioritization framework
• Performance measures
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Transportation planning framework
Seattle Comprehensive Plan
Climate Action
Plan
Modal Plans
Bicycle
Master
Plan
Operational
Plans
Freight
Master
Plan
Transit
Master
Plan
Pedestrian
Master
Plan
Sub-Area
Plans
Policy framework
Vision
Move Seattle
Goals
A vibrant city
A vibrant city and
thriving economy
connecting people
and products
within Seattle and
to regional and
international
markets.
A safe city
An interconnected
city
An affordable city
An innovative city
FMP Goals
Economy
Provide a freight network that supports a growing economy for
Seattle and the region.
Safety
Improve safety and the predictable movement of goods and
people.
Mobility
Reliably connect manufacturing/industrial centers and business
districts with the local, state, and international freight networks.
State of Good Repair
Maintain and improve the freight transportation network to ensure
safe and efficient operations.
Equity
Benefit residents and businesses of Seattle through equity in freight
investments and improve the health of communities impacted by
freight movement.
Environment
Improve freight operations in Seattle and the region by making
goods movement more efficient and reducing its environmental
footprint.
FMP Advisory
Committee
• Advise the SDOT project team
during the development of the
FMP
• Comprised of freight industry,
City Boards and Commissions,
and community
representatives
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Existing
conditions
• 142 miles of Major Truck
Streets
• Over-legal routes
• Port of Seattle facilities
• Intermodal rail facilities
• KC International Airport
• Heavy Haul Network
Existing
conditions
• 2014 Truck flow map
• 780 count locations
• Other input from WSDOT,
KC Metro
Future
conditions
• 2035 Truck flow map
• Create districts for analysis
• Employment industries: Retail,
Wholesale and Manufacturing
• Develop Growth factors and
apply to districts (1.8-2.3% per
year)
• Calibrate future volumes against
other projects
Draft freight
network designation
Tiered
system
criteria
• Land use
• Trip purpose
• Roadway
Classification
• Truck Volumes
• Physical Roadway
Characteristics
• Connectivity
Draft fright network designation
Current network
Draft network
Purpose of
Truck Design
Guidelines
• Outlines basic design
considerations for SDOT to
accommodate freight
• Improve safety and
mobility for all users
• Focused on truck street
designations
Considerations for truck design
guidelines
• Truck type, size, volumes
• Design for vs. accommodate
• Modal overlap treatments
• Additional information and
detail in the Right-of-Way
Improvements Manual (under
development)
New freight
project concepts
 Review and map current and future truck
volumes, land use, and other forecasts
 Map freight projects from previous
planning efforts (Move Seattle, Large
Capital, FAP, etc.) on the freight network
map
 Identify locations without freight
improvements and medium-severe
bottlenecks
 Recommended ideas/solutions to improve
bottleneck location
 FMP Draft includes 55 freight projects
Project
prioritization
• Determine what
projects to build and
investments to make
in the short, medium
and long term
• Rank projects based
on quantitative and
qualitative factors
• Requires available
data
Strategies and
actions
• Based on plan goals
• Will inform FMP
implementation
• Strategies guide us on
how to achieve progress
toward realizing the plan
goals
• Actions are specific tasks
for implementation
Status and next steps
January
Develop draft plan
Release public review draft
plan
Public review
Address comments
Anticipated Mayor’s
recommended plan
February
March
April
May
June
Questions?
[email protected] | (206) 733-9029
[email protected] | (206) 684-7576
http://www.seattle.gov/transportation/freight_fmp.htm
http://www.seattle.gov/transportation