Mid-America Freight Coalition-II
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) is seeking to lead a pooled fund that will produce freight research results, state freight development and multi-state coordination, and increase awareness of the importance of freight transportation. Ultimately, the results of the Mid-America Freight Coalition (MAFC) activities will support and develop the economic well-being of the industries, businesses, farms, and the people of the region by keeping their products flowing to markets reliably, safely, and efficiently. Products of the first generation of the MAFC include five freight transportation conferences with educational workshops and freight innovation components, the development of a regional freight policy response for two transportation authorization cycles, and completed projects in the areas of freight planning, truck parking, freight bottlenecks, commodity profiles, and freight performance measures. The MAFC's current efforts are focused on completing a regional freight study, and analyzing and responding to the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Centurty Act (MAP-21) freight initiatives while supporting the states in their response and adoption of MAP-21 components. Participation in this pooled fund presents an opportunity for agencies to support research on freight and economic development issues specific to the needs of Departments of Transportation (DOTs), advance regional freight coordination, and ultimately allow for the quick implementation of research and development efforts. Using the MAFC as a foundation, partner agencies will be able to take advantage of a wide range of expertise in truck, rail, waterway, air, and multimodal freight planning, research, management, and operations to assess and answer their regional freight research needs.
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Language
- English
Project
- Status: Completed
- Funding: $1200000
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Contract Numbers:
TPF-5(293)
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Sponsor Organizations:
Illinois Department of Transportation
2300 S. Dirksen Parkway
Springfield, IL United States 62764Indiana Department of Transportation
Indiana Government Center North
100 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, IN United States 46204-2249Iowa Department of Transportation
800 Lincoln Way
Ames, IA United States 50010Kansas Department of Transportation
Eisenhower State Office Building
700 SW Harrison Street
Topeka, KS United States 66603-3754Michigan Department of Transportation
Van Wagoner Building
425 W. Ottawa Street
Lansing, MI United States 48909Minnesota Department of Transportation
Transportation Building
395 John Ireland Boulevard
St Paul, MN United States 55155Missouri Department of Transportation
1617 Missouri Blvd.
P.O. Box 270
Jefferson City, MO United States 65102Ohio Department of Transportation
Research Program
1980 West Broad Street
Columbus, OH United States 43223Wisconsin Department of Transportation
PO Box 7910
4802 Sheboygan Avenue, Room 104
Madison, WI United States 53707-7910Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
200 Mero Street
Frankfort, KY United States 40622 -
Project Managers:
Severson, Ethan
- Start Date: 20211013
- Expected Completion Date: 0
- Actual Completion Date: 0
- Source Data: RiP Project 42246
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Bottlenecks; Commodities; Freight transportation; Multimodal transportation; Policy making; Regional transportation
- Identifier Terms: Mid-America Freight Coalition; Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act
- Geographic Terms: Wisconsin
- Subject Areas: Economics; Freight Transportation; Planning and Forecasting;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01566822
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
- Contract Numbers: TPF-5(293)
- Files: RIP, USDOT, STATEDOT
- Created Date: Jun 23 2015 1:01AM