Mid-America Freight Coalition (MAFC) Phase 4
The Mid-America Freight Coalition (MAFC) pooled fund began in 2006 to support collaboration, innovation and development in freight planning, freight policy and operations across the 10-state Mid America Association of State Transportation Officials (MAASTO) region. The Coalition’s operations are founded and guided by the MOU signed by the Board of Directors of MAASTO and the University of Wisconsin - Madison. MAFC’s major emphasis areas support advances in multimodal freight planning practices, freight operations and technology, and freight policy, all in a collaborative framework. Importantly, the emphasis areas are determined by the participating state professionals, and the work is completed in service to both the states and the region, as well as advancing national freight planning priorities throughout the MAASTO region. The projects and activities of the Coalition support the critical linkages between freight movement and services, and economic and community development. The freight coordination of the MAASTO region can provide guidance and best practices at a national level relating to multi-state coordination of freight activities and in support of goals within the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). This solicitation is for the fourth iteration of the MAFC pooled fund. Previous iterations were TPF-5 (156), TPF-5 (293), and TPF-5 (396). Historically, participating organizations include the ten states (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio and Wisconsin) that comprise the MAASTO. OBJECTIVES: The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) is seeking to continue leadership of a pooled fund that will: Provide guidance and solutions for state-defined freight-related research; Support the BIL’s goals through multistate collaboration in freight policy, facility development, and operations harmonization; Improve cross-state freight-related coordination and facility development; Increase awareness of the importance of freight transportation for the states’, region’s, and nation’s economy; Act as a freight professional resource to the states; Provide freight professional development resources and peer to peer networking; Maintain and expand the region’s reputation as freight friendly.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Former Study Number: TPF-5(396).
Language
- English
Project
- Status: Programmed
- Funding: $1,560,000.00
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Contract Numbers:
TPF-5(509)
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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 -
Managing Organizations:
Wisconsin Department of Transportation
4802 Sheboygan Avenue
Madison, WI United States 53707 -
Project Managers:
Simonson, Sarah
- Start Date: 20250421
- Expected Completion Date: 0
- Actual Completion Date: 0
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Cooperation; Economic development; Freight transportation; Policy; Research management; State departments of transportation
- Geographic Terms: Midwestern States
- Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Economics; Freight Transportation; Policy; Research;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01875797
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
- Contract Numbers: TPF-5(509)
- Files: RIP, USDOT, STATEDOT
- Created Date: Mar 16 2023 10:32AM