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.

• Record URL:
  • https://pooledfund.org/Details/Study/741
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Former Study Number: TPF-5(396).

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Programmed
• Funding: $1,560,000.00
• Contract Numbers:

  TPF-5(509)

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Illinois Department of Transportation

  2300 S. Dirksen Parkway
  Springfield, IL  United States  62764

  Indiana Department of Transportation

  Indiana Government Center North
  100 North Senate Avenue
  Indianapolis, IN  United States  46204-2249

  Iowa Department of Transportation

  800 Lincoln Way
  Ames, IA  United States  50010

  Kansas Department of Transportation

  Eisenhower State Office Building
  700 SW Harrison Street
  Topeka, KS  United States  66603-3754

  Michigan Department of Transportation

  Van Wagoner Building
  425 W. Ottawa Street
  Lansing, MI  United States  48909

  Minnesota Department of Transportation

  Transportation Building
  395 John Ireland Boulevard
  St Paul, MN  United States  55155

  Missouri Department of Transportation

  1617 Missouri Blvd.
  P.O. Box 270
  Jefferson City, MO  United States  65102

  Ohio Department of Transportation

  Research Program
  1980 West Broad Street
  Columbus, OH  United States  43223

  Wisconsin Department of Transportation

  PO Box 7910
  4802 Sheboygan Avenue, Room 104
  Madison, WI  United States  53707-7910

  Kentucky 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