Inland Pacific Hub Analysis Project Phase II

The U.S. Department of Transportation (Grantor), issues this Grant Agreement award in the amount of $237,500.00 to the Spokane Regional Transportation Council (Grant Recipient) to provide funding for the research project titled "The Inland Pacific Hub Analysis Project". This project will independently identify economic opportunities for the Inland Pacific Hub (IPH) region. The project will involve developing a list of potential transportation and economic development investments designed to leverage the economic and transportation assets identified in the Phase 1 Transportation Study. The project priorities and investments will seek to expand freight capacity, increase freight system reliability, improve intermodal connectivity, develop congestion management strategies, enhance local and regional distribution opportunities, create new market opportunities especially in international commerce and support regional economic development via the expansion and attraction of companies in the IPH region.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Program Information: Transportation, Planning, Research and Development

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $237500.00
• Contract Numbers:

  DTOS59-08-G-00105

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Department of Transportation

  Office of the Secretary
  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Project Managers:

  Resor, Randolph

• Performing Organizations:

  Spokane Regional Transportation Council

  221 W. First Avenue, Suite 310
  Spokane, WA  United States  99201-3704
• Principal Investigators:

  Miles, Glenn

• Start Date: 20110303
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20120531
• Source Data: RiP Project 31096

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Congestion management systems; Economic development; Freight traffic; Hubs; Intermodal terminals; Port operations; Regional economics; River ports
• Geographic Terms: Spokane (Washington)
• Subject Areas: Economics; Freight Transportation; Marine Transportation; Planning and Forecasting;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01492359
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Department of Transportation
• Contract Numbers: DTOS59-08-G-00105
• Files: RIP
• Created Date: Sep 6 2013 1:01AM