RES2021-07: Understanding Freight Impacts on TN Communities

This research reviewed the negative impacts of freight activity in rural/suburban areas and developed tools to help decision makers identify the extent of these impacts in multiple contexts, including environmental, economic, safety, and security. In this study, a complete review of the public-sector initiatives (e.g., programs, project, and policies) were collected and are provided to assist decision makers in mitigating the externalities resulting from freight activity in rural/suburban communities while optimizing costs and benefits for all stakeholders. These initiatives are categorized into three major groups: environmental, social, and economic. A complete comparison between the initiatives is provided to give the decision maker a broad view to select the mitigation strategy based on their preference. Finally, possible future challenges according to current developments and future planning are provided. The research also developed a dynamic online and desktop tool to evaluate freight movement equity at the county level for various characteristics (e.g., race, education, income etc.)

• Record URL:
  https://author.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/tdot/long-range-planning/research/final-reports/2021-final-reports-and-summaries/res2021-final-reports/RES2021_07_Final_Report_Approved.pdf

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $149999
• Contract Numbers:

  RES2021-07

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Tennessee Department of Transportation

  James K. Polk Building
  Fifth and Deaderick Street
  Nashville, TN  United States  37243-0349
• Managing Organizations:

  Tennessee Department of Transportation

  James K. Polk Building
  Fifth and Deaderick Street
  Nashville, TN  United States  37243-0349
• Performing Organizations:

  University of Memphis

  Center for Intermodal Freight Transportation Studies
  3815 Central Avenue
  Memphis, TN  United States  38152
• Principal Investigators:

  Mishra, Sabyasachee

  Golias, Mihalis

• Start Date: 20200901
• Expected Completion Date: 20220831
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• USDOT Program: Transportation, Planning, Research, and Development

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Communities; Economic impacts; Environmental impacts; Equity; Externalities; Freight traffic; Rural areas; Safety; Security; Suburbs
• Geographic Terms: Tennessee
• Subject Areas: Economics; Environment; Freight Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01861067
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Tennessee Department of Transportation
• Contract Numbers: RES2021-07
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Oct 13 2022 3:11PM