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This is a reminder that registration is available for the February 19 Talking Freight Seminar. If you have already registered for this seminar please disregard this message.
Topic: Freight and Megaregions
Date/Time: February 19, 2014 1:00 – 2:30 pm EST
Registration: http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/freight/fpd/talking_freight/index.htm
Description: Within transportation planning, one area of increasing focus is megaregions. According to America 2050, megaregions are closely clustered metropolitan areas that share “interlocking economic systems, shared natural
resources and ecosystems, and common transportation systems”. The Northeast Corridor, sometimes also called the Northeast megalopolis, is the most well-known megaregion in the U.S., but various other megaregions, including the Great Lakes megaregion, the
Texas Triangle megaregion, and megaregions in both northern and southern California, have also been identified. From a freight transportation perspective, these megaregions provide manufacturing and distribution companies opportunities to serve a large number
of businesses and people using a small number of well-located facilities within or between megaregions. However, because of their large populations and higher traffic volumes over relatively large geographic areas, transportation challenges also arise in
megaregions to serve those businesses and people, often in the form of transportation system congestion. Most megaregions cross state boundaries, and the high level freight transportation needs in these regions makes multi-state transportation planning and
coordination both more complex and critical.
This webinar will provide information that gives a more detailed, transportation-focused overview of the megaregion concept. It will also provide both public and private sector-focused perspectives on the challenges and opportunities associated
with freight transportation movements within and between megaregions.
Overview of the Megaregions Concept
This presentation will provide an overview of the megaregions concept, how they function currently and in the future, and what transportation needs and opportunities arise in megaregions.
Freight in Megaregions – Metropolitan/Regional Perspective
This presentation will discuss various metropolitan planning level efforts to increase cross-regional planning with other MPOs. Both opportunities and challenges associated with those planning efforts will be discussed.
Freight in Megaregions – Business & Freight Logistics Perspective
This presentation will discuss the key freight transportation considerations in megaregions from the business and freight logistics point of view.
If you have not yet participated in Talking Freight, I encourage you to do so. These monthly seminars, sponsored by the Federal Highway
Administration, are held via web conference, which means that you view the PowerPoint presentations over the Internet while listening to the presenters over your computer or the telephone. There is no cost involved and you do not have to leave your desk to
participate. More information about Talking Freight is available at
http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/freight/fpd/talking_freight/index.htm Links to past presentations and recordings are available on
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/freightplanning/talking.htm.
Talking Freight seminars are eligible for 1.5 AICP Certification Maintenance Credits (for AICP members). In order to receive credit, you must attend the full seminar and login to the seminar with your full name or type your full name into
the chat area during the seminar if you are in a room with a group of people. Visit the
AICP web site for more information about AICP Certification Maintenance Credits.
If you have any questions, please contact Jennifer Symoun, Leidos, 703-318-4267 or
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