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Registration is still available for the February Talking Freight Seminar.
Topic: Intermodal Freight Connectors – Issues and Needs
Date/Time: February 15, 2017 1:00 – 2:30 PM ET
Registration: http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/Freight/fpd/talking_freight/index.htm
Description: Intermodal connectors are key components of the U.S. roadway network, and are critical for enabling freight shipments handled by major non-highway based freight facilities (i.e. intermodal rail yards, marine ports, large
commercial airports, etc.), to be transferred to or from trucks. These connectors are critical in enhancing the efficiency of the first and last mile truck shipments to or from intermodal freight facilities. However, intermodal connectors often do not receive
the funding needed to maintain or improve their physical condition, or in some cases enhance their connectivity between intermodal freight facilities and the rest of the U.S. roadway network. This often occurs because the intermodal facility owners are not
familiar with the federal and state project funding process, and also because some key non-freight stakeholders, such as municipal, county, or state officials, both elected and non-elected, don’t understand the connectors’ importance to the businesses they
serve. Despite these challenges, many public sector officials at all levels of government are gaining awareness about the importance of freight intermodal connectors to the regional, state, and national transportation system, and some of those officials are
taking steps to work with the intermodal facility owners to ensure the connectors are properly maintained and improved.
This webinar will feature discussion about a nearly completed national-level freight intermodal connectors study, and regional coordination efforts between public sector agencies and intermodal facility owners to monitor and address intermodal
connector needs.
Topics and Presenters:
Intermodal Freight Connectors Study, Phase 2 Overview:
This presentation will provide an overview of the nearly-completed second phase of the Freight Intermodal Connectors Study being overseen by the FHWA Freight Office.
SPEAKER:
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Dike Ahanotu, Cambridge Systematics
Intermodal Rail Connector Coordination Discussion:
This presentation will examine efforts to improve intermodal freight connector conditions and connectivity at a major intermodal rail yard.
SPEAKER:
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Dina Lopez, Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (Columbus MPO)
Marine Port Connector Coordination Discussion:
This presentation will discuss the importance of intermodal connectors from a port's point of view.
SPEAKER:
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
about the webinar content, please contact Chip Millard, FHWA Freight Office, at 202-366-4415 or
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If you have any questions about the technology aspects of the webinar,
please contact Nicole Coene, Leidos, at 703-318-4267 or
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Sincerely,
Nicole
Nicole Coene | Leidos
Task Manager | Transportation Solutions and Technology Applications Division
phone: 703.318.4267
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