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Atlanta Regional Truck Parking Assessment Study
ARC Freight Advisory Task Force Meeting
March 2, 2017
AGENDA
Background
Approach
Schedule
Questions
Study TeamFirm Key Staff Role
• Project
Management
• Client Liaison
• Technical Analysis
• GPS Truck Data
• Stakeholder Survey
• Industry Liaison
• Outreach
• Database
Development
Steve Cote, PE, AICP Beverly Davis, AICP
Jeff Short Dan Murray
Caroline Evans, AICP
Background
» Atlanta Regional Freight Mobility Plan Update (2016)
» FHWA – Jason’s Law Truck Survey
» Federal Truck Driver Rules
– Hours-of-Service (HOS)
– Electronic Logging Devices (ELD)
Approach
Atlanta Regional Truck Parking Assessment Study
• Study Team
• ARC Freight Advisory Task Force (FATF)
• Trucker’s Industry Survey
• Stakeholder Survey
• Interviews
Planning
Needs, Goals
& Objectives
• Federal legislation,
regulations and studies
• Peer region studies
• Atlanta area freight
studies
Existing
Conditions
Analysis
• Data inventory
(locations/utilization)
• Potential areas for
additional parking
• Summary of existing supply
• GIS Database
Needs
Assessment
• Demand assessment
• Interviews
• Innovative and cost-
effective assessment
• Summarize existing and
future needs
Recommendations
• Review peer best practices
• Interviews
• Develop recommendations
comprised of infrastructure and
policy components
• Development Draft document & input
• Complete final report and packaging of data
1
2 3 4 5
6
Management
& Outreach
Final Document
Development
1 Management & Outreach
Freight Advisory Task Force (FATF)
» Four (4) Meetings Anticipated
– No. 1: Introduce Study (Today)
– No. 2: Existing Conditions
• Literature/Peer review
• Interview Results
– No. 3: Existing/Future Needs
– No. 4: Recommendations
1 Management & Outreach
Other Key Stakeholders
» Truckers
» Industry Representatives
– Trucking Associations
– Enforcement Officials
– Truck Stop Operators
» ARC Committees
– TAQC, TCC, LUCC
1 Management & Outreach
Outreach Activities
» Surveys
– Truckers
– Other Stakeholders
• WikiMapping®
» Interviews
» Meetings
– FATF
– ARC Committees
2 Planning Needs, Goals & Objectives
Regulations
Peer Analysis Freight Plans
Federal
State
Local
MPOs
State DOTs
Local
ARC
GDOT
ARC
Truck Parking Flowchart
START
Inventory Truck
Parking Supply
Determine Truck
Parking Demand
Is Demand
> Supply
Demand?
Truck Parking
Shortage
NO YES Truck Parking
Surplus
Identify Ways to Better
Inform Truckers of
Parking Availability
Document Findings
and
Recommendations
Site Location(s) of
Shortage(s)
Determine
Recommendations
Document Policy
Recommendations
Document
Infrastructure
Recommendations
Document and
Implement Action
Plan PERIODIC EVALUATIONS
3
4
5
Existing Conditions
Needs Assessment
Recommendations
Key Items
• Data Inventory
• Parking Supply
• Additional Needs
• GIS Database
3 Existing Conditions Analysis
Data SourcesATRI
GDOT
HPMS /
NPMRDS
TDM
Desktop /
Field
Verification
UGPM
INRIX /
HERE
Dept of
Public
Safety
Truck Parking Data
Sources
3 Existing Conditions Analysis
Smart Phone Apps and Technologies
Truck Parking
Availability Sensors
3 Existing Conditions Analysis
Truck Parking Tiers
Publicly-
Controlled
• Rest Areas
• Weigh-in-Motion
Areas
Privately-Owned
Primary
• Truck Stops
• Commercial Transport
Services
Privately-Owned
Secondary
• Restaurants / Commercial Areas
• Hotels/Motels
• Shippers
1
2a
2b
3 Unauthorized
• Interstate Ramps
• Vacant / Abandoned Lots
Supply Inventory
3 Existing Conditions Analysis
• Supply vs. Demand
• Summarize Existing / Future Needs
Key Items
4 Needs Assessment
Source: ATRI
Example – GPS Data
4 Needs Assessment
Key Items
Recommendations:
Infrastructure
and Policy
Data
Input and
Feedback
Best
Practices
5 Recommendations
Reports and Summaries
6 Final Document Development
Schedule
Contracting / Scope Development
Potential FATF Meeting
Task 6: Final Documentation / Adoption
Dec
Task 1: Project Management and Stakeholder
Task 2: Planning Need, Goals, and Objectives
Task 3: Existing Conditions Analysis
Task 4: Needs Assessment
Task 5: Recommendations
Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct NovProject Tasks / Meetings / Deliverables Feb Mar Apr May
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