Welcome 1 Appalachian Regional Freight Mobility Plan Freight

Welcome 1

Appalachian Regional Freight Mobility Plan Freight Advisory Committee Meeting #2 September 24, 2020

AGENDA 1 2 Land Use Analysis 3 4 Regional Freight Network & Operational Analysis Best Practices Stakeholder Interviews 3

Introduction to Speakers Jenny Humphreys, Roger Schiller, PMP AICP Austin, TX Charleston, SC Wade Luther, AICP Columbia, SC Adam Ivory, AICP Atlanta, GA 4

Freight Advisory Committee Who is on the Call? 5

FAC Meeting Series MEETING FAC MEETING DATES FAC MEETING TOPIC 1 July 30 Introduction to Freight Planning 2 September 24 Network Assessment, Land Use & Best Practices 3 Quarter 4, 2020 Performance Measures and Draft Recommendations 4 Quarter 1, 2021 Finalizing the Plan 6

Meeting Series STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING DATES STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING TOPIC LUNCH & LEARN WEBINAR TOPICS June 4 Introduction to Freight Planning July 16 Best Practices & Network Assessment Smart Cities & Railroad Technology August 13 Land Use Analysis Truck Parking & Freight Automation September 10 Goals, Objectives, & Performance Measures Commodity Flow and Economic Impact Data Analysis October 8 Economic Impact Analysis TBD November 12 Draft Plan Recommendations TBD December/ January Final Plan 7

Draft ACOG Regional Freight Network 8

Task Purpose Conduct a data-driven freight network evaluation focusing on truck and rail. Use ACOG regional travel demand model and SCDOT statewide travel demand model roadway data. RESULT: Identification and assessment of a “Strategic” Freight Network for focused planning 9

Freight Network Analysis • Freight volume • • Volume – tons, value, units (trucks, railcars) Mode – truck, rail, air Direction – inbound, outbound, intra-regional, through Commodity – 40 broad categories (750+ sub-groups) 10

Truck and Rail Network Density 11

Draft ACOG Regional Freight Network Methodology • Data sources: National/state freight networks, TRANSEARCH, travel demand model • Mapped major freight generators and industry clusters • Reviewed high truck volume corridors • Visually selected additional links for network continuity • Tiered highway network 12

Draft ACOG Regional Freight Network • Tier 1 – Interstates • Tier 2 – Non-Interstate SC Statewide Freight Network • Tier 3 – Local freight routes 13

Draft ACOG Regional Freight Network 14

ACOG Regional Freight Network Operational Analysis 15

Bridge and Pavement Conditions 16

Bridge Clearance and Load Restrictions Low vertical clearances on: • I-85 • US 276 • US 29 17

Severe Truck-Involved Crashes • Fatal and incapacitating injury crashes on the freight network • Hotspots in larger urban areas and on the Interstates 18

Truck Vehicle Hours of Delay • Most truck delay happens on I-85, especially in Cherokee County 19

Level of Service (All Vehicles) • LOS is generally good but deteriorates on I-85 and in/around Greenville 20

Truck Bottlenecks • National Performance Management Research Data Set • Scored based on two metrics: • Frequency of Congestion • Planning Time Index 21

Truck Parking • Most supply along I-85 • I-85 truck parking study identified 21 exits where trucks were parking illegally 22

Stop and Pause Please type your questions in the questions box for open discussion 23

Land Use & Gap Analysis 25

Task Purpose Define land use, facility, infrastructure, and regulatory conditions, and conduct a gap and conflict analysis. RESULT: Identification and assessment of a land use planning challenges to be addressed in plan recommendations 26

Methodology Mapping analysis completed using: County Current Zoning Classifications County Future Land Use Map Classifications Department of Commerce Industrial Parks inventory SCDOT Statewide Model TAZ level population and employment projections • Transearch Freight Finder database • • 27

Definitions • Freight-related land use – zoning or future land use designation for heavy industrial or light industrial classifications. • Industrial Parks – existing industrial park development and greenfield sites identified as future industrial parks. • Freight Generators – commercial locations generating freight tonnage shipments within the region. • Existing Freight Corridor – roadway corridor where current planning regulation (zoning) and existing freight related land use and generators exist. • Future Freight Corridor – roadway corridor where future land use planning regulation (FULU map) for freight related land use and existing generators exist. • Employment Growth – the difference in employment growth from 2015 to 2045 in the Wholesale/Distribution, Manufacturing, and Mining sectors by NAICS code. Development Clusters – where job growth is forecast within planned growth areas. • Employment Growth Gap – where job growth is forecast outside of planned growth areas. • Planning Gap – locations of existing freight land use where planning regulation does not appear to support growth. 28

Existing Freight Corridors • Align with regional freight network determination • Freight land use coordination currently exists in these areas 29

Future Freight Corridors • Align with regional freight network determination • Freight land use coordination planned for these areas in the future 30

Existing and Future Freight Corridors Unique Identifiers for Needs Assessment: • Network performance analysis • Land use conflict analysis • Project identification 31

Existing/Future Freight Corridors & Generators Validates that freight network determination meets land use planning efforts and major freight generator locations 32

Freight Corridors & Employment Growth Clusters • Development clusters in blue have existing intensive development • GAP clusters outside of existing current and longrange planning efforts 33

Employment Growth Clusters Facts • 8 of 11 development clusters have rail access • 2 CSX • 6 NS • 5 of 7 gap clusters have rail access • 2 CSX • 3 NS • 10 of 11 Development clusters located on interstate system • 1 of 7 Gap clusters located on interstate system 34

Corridors, Employment Growth Clusters, & Freight Generators Transearch Freight Generator database validates • • • Existing and future land use planning efforts On-network growth Employment growth gaps 35

Planning Gap Identification Add Industrial Parks to validate planning coverage 36

Planning Gap Identification Add Truck Parking to validate planning coverage 37

Planning Gap Identification Orange circles indicate gaps in planning regulation for industrial freight related land use clusters 38

Planning Gap Clusters Letter Description S I-26 South of Spartanburg T Pickens County near US 123 U Oconee County at State Line V SC 28 West of Anderson W Wal-Mart Distribution Center (Laurens County) X SC 72 Southwest of Clinton 39

Land Use Findings 40

Land Use Key Findings Local, regional and state transportation and land use planning decisions are interdependent • Regional and local coordination with SCDOT at the Planning, District and Regional Production Group levels • Land development regulations and permit approvals should consider incorporating traffic impact studies; and • Continue to plan for future freight related development along existing freight corridors. 41

Land Use Key Findings Focus on rail corridors to promote and maximize rail efficiency and intermodal movements • Continue to foster growth of the Inland Port Greer Terminal and strategies to mitigate its impacts to small communities; • Take advantage of underutilized/underserved rail corridors; and • Vacant and infill industrial sites with accessibility to rail should be a focus of the regional economic development marketing strategy 42

Land Use Key Findings Coordination between local governments, ACOG, Upstate Alliance, and Department of Commerce • Compare local goals and objectives with state and regional economic development strategy; • Zoning and Future Land Use determinations should continue to align with local and regional planning and economic development goals; and • Local land use decision making should account for regional impacts to the transportation network. 43

Land Use Opportunities • Sub-Area & Neighborhood Freight Plan Program Develop strategies and design standards to reduce conflicts between freight, auto, transit, and bike/ped for small towns and neighborhoods • At-Grade Rail Crossing Program Prioritize and program at-grade crossing project improvements • Regional Truck Parking Plan Update Identify and prioritize sites for future truck parking facilities • Regional Freight Development Study Determine freight related planned acreage and future industry cluster recruitment and marketing strategies • Regional Supply Chain Resiliency Strategy Develop a strategy to create immunity to local and global impacts to the network supply chain 44

Stop and Pause Please type your questions in the questions box for open discussion 45

Best Practices Freight Plan Peer Reviews 47

Overview • Community friendly freight planning (plans review) • Freight technology • Truck parking solutions • Federal grant opportunities 48

Community and Environmentally Friendly Freight Planning Centralina and Will County, IL Freight Plans 49

Identifying Issues • Greater Charlotte • Land use – freight conflicts • Reducing freight emissions • Agency coordination and plan implementation • Will County • • Land use – freight conflicts Agricultural base – preserving community character Visual and noise impacts of freight growth Protecting cultural resources – Lincoln Cemetery, Midewin Tall Grass Prairie 50

Environmental and Community Impacts Best Practices • Work with stakeholders – engage with the contentious • Need for a multi-jurisdictional coordination effort between all relevant stakeholders • Leverage different tools – forums, surveys • Understand regional freight issues and opportunities • Tailor mitigation strategies • Include environmental and land use issues in project prioritization • Develop policy toolboxes • Measure performance beyond just moving goods/vehicles 51

Land Use and Freight Best Practices • Know the planned freight-intensive acreage • Overlay acreage with freight concentrations & corridors • Incentivize freight-intensive businesses within freight concentrations & corridors • Develop local strategies for freight concentrations • Prioritize freight improvements within freight concentrations and corridors • Incorporate freight into site design standards 52

Future Technology Trends and Applications 53

Connected Vehicles – V 2 X • What is V 2 X? • What can be shared? • • • Safety alerts Weather Traffic Work zone information Signal priority Collision warnings 54

Miami-Dade ITS Deployment • $7. 5 Million Funded Through: • FDOT • Miami-Dade Transportation Planning Organization • Miami-Dade Department of Transportation and Public Works • City of Doral • Florida Trucking Association 55

Connected Vehicles Best Practices • Leverage funds and expertise from USDOT • Funding for South Carolina could come from National Highway Freight and SCDOT Guideshare programs • Use entire corridor from state line to ensure maximum coverage – requires regional coordination • Gain buy-in from private industry to ensure success • Capitalize on freight movement along congested arterials / nonpeak hour signals near distribution and intermodal facilities 56

Truck Parking Solutions 57

MAASTO Regional TPIMS • Mid America Association of State Transportation Officials (MAASTO) • Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin • Truck Parking Information and Management System (TPIMS) • Funded through $25 million TIGER Grant and state matching funds • Reduces time searching for parking and provides safe truck parking alternatives 58

P 3 Truck Parking Opportunities • Weed, California • Lease-deal with Pilot’s Travel Centers • 30 truck parking spaces adjacent to Pilot’s, with access to showers, travel center, and food options provided in exchange for maintenance of the site • Brainerd Lakes Welcome Center (Minnesota) • Partnership between local government agencies to construct a Welcome Center in the middle of highway right-of-way • 30 truck parking spaces that are funded from a gift shop featuring local products to support the operating costs of the facility 59

Truck Parking Best Practices • Shovel-ready technology packages help win funding • Scalable solutions – e. g. , uniform data standards • Focus on truck parking needs within a corridor for implementing Dynamic Truck Parking Signage • Find government-owned parcels near existing truck stops to expand parking capacity with access to services • Agency makes capital investment; private partner maintains site in exchange for increased business • Identify revenue sources for O&M 60

Federal Grant Opportunities 61

Freight-Relevant Federal Grants • Automated Driving Systems (ADS) • Advanced Transportation and Congestion Management Technologies Deployment (ATCMTD) • Better Utilizing Investment to Leverage Development (BUILD) – formerly TIGER • Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) • Infrastructure for Rebuilding America Grant Program (INFRA) 62

Moving the Carolinas Forward • TIGER Funded Project / P 3 • • $9. 8 m TIGER Grant $3. 5 m R. J. Corman $8. 1 m South Carolina Governments $1. 8 m North Carolina Governments • Railroad out of service to rural communities of Mullins, Conway, and Loris, SC as well as Chadbourn and Whiteville, NC • Increase travel speed from 10 mph to 25 mph • Upgrade RR crossings in communities 63

Federal Grants Best Practices • Leverage funding opportunities with private investment • R. J. Corman got incentive to put the rail line back into operation with financial assistance from TIGER, SC, and NC governments • Highlight safety, economic, and environmental benefits to win support and gain funding • Look for rail rehab opportunities to facilitate: • Increased speeds • Double-stacking 64

Stop and Pause Please type your questions in the questions box for open discussion 65

Interviews and -based Survey Web Industry Outreach Efforts 67

Industry Partner Outreach Method Audience Start Date One-on-One Interviews • Private Industry • Economic Development 9/24 Web Survey • Private Industry • Multimodal Operators • Economic Development 9/24 68

Next Steps STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING DATES STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING TOPIC LUNCH & LEARN WEBINAR TOPICS June 4 Introduction to Freight Planning N/A July 16 Best Practices & Network Assessment Smart Cities & Railroad Technology August 13 Land Use Analysis Truck Parking & Automation September 10 Goals, Objectives, & Performance Measures Freight Data Analysis October 8 Economic Impact Analysis TBD November 12 Draft Plan Recommendations TBD December/ January Final Plan 69

FAC Meeting Series MEETING FAC MEETING DATES FAC MEETING TOPIC 1 July 30 Introduction to Freight Planning 2 September 24 Network Assessment, Land Use & Best Practices 3 Quarter 4, 2020 Performance Measures and Draft Recommendations 4 Quarter 1, 2021 Finalizing the Plan 70

Thank You Stay Connected! SCACOG. org/acog-freight-plan Contact: Lance Estep, AICP Appalachian Council of Governments Project Manager Greenville, SC lance@scacog. org @Appalachian. Councilof. Governments @SCACOG 71

Questions and Answers Please type your questions in the questions box and our project team will answer them If we do not get to all the questions, we’ll prepare written responses and post them to the website with the meeting recording 72