 Goods movement is the lifeblood of the Texas economy, and specifically the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) Metropolitan Area. Our region represents one of the largest "inland ports" in the nation, where freight is moved, transferred, and distributed to destinations across the State and around the world. North Central Texas has one of the most extensive surface and air transportation networks in the world, providing extensive trade opportunities for the more than 600 motor/trucking carriers and almost 100 freight forwarders that operate out of the DFW area.
Goals of NCTCOG's Goods Movement program include:
- Promoting NAFTA safety and mobility issues
- Promoting safety at highway / rail crossings
- Improve Air Quality by implementing the Diesel Freight Vehicle Idle Reduction Program
- Establishing new processes for intermodal freight community input
- Monitoring goods movement traffic throughout the region
- Evaluating accessibility of intermodal freight centers
- Ensuring safety of hazardous materials truck routes
- Continuing MPO involvement with freight and NAFTA groups
- Reviewing intermodal factors in project selection for major rail studies and other major investment studies
Regional Mobility Initiative based on Goods Movement and Freight Traffic, January 2006 [PDF, 3MB]
Intermodal, Freight, and Safety Subcommittee of the RTC
Truck Lane Demonstration Project
Diesel Freight Vehicle Idle Reduction Program
Trans-Texas Corridor
Railroad Crossing Reliability Partnership Program
Freight Railroads/TxDOT Memorandums of Understanding (MOU)
Freight Bottleneck Study Technical Workgroup Meetings; June 16, 2004
Goods Movement - Additional Presentations
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