Engaging the Private Sector in Freight Planning An Executive Overview Presented by the Federal Highway Administration January 16, 2007 TX Border Partnership Working Group

Federal Highway Administration 2 - Engaging the Private Sector Objectives  Understand why it is important to engage the private sector  Define who “freight stakeholders” are and what engaging them means to your planning process  Determine how freight stakeholders can provide input to future planning efforts

Federal Highway Administration 3 - Engaging the Private Sector PublicInvolvement Engaging the Private Sector Why...Is the Engaging the Private Sector Important?

Federal Highway Administration 4 - Engaging the Private Sector Why… Key Issues of Interest  Economic Development  Congestion  Capacity  Financing and Funding Projects  Environmental Concerns  Security Concerns

Federal Highway Administration 5 - Engaging the Private Sector What Can the Private Sector Offer You? (And what can you offer the private sector?)  Mutual understanding Processes Needs  Political and public support  Trust – an opportunity to build bridges  Access to data, information plans, and feedback

Federal Highway Administration 6 - Engaging the Private Sector Public sector Local / Regional 5 to 20+ years Single Mode / Individual Corridor Discrete Location Asset Focus Private sector National / Global 1 to 5 years Multi-modal /End-to- End Trip Product/Asset Velocity Service Delivery Focus Scope Time Frame Analysis Unit Data Points Performance Metrics Why… Mutual Understanding of Divergent Perspectives Planning vs.

Federal Highway Administration 7 - Engaging the Private Sector Who... The New “Freight Stakeholders” Raw Material Producer / Shipper Manufacturer Receiver / Shipper Warehouse / Dist. Center Receiver / Shipper Retail Store Receiver Carriers

Federal Highway Administration 8 - Engaging the Private Sector Who....Are Freight Stakeholders?  Shippers and Receivers of Freight (businesses)  Freight Transportation Service Providers  Owners and Operators of Freight Facilities  Neighborhoods and Communities Affected by Freight Transportation

Federal Highway Administration 9 - Engaging the Private Sector Who...Traditional DOT Freight Stakeholders For-hire Private Hazmat / Hazwaste Haulers Specialty Carriers Drivers MotorCarriers Shortline Railroads Regional Railroads Class I Railroads Engineers Railroads Ports Barge Industries Terminal Operators Pilots Waterways AirCargo TraditionalDOTCustomers Driving Public Transit Users Legislature Local Officials Airports Airport Authorities Pilots

Federal Highway Administration 10 - Engaging the Private Sector Who... Different Perspectives for Different Issues  Shippers / Receivers  Carriers  Operators of Freight Facilities  Third-Party Logistics Providers (3PL)

Federal Highway Administration 11 - Engaging the Private Sector How…Finding Common Ground:  Planning and Policy  Design and Construction  Operations and Maintenance  Oversight and Revenue Collection

Federal Highway Administration 12 - Engaging the Private Sector How.... Access to Data & Information  Public-domain Freight Data Increasingly Scarce and/or Dated  Commercial Sources Often Price Prohibitive for Smaller MPOs  Networking with Freight Stakeholders Builds Trust and Mutual Understanding  Only request the data you need!

Federal Highway Administration 13 - Engaging the Private Sector How... Resources for Identifying Stakeholders  Transportation Professional Groups  Chambers of Commerce  Industry Associations  Business Listing Services  Commercial Business Directories

Federal Highway Administration 14 - Engaging the Private Sector How.... A Continuum of Practice  Information Exchange Networking / Conferences  Working Groups / Research  Policy Guidance Surveys and other forms of market research are used to guide policy and benchmark results  Programmatic Input A process is established for regular, consistent interaction and feedback

Federal Highway Administration 15 - Engaging the Private Sector In Summary... Engaging the Private Sector is designed to help planners answer:  Why – Private sector input is part of the public sector planning process  Who – Non-traditional stakeholders  How – Many ways, formal and informal, short and long term

Federal Highway Administration 16 - Engaging the Private Sector FHWA Training Opportunities  Integrating Freight in the Transportation Planning Process*  Freight Forecasting in Transportation Planning*  Multimodal Freight Financing Seminar  Freight Data Made Simple  Advanced Freight Planning*  Freight Planning and Environmental Considerations*

Federal Highway Administration 17 - Engaging the Private Sector Other Resources  Freight Planning LISTSERV  Talking Freight Seminar Series  Freight Peer to Peer Program

Federal Highway Administration 18 - Engaging the Private Sector Contact Information  Jocelyn Jones, Resource Center Planning Team  410/ 