1. THE TEXAS FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM 2055 10 August 2015

2. WHAT ARE WE DOING?

3.  Developing framework for Texas’ freight transportation system in 2055 – Future role of Texas Department of Transportation Explore freight strategies Explore opportunities (including, critical investments) Highlight constraints that will need to be overcome 3

4. WHY ARE WE DOING IT?

5.  Complement the work done as part of Texas’s Freight Mobility Plan  Continue the dialogue with public and private stakeholders to develop a freight transportation system that facilitates business competitiveness  Provide TxDOT with a framework that facilitates proactive freight planning 5

6. HOW ARE WE DOING IT?

7.  Identify factors/trends impacting business models  Engage/interview – Major Texas businesses (Fortune 500) – Major Mexican manufacturers  Host Roundtable Discussion 7

8. WHAT DID WE DO AT THE FREIGHT ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION?

9.  Global trade patterns  Socio-demographic trends  Environmental trends  Technology trends

10.  Major factors/trends: – What are the major trends that will impact Texas’s businesses? – How will these trends impact how businesses move freight? – What will be the impact on Texas’s transportation system? – What is the role of TxDOT? (How should the agency prepare?)

11.  Roundtable Discussion: – Discuss TxDOT’s role Expectations of state transportation planning agency Role, strategies, investments, constraints?

12. WHAT WAS THE OUTCOME?

13.  A facilitator/manager of Texas’s freight transportation system  Pilot innovative freight projects/approaches  Freight data clearinghouse  Educate and outreach to public, legislator, and freight stakeholders 13

14.  A facilitator/manager of Texas’s freight transportation system – Multimodal (not only highways) Advocate for all modes – Funding for all modes Public private partnerships and TIGER Grants Support more private infrastructure investments 14

15.  A facilitator/manager of Texas’s freight transportation system – Focus on connectivity projects (not only congestion) – Facilitate among different agencies and public and private sector FHWA, Army Corps of Engineers, private sector 15

16.  Pilot innovative freight projects/approaches – Follow Florida’s example “Invitation to Innovation” – Pilot policy changes (user fees, incentivizing off-hour deliveries, barge transportation, OS/OW urban corridors) – Pilot new technologies (truck only lanes for truck platoons, drones) 16

17.  Freight data clearinghouse – Data clearinghouse for freight activity data Big data/mega data to better plan for freight transportation/congestion Analyze freight trends and develop robust models Develop mobile applications (text alerts involving trucks) 17

18.  Educate and reach out to public, legislator, and freight stakeholders – Necessary for public to understand the importance of freight and the need to invest in all modes – Informed decisions 18

19. Jolanda Prozzi j-prozzi@ttimail.tamu.edu (512) 467 0946