Literature Review This section reviews literature relevant to freight and truck traffic management, focusing on key sources and guidelines from various entities. It begins with the City of Fort Worth’s Master Thoroughfare Plan, which outlines a framework for developing and managing the city’s transportation network, emphasizing multimodal and freight movement. The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) National Freight Strategic Plan and Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) documents provide critical methodologies and best practices for freight management, including traffic monitoring, performance improvement, and land use integration. National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) and National Cooperative Freight Research Program (NCFRP) reports offer additional strategies for assessing and managing freight flow and congestion. The review concludes with local regulations from Fort Worth Ordinance Chapter 22, Article IV, and practical case studies demonstrating successful freight and truck traffic management approaches. Together, these sources offer a well-rounded perspective on managing freight systems effectively. City of Fort Worth Master Thoroughfare Plan (2016) The City of Fort Worth’s Master Thoroughfare Plan (MTP) 6 provides a framework for developing and managing the city’s transportation network to accommodate current and future growth. The MTP emphasizes a multimodal network that supports freight efficiency while addressing community safety and growth. The MTP’s structured approach categorizes streets based on land-use context and function, applying access management and design standards specific to large vehicles. The vision of the MTP is to provide a complete, connected, and context-sensitive transportation system that supports mobility, healthy living, and economic benefits. This vision is supported by three main goals: mobility, safety, and opportunity which are illustrated in Figure 9 .
6 City of Fort Worth, TX. (2016). Master Thoroughfare Plan. https://www.fortworthtexas.gov/files/assets/public/v/1/tpw/documents/mtp/mtp.pdf.
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