state’s economic competitiveness and reputation as a national freight and logistics hub is preserved and enhanced.
Takeaways:
• The Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex is prominent in almost all the industry cluster supply chain illustrations and has been identified as having the highest mobility, reliability, and safety needs from a freight perspective. Under the policy recommendations, the plan suggests partnerships between the state and local planning partners on strategies to address urban freight congestion and bottlenecks, and developing guidance for local partners on how to update complete streets policies to include the full range of passenger and freight modes. • The plan also includes a key implementation action for TxDOT to explore “bypass” routes, usage incentives, technology enhancements, and the role of land use in freight bottlenecks relief. NCTCOG Mobility 2045 Update The Mobility 2045 Update, adopted in 2022, is NCTCOG’s latest metropolitan transportation plan for the region. It proposed various projects, programs, and policies designed to achieve the plan’s four goals of improving mobility, quality of life, system sustainability, and implementation. In its Appendix E, the plan provided freight transportation related policies and programs recommendations in four main action categories of economic growth and education, sustainability and air quality, collaboration and planning, and safety and efficiency. 13
Takeaway:
• Key policies for freight transportation includes educating public and stakeholders about freight’s role in economy, incorporating technological advancements, Improving safety and efficiency through innovation and facility development.
13 NCTCOG. Mobility 2045 Update, Appendix E. https:// www.nctcog.org/getmedia/3e294f6e-8081-4612-8979-ea83c07494b1/E- Mobility- Options_1.pdf
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