Freight Subcommittee Introduction

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Freight Subcommittee Introduction

• April 24, 2008
• COG/TPB

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Overview

• What is Transportation Planning Board,TPB?
• TPB Region
• Organizational Chart
• Freight Subcommittee Mission
• Subcommittee Structure
• Subcommittee Activities
• Freight Planning Work Plan

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What is the Transportation Planning Board?

• Federally Mandated Role The TPB is responsible,
  under federal mandate, for coordinating planning
  and funding for the regions transportation
  system.
• Members TPB members include representatives of
  local governments state transportation agencies
  state and District of Columbia legislatures and
  WMATA.
• Relationship with COG The TPB is staffed by the
  Department of Transportation Planning at COG. As
  a body, the TPB is independent from the board of
  the Council of Governments.

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Federally Required Planning Process
Key Documents

• The CLRP Financially Constrained
• Long-Range Transportation Plan
• - Horizon must be at
• least 25 years
• The TIP Transportation
• Improvement Program
• - Always a six-year program

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The TPB Region

• Approximately 3,000
• square miles
• Includes 4.5 million
• people and 2.8 million
• jobs

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Organizational Chart
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Freight Subcommittee Mission

• Structured voice for freight concerns
• Bring freight issues to TPB
• Provide information to TPB/decision-makers
• Information exchange among stakeholders
• Opportunities to examine regional-level issues

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Freight Subcommittee Structure

• Subcommittee to the TPB
• Subcommittee Chair to be identified
• Subcommittee to meet quarterly
• Process will provide input to regional
  transportation decision-makers

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Freight Subcommittee Activities

• Site visits
• Special guest speakers
• Coordination with other TPB Subcommittees
• Opportunities for stakeholders to share
  information about what they are doing

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Freight Subcommittee Information

• Web site
• Newsletter
• Quarterly mtgs.

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Freight Planning Work Plan

• Structure for the Subcommittee
• Outlines activities staff will undertake to
  support the Freight Subcommittee
• Evolve with stakeholder input
• Update annually with freight topics of interest

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Next Steps

• Input from stakeholders
• Review Freight Planning Work Plan reply with
  comments by June 1, 2008.

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Freight Subcommittee

• Next Meeting Tentatively
• July 24, 2008
• Contact Karin Foster
• 202-962-3206
• kfoster_at_mwcog.org