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Thursday 4:30PM
December 5-6,
2012 | CM | 12.00 |
Advanced Freight Planning Federal Highway AdministrationCharleston, WV This course expands on freight topics covered in other FHWA-developed freight planning courses to provide techniques and strategies designed for those individuals directly involved in the implementation of transportation planning, programming and allocation of resources. It provides participants with the skills needed to identify, prioritize, develop and implement freight supportive projects. This is an advanced level course and it focuses heavily on resources and solutions, and how those solutions can be applied to developing plans and programs for public and private sectors.
Participants must successfully complete either FHWA-NHI-139001 (prior to 31 March 2008) or FHWA-NHI-139006 (after 1 April 2008) Integrating Freight in the Transportation Planning Process prior to attending 139003. Participants MUST bring a copy of their certificate of completion to their scheduled session of FHWA-NHI-139003 and provide it to the lead instructor.
OUTCOMES
Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:
- Discuss how freight transportation needs differ for major industry sectors
- Describe the role of the freight transportation systems in supporting economic competitiveness
- List the economic drivers that influence private sector freight transportation decisions
- Discuss how private sector needs can inform public sector performances measures
- Summarize methods for identifying and prioritizing freight projects.
- Discuss the benefits of engaging private sector stakeholders in project identification
- List potential funding mechanisms for freight projects
More Instructors: Keith Bucklew Keith J. Bucklew
Director of Freight Mobility
Indiana Dept of Transportation (INDOT)
Keith Bucklew joined INDOT as Director of Freight Mobility in November 2006. Bucklew developed the Indiana Multimodal Freight & Mobility Plan and is managing the I-70 Dedicated Truck Lanes Feasibility Study. Prior to coming to INDOT, Bucklew worked in the motor carrier and logistics industries for 23 years.
Bucklew is a graduate of Indiana University with a B.S. in Business Management and Marketing and holds an MBA from the University of Wisconsin. He recently culminated 30 years of military service as a Colonel and is a graduate of U.S. Army War College. He is an Adjunct Faculty of Transportation, Logistics, and Supply Chain Management for IVY Tech Community College.
Paula Dowell, PhD Paula Dowell, PhD., the nominated Project Manager, a Principal with CS, has more nearly 16 years experienced in transportation economics and freight planning experience. Ms. Dowell is one of the nation’s leaders in urban freight planning and has continuously driven innovations in the industry through study efforts in more than two dozen metropolitan regions. Since joining CS, Ms. Dowell has served as Project Manager/senior consultant on the NCFRP 05 project examining the economic benefits of freight investments, the FHWA Integrating Freight into the Federal Aid Process guidebook series and the Houston-Galveston Regional Freight Plan. Prior to joining Cambridge Systematics, she served as the National Practice Leader for Freight and Economics at Wilbur Smith Associates. While there she served as project manager/senior consultant for numerous metropolitan freight planning studies including in Atlanta, Niagara/Buffalo region, Nashville, El Paso, Columbia, SC, Richmond, Southern California, and Memphis. In addition to her project involvement, Dr. Dowell has extensive research experience and she has served as Principal Investigator and Senior Staff on federal research projects for NCHRP, NCFRP, SHRP, USDOT and FHWA. She currently serves on several committees for the National Academies Transportation Research board including Transportation Economics, Transportation and Economic Development and Urban Goods Movement. She has worked with more than 30 of the states as well as numerous international locations including Mexico, Canada, India, and Africa. (0 Ratings)
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