Tampa Bay Regional Goods Movement

Purpose

The purpose of the Freight Corridor Study Guidelines is to provide direction and methods for incorporating the evaluation of freight/goods movement into corridor and and/or sub-area studies. The guidelines were developed to ensure that freight issues are appropriately addressed in a cost effective, yet comprehensive manner.. the guidelines were prepared to provide an initial method for addressing freight concerns in future corridor and sub-area studies and may be updated or expanded based on lessons learned from future studies of freight and goods movement.

Why do we need Freight Corridor Study Guidelines?

Current established methods for conducting corridor or sub-area studies lack guidance for addressing freight issues when conducting corridor studies including Project Development and Environment (PD&E) Studies to ensure that truck operation factors are included during design the design phase. While many freight corridor or sub-area studies have been performed in the past throughout the United States and abroad, their scope has generally focused on addressing site-specific concerns and has not benefited from a defined or comprehensive scope of key study elements such as those available for typical traffic studies or PD&E studies. For example, studies have focused on geometrics and physical constraints at intersections, while not addressing safety or capacity needs in a corridor. Previous studies have also focused heavily on capacity and level of service issues while overlooking safety or intersection geometrics.

These guidelines provide conditions and criteria necessary to determine the level of analysis for evaluating freight issues when conducting a corridor or sub-area study.

To view or download the entire Freight Corridor and Sub-Area Study Guidelines document, the Initial Screening Checklist, or Phase I Freight Corridor Checklist, click on the links below.

Freight Corridor Guidelines & Appendices

Initial Screening Checklist