8-20-2013 – HGAC News – Regional Goods Movement Plan Underway –
The Regional Goods Movement Plan identifies and prioritizes transportation facilities providing critical support for moving goods to, from and through the metro region. It describes investments in transportation infrastructure and operations needed to accommodate and enhance mobility of both people and goods, while mitigating the negative impacts on congestion, safety, environment and quality of life. Currently this plan is in its draft stages and looks to be published before the end of the year.
This plan is designed to ensure that the region can continue to play a critical role in national and international supply chains while meeting regional economic goals, addressing critical mobility challenges, mitigating impacts on the environment and contributing to community livability and quality of life.
The vision for the goods movement system in the H-GAC region is to be a connected, multimodal, world-class system that enhances the region’s economic vitality while supporting the mobility and livability needs of its citizens. The document was revised in June with the following changes: more policy focused, more reader friendly, reflective of stakeholder comments and updated to include MAP-21 guidance. H-GAC staff brought the document to its Technical Advisory Committee and Transportation Policy Council in July and anticipates the final document will be approved later this year.
For more information, contact Patricia Lawhorn: patricia.lawhorn@h-gac.com.