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FHWA Resource Center
PLANNING TEAM
Travel Demand Forecasting
Announcing a New Freight Course: Uses of Multimodal
Freight Forecasting in Transportation Planning
The Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA’s) Office of
Freight Management and Operations and Office of Planning are
offering a new three-day course, Uses of Multimodal Freight
Forecasting in Transportation Planning. This course is part of
FHWA’s Freight Professional Development and Transportation
Planning Capacity Building Programs. These complimentary
programs provide technical training to the freight transportation
and planning workforce to broaden their knowledge base and
develop new skills.
Why Attend?
Efficient, safe, and secure freight transportation helps form the
foundation upon which our Nation’s economic strength rests. It
allows businesses to move raw materials to factories and finished
goods to and from markets all over the world. The freight transportation
system is also important to economic development
efforts, as cities and towns use their proximity to transportation
facilities as a way to attract businesses and jobs.
Forecasting freight traffic is a complex task. It requires an
understanding of many factors, including economic trends, the
distribution of traffic, locational decisions made by freight shippers,
and the operational characteristics of freight carriers. Moreover,
freight forecasting uses different data sources and analytical
tools than those used in forecasting passenger travel.
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Course Information
Uses of Multimodal Freight Forecasting in Transportation Planning
(Course 139002) is offered through the National Highway
Institute (NHI). The initial 20 course offerings are free and available
on a first-come, first-served basis beginning in January 2005.
This course is an “about” course on freight forecasting and
describes different forecasting techniques for meeting facility, metropolitan,
and statewide needs. The course will identify freight planning
questions that are commonly addressed by transportation planners,
demonstrate the use and value of different freight forecasting
techniques to answer those questions, and review notable freight
forecasting practices used by metropolitan and state transportation
agencies.
State departments of transportation, metropolitan planning
organizations, local governments, FHWA division offices, and businesses
can sponsor the three-day course. A minimum of 20 participants
is needed to sponsor the course, and classes are limited in size
to a maximum of 35 participants. To find out about sponsoring
and registering for this course, please select “NHI Training
Programs.”
An executive freight-planning seminar, aimed at transportation
decisionmakers, is also available through the FHWA Resource Center
Planning Team. This 30- to 60-minute course can be tailored to
your state’s or region’s needs and is an effective approach for educating
elected officials and other stakeholders who cannot attend the
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FHWA Technical Contacts
FPD Program Coordinator
Federal Highway Administration
Office of Freight Management and
Operations
202-366-9210
Robert Gorman
Federal Highway Administration
Office of Planning
Robert.Gorman@fhwa.dot.gov.
202-366-5001
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Supin Yoder
Federal Highway Administration
Resource Center Planning Team
Supin.Yoder@fhwa.dot.gov.
708-283-3554
NHI Course Scheduling Contact
Danielle Mathis-Lee
Federal Highway Administration
Danielle.Mathis-Lee@fhwa.dot.gov.
703-235-0528
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Office of Freight Management and Operations
400 7th Street, SW, Room 3401,Washington,D.C. 20590
Toll-free help-line 866-367-7487
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