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000207827 245__ $$aWashington State All-Weather Road GIS Mapping: Improving Statewide Freight Flows and Connectivity
000207827 260__ $$c2007-03
000207827 269__ $$a2007-03
000207827 270__ $$meric_jessup@wsu.edu$$pJessup,   Eric
000207827 270__ $$mLenziJC@WSDOT.WA.GOV$$pLenzi,   Jerry
000207827 300__ $$a20
000207827 336__ $$aConference Paper/ Presentation
000207827 520__ $$aFreight transportation is extremely important in Washington as it underpins the national and state
economies, supports national defense and facilitates the distribution of goods and services to nearly
all state residents on a daily basis. Because of this, the freight transportation system in Washington
must function at all levels of government from international, national, to state and local.
Internationally, Washington is a “gateway” state connecting Asian & Canadian trade flows to the U.S.
economy. Nationally, Washington's freight system facilitates trade from Alaska and along the west
coast. Additionally, the state's firms and farmers use the freight transportation system to ship
Washington made goods locally, across the country and around the world. And lastly, Washington's
freight transportation system serves as a local utility, vital to citizens throughout the state to meet their
consumption needs. As a result, the planning of freight improvement projects should be seamless
across various government jurisdictions and county/state boundaries.
To understand the need for the coordinated collection and presentation of data, one needs only
consider the various types of roads that contribute to the freight transportation system in Washington.
Not only does the state host international border crossings and interstate highways, it is comprised of
a myriad of county and city roads. As a result, there are several key agencies that have a stake in
freight transportation planning in Washington: Washington State Department of Transportation
(WSDOT), County Road Administration Board (CRAB), Strategic Freight Transportation Analysis
(SFTA) as well as the county and municipal governments. In the process of completing this study, it
was necessary to contact each of these agencies for assistance in the collection of data and maps.
To assist planners and policymakers at all levels of government, this paper describes the statistical
and geospatial data collected from each county in Washington State and the analytical application of a
complete GIS mapping of all-weather roads throughout the state, along with future county freight
improvement projects. This information is then evaluated and analyzed on a regional/statewide basis
to identify gaps or system inefficiencies resulting from local/county improvement projects that don’t
extend across county borders. Specific county and regional case studies/examples of how this
centralized GIS may aid policy decision-maker are also presented.
000207827 650__ $$aProductivity Analysis
000207827 650__ $$aPublic Economics
000207827 650__ $$aResearch and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies
000207827 700__ $$aJessup, Eric
000207827 700__ $$aLenzi, Jerry
000207827 773__ $$d2007
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000207827 982__ $$gTransportation Research Forum>48th Annual Transportation Research Forum, Boston, Massachusetts, March 15-17, 2007