Project Number:
03-19
Research Project:
Measuring California's Role in Supporting Interstate Goods Movement:Comprehensive Assessment of Interstate Freight Flows
P.I. Name & Address:
Harry W. Richardson
School of Policy, Planning, and Development
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA90089-0626
Tel:(213) 740-3954
Fax:(213) 740-6170
Email: ioannou@rcf.usc.edu
Co-P.I.s:
Peter Gordon
James Moore
Project Objective:
California policy makers have shown increasing interest in the state's role serving the goods movements requirements of all 50 states.Yet, there exists no comprehensive assessment of interstate commodity flows.The proposed research provides a systematic and easily updateable procedure for estimating interstate freight flows that are consistent with the structure of the national economy.One of advantages of the proposed approach is that it leverages existing, easily accessible, widely used data sources to produce a new model for estimating these unobserved flows.
Project Poster
Task Descriptions:
1. Acquisition and Installation of IMPLAN Databases (1 month)
2. Estimation of Interstate Commodity Flow Control Totals (1 month)
3. Estimation of Interstate Commodity Flow Requirements (2 months)
4. Cross Check Results with governmant Data Sources (.5 month)
5. Code/Obtain from FHWA the Interstate Freight Network (4.5 months)
6. Estimate Interstate Flow Matrices for 41 Commodities (2 months)
7. Cross Check Results with Any Available FAF Totals (2.5 months)
8. Document Procedures and Results (1 month)\
9. Identify Requirements for a Standing Reporting System (1 month)
10. Prepare Conference Papers and Final Report (1.5 months)
Milestones, Dates:
June 1, 2003 - May 31, 2004; final draft report 5/31/04
Total Budget:
$90,000
Student Involvement:
Two Students @ 25% time 7.5 months
Two Students @ 25% time, 4.5 months
Relationship to Other Research Projects:
Related to 99-25; part of goods movement and international trade focus area
Technology Transfer Activities:
Research performed in cooperation with Caltrans; project report posted on website
Potential Benefits of the Project:
Better method for estimating economic impacts of international trade
TRB Keywords:
Goods movement
Primary Subject:
Transportation planning, economics, and institutional issues
Goals:
Economic growth and trade
Enabling Research:
Tools for modeling and design
Modal Orientation:
Highway, Rail
