Miami-Dade 2040 LRTP - Oct. 23, 2014

Truck Parking / Overnight Facilities Several key strategies will be important over the planning horizon: FDOT is in the early stages of developing an overnight truck parking facility. This may be a potential Public Private Partnership opportunity. It is hoped that this information becomes available. based on the project’s location. Projects located in exclusively industrial or predominately warehousing freight only projects and eligible for the Freight Set-Aside funds. The Freight Only projects were prioritized based on the following: Facility Type, Adjacent Freight Center Density, Truck ADT, Project Cost, Attraction to General Traffic, and Type of Project. Table 6-21 list the freight only projects by Priority. Additional information on the 2014 Miami-Dade Freight Plan Update can be found on the MPO’s website. Continued dialogue with the freight industry to remain current with truck parking needs and developments Maintaining a current inventory of truck parking sites for future truck parking, based on appropriate criteria that is sensitive to community needs and trucking industry needs Identifying land suitable for truck parking and to potentially acquire such properties where Coordinating land development and other truck parking issues with local government to minimize impacts Leveraging federal, state and private funds to the greatest extent possible to expand truck parking Ensuring that freight projects generally, and future TIPs MIAMI-DADE LONG RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLAN UPDATE TO THE YEAR 2040 Chapter 6 | Multimodal Solutions EYES ON THE FUTURE | 6-73 investments in its transportation infrastructure to support its standing as a major international freight gateway. These investments also help to ensure long-term capacity to accommodate the growth in goods movement. The Port of Miami is a mega-facility with a massive economic impact and a generator of thousands of jobs. It will continue to grow as a result of the new tunnel, future port dredging and the associated increase in larger post-Panamax ships. As port cargo grows so will regional truck travel. Regional truck travel growth will also occur in relation to goods movement that is not port related. To facilitate general regional economic and population growth, it is necessary to plan to accommodate truck parking needs over the planning horizon. Some parking demand will be able to be met through future distribution facilities including any inland distribution centers that might be developed. It will be important to plan these facilities to include space for layover parking. In other instances stakeholder organizations will need to collaborate and innovate to provide ways to safely accommodate truck parking within (and in close proximity to) highway right of way. Some truck parking needs are accommodated by private truck travel plazas. It has become increasingly clear, however, that the growth in freight transportation will require expansion of both private and public parking facilities. Truck parking facilities are key to several of the safety goals that have been established in the region’s freight plans over time. Technology will increasingly help in the concept of Smart-Parking is taking hold in some regions with greater use of advance information to truck operators on truck parking availability at various facilities. It is also expected that truck parking apps will be developed to help direct truck operators to facilities. More than 50% of cargo from Latin America and Caribbean