ÉTUDE SUR LES TRANSPORTS DANS LA RÉGION DE HARRISBURG

FRET --

Triage intermodal de Rutherford, canton de Swatara

Following is the Executive Summary from Harrisburg Area Transportation Study's Regional Freight Plan.

The plan can be viewed in its entirety here or in the Resources section below.

The planning process was facilitated by the Tri‐County Regional Planning Commission, which provides the administrative staffing support for the Harrisburg Area Transportation Study (HATS) Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO). The Commission contracted with Michael Baker International to help facilitate the planning effort.

HATS is responsible for more than just planning and programming. Its responsibility extends to all areas of transportation planning, including freight movement. Freight is the physical manifestation of our economy, and so planning for its success is a vital part of the MPO’s work.

The plan was shaped through the input of a 15‐member steering committee, which met four times over the course of the planning process. HATS also conducted a series of freight focus group meetings around the region, with events in Bloomfield Borough, South Middleton Township, and Swatara Township. The planning team conducted other stakeholder interviews with HIA, Norfolk Southern, and the Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association.

Le processus de planification a identifié plusieurs résultats majeurs, notamment :

DÉPENDANCE À L'ÉGARD DU TRANSPORT ET DE L'ENTREPOSAGE - La région est un chef de file à l'échelle de l'État pour la part de son emploi dans l'industrie du transport et de l'entreposage. Depuis 2010, l'emploi dans l'industrie du transport et de l'entreposage a augmenté de près de 20 %. Des secteurs comme celui-ci, ainsi que les secteurs de la construction, de la vente en gros et de la vente au détail, sont par nature très dépendants du transport de marchandises pour leur succès.