Upper Midwest Freight Corridor
Study & Coalition

The Upper Midwest Freight Corridor Study (UMFCS) concluded on October 31, 2006 with the submission of the project’s final report. While all future work will be done as the Mississippi Valley Freight Coalition, the UMFCS remains a valuable source of regional data and analysis on the needs, usage, administration, capacity, and future of the Upper Midwest transportation system’s ability to meet freight demand.

 

 

Active since 2003, the UMFCS has been dedicated to meeting the challenges of freight movement and economic vitality in the Upper Midwest . The seven states of Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, and Iowa, as well as the provinces of Ontario and Manitoba, all participated in the UMFCS along with the Federal Highway Administration and researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the University of Illinois-Chicago, and the University of Toledo. The Upper Midwest Freight Corridor Study’s efforts focus on developing capacity, regulatory, planning, and public/private initiatives to help meet the nation’s need for safe, efficient and sustainable infrastructure for the movement of goods.

 

Documents:

Upper Midwest Freight Corridor Coalition Executive Summary 2 pages

Phase I Final Report 474 pages

MRUTC Executive Summary 22 pages

ODOT Executive Summary 4 pages

Phase II Final Report (draft 06/01/06) 181 pages

Volume 1

Collection of White Papers on Freight Issues (draft 06/01/06) 117 pages

Volume 2

Plans to Meet Freight Demand (draft 06/01/06) 181 pages

An Agenda for Meeting Freight Demand 20 pages

Data Plan for the Upper Midwesr Freight Corridor 9 pages

Conceptual Regional Technology Plan 12 pages

Transportation and the Economy 19 pages

Maps of the Upper Midwest Freight Corridor

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