Houston-Galveston Area Council Regional Goods Movement Plan 2010-2040
This long-range plan for the Houston-Galveston region's goods movement system aims to sustain its critical role in national and international supply chains while fostering economic growth, improving mobility, mitigating environmental impacts, and enhancing community livability. The plan analyzes the existing multimodal freight system, identifies key trends and challenges impacting its performance, and proposes solutions. Short-term recommendations include formally defining a freight-significant network, addressing deficiencies, developing a freight Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) program, establishing a regional goods movement subcommittee, and implementing freight-specific project evaluation criteria and performance measures. Long-term actions focus on providing access to emerging economic centers, regularly updating the freight network, and developing climate change adaptation strategies.