Project Deliverables - Arizona State Freight Plan

Final Approved State Freight Plan

• Arizona State Freight Plan
• Executive Summary
• Freight Highlights (tri-fold brochure)

Additional Freight Plan Resources/Documents

Project Inception

• Project Kick-Off Meeting Presentation

Phase 1: Define Strategic Goals and Objectives

• Freight Vision Statement, and Associated Goals and Objectives

Phase 2: Develop Inventory of State Freight Transportation Assets

• Inventory of State Freight Transportation System Assets, Nodes and Corridors

Phase 3: Assess Arizona’s Freight Characteristics and Economic Context

• Overall Economic Context of Freight Movement in Arizona
• Individual Working Papers on Arizona’s Top 10 Sectors
  • Mining
  • Forestry
  • Energy
  • Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
  • Food and Beverage
  • Wholesaler & Retail
  • Transportation and Logistics
  • Agriculture
  • High Tech Manufacturing
  • General Manufacturing

Phase 4: Define the Freight Plan’s Policies and Strategies

• Suggested Policies and Strategies for Arizona

Phase 5: Identify the Condition and Performance of the State Freight Transportation System

• Proposed Performance Measures, Data, and Approaches for Assessing System Conditions and Performance
• Condition and Performance of Arizona’s Freight Transportation System

Phase 6: Develop Freight Forecasts and Scenarios

• Arizona Freight Modeling and Forecasting Reports

Phase 7: Define Trends, Needs and Issues

• Potential Freight Scenarios and Implications
• Trends, Needs, Issues and Assessment of Policy Responses

Phase 8: Assess Strengths and Weaknesses of the State’s Freight Transportation System

• Arizona’s Freight Transportation System Strengths, Weaknesses and Policy Priorities

Phase 9: Define  the Decision Making Process and Prioritization Framework

• Arizona’s Strategic Framework for Decision Making Process and Prioritization

Phase 10: Define the State Freight Transportation System Improvement Strategy

• Arizona Freight System Improvement Strategy

Phase 11: Develop an Actionable Implementation Plan

• Funding and Financing Options to Implement State Freight Plan
• Arizona State Freight Plan - Implementation Plan