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Truckers' Parking/Rest Facility Study.
| 题名： | Truckers' Parking/Rest Facility Study. |
| 作者： | P. Beltemacchi; L. Rohter; J. Selinsky; T. Manning; |
| 关键词： | trucks,parking facility,supply and demand,highway transportation,chicagoland;travel, rest areas, traffic volume, commercial vehicles, transportation planning, freight, commerce, video survey; |
| 摘要： | This study examined the current state of truck parking and rest area facilities in the Northeast Illinois Region to determine if and how problems from truck parking affect freight transportation infrastructure, safety, and the regions economy and environment. A taxonomic study of truck traffic volume and truck parking availability was completed. Truck parking sites for this report comprise private and public sites. Interviews were conducted with state, county, municipal authorities, and truck drivers. The primary problems found involved two groups of truckers. One group is the independent, over-the-road drivers with Chicagoland deliveries and pickups. This group has fewer resources available for securing parking when needed. These truckers are responsible for much of the 'nuisance' parking in residential, retail, or manufacturing areas. The second group contributing to 'nuisance' parking is local company drivers who park in areas designed for over-the-road truckers and access ramps. The consequences of nuisance parking include safety hazards, problematic environmental effects from emissions and toxins, and a diminished freight transportation system affecting the local economy. Recommendations are given. Solutions include: improving parking sites by creating additional parking for the drivers needing it; and re-using brownfield sites, underutilized retail and manufacturing parking areas, and seasonally affected sites to create additional parking. Communication of site availability via radio or other means is also proposed. Since the impacts and needs are diffused over the region, further study of both procedural, such as the development of design guides, and programmatic private and public solutions are proposed. / Title Note: Final rept. / Supplementary Notes: See also PB2000-917001 and PB2003-107166. Sponsored by Illinois State Dept. of Transportation, Springfield. Bureau of Materials and Physical Research. and Federal Highway Administration, Springfield, IL. Illinois Div. / Availability Note: Order this product from NTIS by: phone at 1-800-553-NTIS (U.S. customers); (703)605-6000 (other countries); fax at (703)605-6900; and email at orders@ntis.gov. NTIS is located at 5301 Shawnee Road, Alexandria, VA, 22312, USA. / NTIS Prices: PC A04 / NTIS In-house Control Codes: dotfha;12091,1101 &C / Monitor Agency Acronym: ICT / Monitor Agency Number: 08-018 / Corporate Author Code: 002114000 / Classifivation: Unclassified report |
| 报告类型： | 科技报告 |
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