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Regional Freight Outlook Study
Completed in 2009
The Kansas City Regional Freight Outlook Study provided current and 20-year projections of freight facilities and commodity flows in an 18-county area. It identified freight infrastructure needs and assess Kansas City's regional transportation advantages, resulting in a targeted marketing strategy for the region. he study also helped with long-range infrastructure planning and growth in new distribution center investments in our region.
The Kansas City Regional Freight Outlook Study will evaluate lessons learned since the Intermodal Freight Strategies Study was completed in 1995. The study will test whether previous freight assumptions have changed, provide more information about the economic impact of freight to the community, and give public officials tools to help decide whether freight investments are right for their communities.
Study Documents
- Freight Directory (9.45MB, pdf)
- Business Survey (4.32MB, pdf)
- Focus Group Summary (202kb, pdf)
- Freight Infrastructure Investment Plan (1.52MB, pdf)
- Regional Freight Assessment (1.06MB, pdf)
- Freight Flow Analysis (1.45MB, pdf)
- Economic Impacts (553kb, pdf)
- Freight and the Environment (258kb, pdf)
- Marketing and Communications Plan (447kb, pdf)
- Strategic Plan (769kb, pdf)
- Summary (3.72MB, pdf)
The preparation of this report was financed in part with funding from United States Department of Transportation (USDOT), administered by the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) and the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT). The opinions, findings and conclusions expressed in this publication are those of the authors and not necessarily those of USDOT, KDOT and MoDOT.