National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) 08-124:
Quantifying the Impacts of Corridor Management
CLIENT: National Academy of Sciences
Purpose of Project
The objective of National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) 08-124: Quantifying the Impacts of Corridor Management is to (1) to produce a framework for measuring the impacts of corridor management, demonstrating applicable strategies and techniques; and (2) to develop guidelines for how to implement that framework. This framework will include multi-jurisdictional corridor-wide transportation and land-use planning that affects community and economic vitality. It will reflect a desire to maximize public value by implementing programs for effective infrastructure improvements and investments at a corridor level. Lastly, it will provide guidance for state DOTs, regional, and local transportation and land-use planning agencies, working together with both public and private stakeholders, to coordinate development planning and infrastructure investment in multi-modal passenger and freight transportation networks. Ultimately, the final report will include recommendations for models and/or strategic approaches to measure impacts (quantitatively and qualitatively) and integrate current practices with potential changes that can occur, taking into account risk and uncertainty in long-term planning and forecasting methods.
Our Role on the Project
As part of a team, Modern Mobility Partners (MMP) led research and guidebook development efforts related to innovative mobility strategies. MMP's scope included a critical review of existing data and performance measurement methods, the establishment of a next-generation corridor framework, and the development of a guidebook for transportation and land-use agencies for use nationwide.
As part of the Eastern Seaboard Corridor Case Study, MMP conducted extensive research and interviews with state DOTs and MPOs along the Eastern Seaboard from Florida to Maine. In addition to the I-85 and I-95 facilities themselves, supporting ancillary corridors and modal systems within the targeted geographic focus areas were reviewed. Topics highlighted in the report include truck parking, commercial vehicle lanes, Planning & Environmental Linkages (PEL), smart corridor systems, open data dashboards, corridor management, connected vehicles (CVs) and integrated corridor management, and performance measures.
Creative and modern mobility strategies were tailored for all users, including shared mobility options such as scooters, bike-sharing, and ride-sharing, as well as those using transit, private vehicles, and freight services.
MMP also developed a smart corridor assessment application in R Shiny to help corridor managers assess connected vehicle readiness and support pilot testing of the corridor framework.
Problem Solvers
MMP addressed the lack of standardized methods for evaluating corridor-level mobility innovations by conducting critical reviews of existing performance measurement approaches, establishing a practical "recipe book" framework that agencies of varying capacities can adapt to their unique corridor contexts, and pilot-testing methodologies with real-world agencies to ensure the resulting guidebook provides actionable, evidence-based guidance for coordinating multi-jurisdictional transportation and land use planning that integrates emerging mobility options with traditional modes to maximize community and economic vitality outcomes.
