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The US Department of Transportation will sponsor an introductory workshop that provides an introduction to benefit/cost analysis for transportation infrastructure. Download the flyer and the draft agenda for this workshop. Benefit/cost analysis is becoming increasingly important in the evaluation of transportation projects funded by federal transportation programs.
Online registration is now closed for the 2010 MVFC Conference and Annual Meeting–but you can always register onsite in Cincinnati. We’ll see you there on April 27th!
The 2010 Mississippi Valley Freight Coalition Conference and Annual Meeting starts in less than a week and the final program is now available. Travel safely and we’ll see you in Cincinnati on April 27.
MDOT Director Kirk Steudle, who is also chairman of the AASHTO Standing Committee on Highway Safety, testified before the Senate Environment and Public Works committee on April 14, 2010, emphasizing the importance of highway safety.
We’ve updated the preliminary program for the 2010 MVFC Conference and Annual Meeting. The program now includes more information about each session, and room assignments. We look forward to seeing you in Cincinnati in less than two weeks.
Each year, the MVFC Conference and Annual Meeting includes a tour of a freight-related transportation facility. We’re happy to announce that this year’s conference will include a tour of two facilities–the CSX Queensgate Yard and Tower A at Cincinnati Union Station.
The Winter 2010 edition of the MVFC Freight Notes are now available for download. In this issue, you’ll find: A feature about returning freight to the Missouri River Information about current Mississippi Valley Freight Coalition projects A report on the Future of Interstate Coalitions TRB panel Information about the 2010 MVFC Conference and Annual Meeting A report on […]
The 2010 Mississippi Valley Freight Coalition Conference and Annual Meeting will be held on April 27-29 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Registration is now open and you can also reserve a room in the Annual Meeting room block at the Millennium Hotel Cincinnati. Register by April 15, 2010.
The MVFC 2009 Conference and Annual Meeting was held on April 14-16, 2009 in Kansas City, Missouri. Please visit our proceedings page in final agenda format with the associated presentations. Audio versions of the presentations are also available!
As part of the Mississippi Valley Region’s Traveler Information Clearinghouse [link: MVFC06] project, a pilot system architecture has been developed that will be available to commercial vehicle operators and others in order to improve region-wide mobility and safety.