Improving the Movements of People and Freight: A Case Study of the Piedmont Atlantic Megaregion

University Transportation Centers Program2018PDFTech ReportFan, Wei (David)Yu, MiaoUniversity of North Carolina at Charlotte. Department of Civil and Environmental EngineeringUniversity of North Carolina at Charlotte. Center for Advanced Multimodal Mobility Solutions and EducationUnited States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and TechnologyUnited States. Department of Transportation. University Transportation Centers (UTC) ProgramUniversity of North Carolina at Charlotte. Center for Advanced Multimodal Mobility Solutions and EducationUnited StatesAccessibilityCase studiesEconomic developmentEquity (Justice)Freight transportationHigh speed railMetropolitan areasMobilityMultimodal transportationPassenger transportationRailroad transportationRegional planningTravel demandMegaregions2017 Project 0269A3551747133The purpose of this research is to consider the Piedmont Atlantic Megaregion (PAM) with an emphasis on maintaining efficient future people and freight movements while offering multimodal solutions to moving people and freight to, between, and within the metropolitan economies of the megaregion. The needs, impacts, and benefits of high-speed intercity passenger rails are carefully examined and objectively quantified. The issues and themes that arise in the mega-region evolution and development context, including megaregional freight planning, social equity and health access issues, are discussed and addressed.136