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REPORT EXAMINES RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN The interests of the goods movement industry and the environmental communityin the United States are not mutually exclusive, and there is no shortage of challenges for both sides - and even some opportunities for collaboration - according to a recently released summary report from an Eno Foundation symposium series that examined many of the complex issues surrounding this relationship.
The leaders assessed a grim picture: capacity concerns at U.S. ports being stretched to the limit by steady increases in imports and exports, severe waterborne and landside congestion that is reducing goods movement efficiency and contributing to greater pollution, and high fuel prices leading to rising costs. But they also found hope in a number of innovative approaches being implemented across transportation modes, and in technology and infrastructure improvements, that could produce more efficient, secure freight transport and a cleaner environment. In addition, the series yielded several options for further collaboration on short- and long-term solutions in this area that is so critical to the nation's transportation system, economy, and quality of life. Order the summary report (printed version) Note:
This symposium series was supported by the (Posted 10/2006) |
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six-month-long series brought together industry, government, and community
leaders that have a stake in efficient goods movement and its impact on
the environment. In the series symposia, they examined a number of topics
including freight bottlenecks, advanced vehicle technologies, financing
freight infrastructure, air quality issues, port/facility expansion, and
community activism that are important to achieving freight and environmental
goals.