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Preserving and Protecting Freight Infrastructure and Routes (2012) / Chapter Skim
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... From the perspective of planning agencies, planning to reduce these types of conflicts is extremely difficult given the immense pressure local jurisdictions face to ensure that tax revenues stay constant and that land is developed according to its highest and best use. From the freight perspective, these conflicts often result in barriers to efficient freight transportation.
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... routing restrictions; and • Gentrification that displaces, impedes, or increases the costs of freight transportation. Some of these barriers can be specific to a particular mode (e.g., highway and road design impacts on trucking activities or dredging impacts on waterway transportation)
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  • freight infrastructure


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