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Strategy 6 Work with private sector and agency partners to guide and implement freight planning initiatives.

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The actions within this strategy are divided into two categories:

Action we will DOActions we will SUPPORT

Action we will do are followed by “DO” and are colored in dark gray, and actions we will support are followed by “SUPPORT” and are colored in light gray.

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There are multiple partnership opportunities that will help advance the City’s work in this area. Opportunities include joining already established networks to collaborate regionally on what is a regional, state, and national-scoped network. Supporting academic or state-sponsored freight research projects help tie City-specific concerns with the larger regional and interstate nature of freight goods movement.

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Actions

Actions to work with private sector and agency partners to guide and implement freight planning initiatives.

Freight 6.1

Participate in the Minnesota Freight Advisory Committee to collaborate with regional partners to solve freight related issues.

Supported goals:

Active Partnerships

Related actions:

 

Difficulty:

Low

Timeframe:

2020-2023 (Years 0-3)

Status:

On-going

Freight 6.2

Partner with academic institutions, government agencies and private sector businesses to research freight urban logistics, including last mile connections and curb-to-door delivery.

Supported goals:

Active Partnerships

Related actions:

 

Difficulty:

Medium

Timeframe:

2024-2027 (Years 4-7)

Freight 6.3

Partner with academic institutions, government agencies and private sector businesses to assess the impacts of e-commerce deliveries in neighborhoods to determine if actions are needed to mitigate impacts.

Supported goals:

Active Partnerships

Related actions:

 

Difficulty:

Medium

Timeframe:

2024-2027 (Years 4-7)

Freight 6.4

Engage with independent freight owners/operators and unions to better plan for freight movement and solve potential freight-related issues.

Supported goals:

Prosperity Active Partnerships

Related actions:

 

Difficulty:

Medium

Timeframe:

2020-2023 (Years 0-3)

Status:

On-going

Freight 6.5

Evaluate the option of coupling a pricing mechanism with off-peak loading incentives.

Supported goals:

Prosperity Active Partnerships

Related actions:

 

Difficulty:

Medium

Timeframe:

2020-2023 (Years 0-3)

Freight 6.6

Develop an off-hours delivery pilot to incentivize non-peak delivery times.

Supported goals:

Prosperity Active Partnerships

Related actions:

 

Difficulty:

Medium

Timeframe:

2020-2023 (Years 0-3)