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PEEL TRUCKERS’ MAP

Date: March 28, 2014 Location: Greater Toronto Airports Authority

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Agenda: 1. Objective 2. Approach 3. Preliminary Findings 4. Feedback 5. Our Questions 6. Next Steps

Objective: To conduct consultations and provide recommendations regarding the development of a goods movement map to help individuals in the freight and logistics industry navigate Peel’s road network more efficiently

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Approach: 1. Undertake best practices and existing products review 2. Work with users to understand priorities and needs 3. Develop recommendations for next steps

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Best Practices Scan Interview peers to understand industry standards and best practices

Organization Experience

Virginia 511 Georgia 511

Minnesota 511 Truckers’ Page Iowa 511 Truckers’ Page

Québec 511 Info Transports

511 SF Bay

Oakland OT-511

Alberta 511

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Preliminary Findings: Few specific freight/logistics maps but there are many

real-time 511 maps Many 511 maps include a layer

for freight/logistics

Often, contractors are engaged to build the map, but the map is taken over and managed by the agency

Technologies:

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Preliminary Findings: Significant collaboration is involved

Internal stakeholders Other agencies Trucking companies End users (outreach is critical) Developers

Ensure adequate capacity, build redundancies, pull data from as many sources as possible

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Data Flow:

Collection Points

Data Aggregators

Servers

End Users

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Google Maps or GIS? GIS (pros) Google Maps (pros)

More effective at communicating information Ability to be proactive Highly customizable

Less expensive and time-intensive Users are familiar with the appearance Easy to use and operate

GIS (cons) Google Maps (cons)

More expensive and time-intensive Users aren’t familiar with the appearance Harder to use and operate

Less effective at communicating information Must be reactive Less customizable

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Items to think about and provide feedback: What are the plans for collaboration?

How will the truckers’ map integrate into the bigger picture? (i.e. MTO’s 511 map)

What will your role be when the project is complete?

Google Maps or GIS? (or OpenStreetMap)

Data sources? Degree of automation?

Budget?

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Our Questions:

Do you have a contact that we should be talking to? What have you seen that works well and what does not? Should the map be user or asset management focused? What format(s) do you think will be most useful? How will the map benefit your organization? Other expectations?

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Next Steps:

Get your feedback Undertake interviews with various potential users

(dispatchers, drivers, route planners, etc.) Meet with Region’s IT team, Transportation team, GIS

team, etc., to determine internal priorities and capabilities

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Contacts: Kathryn Dewar, MCIP, RPP Principal Planner, Transportation System Planning Transportation Division Public Works Region of Peel T: 905-791-7800 ext. 4214

B.N. (Raj) Mohabeer, MCIP, RPP, AICP, ASLA, LEED®AP Principal Consultant Strategic Consulting Parsons Brinckerhoff Halsall Inc. T:416-646-0718 C: 647-965-3661