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Save the Date for the 2016 MAFC Meeting

Ernie Perry 

The 2016 MAFC Meeting will be held in conjunction with the MAASTO Annual Meeting August 8-11, 2016 in Minneapolis, MN.

MAFC sessions will focus on:

  • Freight planning and freight investment plans
  • Freight corridors and gateways
  • Truck parking
  • How changes in multimodal freight operations impact transportation systems and policy

To register, visit: http://www.dot.state.mn.us/maasto2016/

For more information, contact Ernie Perry, PhD, MAFC Program Manager at ebperry@wisc.edu.

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