CDTC has an active Goods Movement Task Force that brings together private freight operators and public freight planners to share information on local freight issues and events. Presently the Task Force is providing input to CDTC's long-range transportation plan update (New Visions 2030) and a planning project in Albany County for freight access along Broadway and near the port. The Task Force also helps plan freight transportation roundtables. In 1999, CDTC sponsored the Champlain-Hudson Trade Corridor Conference, a two-day conference held in Albany and Plattsburgh.

The Task Force meetings are held quarterly in February, May, August and November. The meetings are usually held at different locations within the Capital District to offer the opportunity for tours of local facilities. Tours in 2000 included the new NYSDOT Transportation Management Center and Selkirk Yards. Some of the organizations that are presently represented on the Task Force are NYS Department of Transportation, NYS Motor Truck Association, the Albany International Airport, the NYS Thruway, the Port Authority as well as local rail companies, freight carriers and trucking companies.

Anyone interested in freight/goods movement issues is welcome to attend. Please contact CDTC at 458-2161 for more information regarding the Task Force and the quarterly meetings.