TRB AT045 Intermodal Freight Transport Committee

Chairperson

Ms. Hayes is a Senior Associate at Fehr & Peers with 20 years of experience in local, regional, and statewide transportation, land use, and goods movement/port planning, analysis and project implementation.  She has been involved in numerous freight projects (marine, rail, and highway) in California, as well as Texas, Georgia, Nevada, Florida, Mississippi, Michigan, South Carolina, Rhode Island, Washington and Oregon. Ms. Hayes has served as a key researcher for freight and logistics studies funded through the National Cooperative Highway/Freight Research Programs (NCHRP/NCFRP).  Her work includes freight systems performance analyses; environmental analyses and sustainable freight initiatives; analyses of freight technology advancements; investment needs and funding opportunities for local, regional and State agencies; and, freight market assessments. Through her prior position with the Port of Long Beach, Ms. Hayes was part of the planning and implementation of the Green Port Policy – landmark environmental policy that led to the implementation of the Nation’s first Clean Truck Program, along with several other green elements, including replacement of diesel cargo handling equipment to natural gas and electric and three community-based mitigation programs that covered health needs, facility improvements like HVAC systems and double-pained windows, and community-based improvements like tree planting.  As a consultant for a major electricity provider, Ms. Hayes was one of two key researchers that estimated and analyzed the potential future demand of electricity for the freight industry in California.  This analysis covered all aspects of potential electrification of the industry, such as on-road and off-road vehicles, warehouse and distribution centers, and port and intermodal terminal operations.  Her experience includes work on major EIRs at the Port of Long Beach, including the Middle Harbor Terminal Redevelopment Project, Pier B Rail Yard On-Dock Rail Support Facility, Pier S, and the Gerald Desmond Bridge Replacement Project.  She believes that collaboration with all stakeholders is vital to a project’s success.  Ms. Hayes has participated in policy development at the local, regional and federal levels, and understands the importance of balancing the movement of goods and people, as well as the sustainability of jobs and health, in our communities.

Ms. Hayes holds a Master’s of City & Regional Planning and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Texas, Arlington.  In addition to being the incoming Chair of the Transportation Research Board’s (TRB) Intermodal Freight Transport Committee, Ms. Hayes is also a member of TRB’s Marine Environment Committee and a member of American Planning Association (APA) and Women’s Transportation Seminar (WTS).