the port inland distribution network involves new or expanded transportation systems for redistribution by barge and rail for the shipped goods and containers that are delivered at area ports in an effort to curtail the use of trucks and their burden on the environment, traffic, and highway systems. the port authority of new york and new jersey (panynj), new jersey department of transportation (njdot), and delaware valley regional planning commission (dvrpc), are involved in initiatives to review and develop this network.