News and Announcements
August 11, 2019 //
AUGUST 11, 2019 — Seattle is the fastest-growing city in the United States. Since 2010, the population in Seattle has grown nearly 20%. What role do vehicles play in this growth? As the city grows, how might transit and freight systems meet the demands of both residents and businesses?
July 30, 2019 //
SEPTEMBER 12, 2019 — The Urban Freight Lab (UFL) has grown rapidly since our launch in December 2016. We started with four members, and, with the addition of curbFlow and Michelin, we now have 14 funding members representing some of the largest companies in the world. We are nearly at capacity, as 15 is the upper limit for a functioning workgroup.
July 2, 2019 //
JULY 2, 2019 — We are pleased to announce new members of the Urban Freight Lab (UFL): General Motors and US Pack. The UFL is a structured work group that is comprised of senior executives from retail and wholesale companies, logistics and goods delivery firms. Lab members act to improve the management of both public and private operations of urban goods delivery systems by engaging in strategic applied research and identifying priority problems for future research projects.
June 16, 2019 //
JUNE 16, 2019 — Congratulations to our newest members of our alumni family, the Master of Supply Chain Transportation & Logistics class of 2019! We graduated 35 students from our two-year on-campus and online hybrid program today.
June 10, 2019 //
JUNE 10, 2019 — The Urban Freight Lab announces two new industry members to its robust list of public and private partners working together to improve the urban goods delivery system: Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) Seattle King County and Pepsi Beverages North America.
April 9, 2019 //
APRIL 9, 2019 — The Urban Freight Lab is hosting our third annual Tech Day: Transforming the Final 50 Feet of Delivery, a pitch competition for innovators improving the final leg of the urban goods delivery system—the Final 50 Feet, which begins at the load/unload space located at the curb, in an alley, or a private loading bay; and follows delivery operators as they maneuver sidewalks, intersections, and security in buildings; and ends when the customer receives their goods.
January 23, 2019 //
JANUARY 23, 2019 — The Urban Freight Lab (UFL) announces two new members: The Boeing Company's venture capital arm Boeing Horizon X and real estate investment trust Terreno Realty Corporation. Boeing Horizon X was established in 2017 to invest in technologies that are relevant to the aerospace giant’s industrial frontiers, ranging from 3-D printing and autonomous drones to satellite communications and hypersonic flight.
December 4, 2018 //
DECEMBER 4, 2018 — The Urban Freight Lab hosted its second annual Tech Day: Technological Disruption and Innovation in Last-Mile Delivery on December 3, 2018, bringing four innovators and entrepreneurs working on last-mile delivery solutions together with Urban Freight Lab members (retailers, freight carriers, University of Washington researchers, and the City of Seattle Department of Transportation), and a panel of venture capitalists and angel investors.
October 25, 2018 //
OCTOBER 25, 2018 — A partnership between UPS, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT), and our Urban Freight Lab (UFL) has launched a one-year pilot project aimed at reducing congestion and improving delivery efficiency in downtown Seattle: delivery via cargo bikes. Our research team will help UPS and SDOT evaluate the study's outcomes to determine its success.
October 24, 2018 //
OCTOBER 24, 2018 — The UW Master of Supply Chain Transportation & Logistics has been named to Gartner, Inc.'s biennial Top 25 North American Supply Chain Graduate degree programs. As an online/on-campus hybrid program, this year marks the first time the program has been eligible for Gartner's rankings.
October 11, 2018 //
OCTOBER 11, 2018 — Ecommerce is booming, and data shows that the number of packages delivered in Seattle could double in the next five years if online shopping continues to grow at its current rate, increasing the number of delivery vehicles, and impacting congestion, parking, and air quality. Parcel lockers open to all freight carriers could alleviate the strain. A common carrier locker system would provide drivers with one location to deliver packages.
October 8, 2018 //
OCTOBER 8, 2018 — The Urban Freight Lab at the Supply Chain Transportation and Logistics (SCTL) Center, University of Washington, has received a $1.5 million award from the U.S. Department of Energy for a project on Technology Integration to Gain Commercial Efficiency for the Urban Goods Delivery System, Meet Future Demand for City Passenger and Delivery Load/Unload Spaces, and Reduce Energy Consumption.
August 9, 2018 //
AUGUST 9, 2018 — When it comes to freight transportation, much attention is paid to the last mile of a delivery. But what about the last 50 feet? Eno Center for Transportation invited Urban Freight Lab Director Barb Ivanov to deliver a guest webinar on "Challenges and Opportunities in Urban Freight," exploring the innovations that can reduce a carrier’s dwell time at each stop and potentially solve the challenge of the Final 50 Feet.
July 6, 2018 //
JULY 6, 2018 — The Supply Chain Transportation & Logistics Center co-sponsored the Seafood Industry Transportation Challenge with Valle Scholarship and Scandinavian Exchange program, Pacific Northwest Transportation Consortium (PacTrans) The Norwegian Public Roads Administration (NPRA), Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), and Arctic University of Norway (UiT), and Trøndelag, Troms, and Finnmark counties), bringing together 24 graduate students (14 from UW, 10 from NTNU) fr…
July 5, 2018 //
JULY 15, 2018 — The Master of Supply Chain Transportation & Logistics degree program ranks #13 best online master's degree in supply chain and logistics by The Best Colleges. Rankings were determined by reviewing predictors of future success and commitment to serving students online.