News and Announcements

JUNE 1, 2020 — The Supply Chain Transportation & Logistics Center is pleased to release the Call for Papers for The Curb Lane: Analysis & Policy, a special issue of Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice.

MAY 29, 2020 — The Supply Chain Transportation & Logistics Center is pleased to announce that parking magnate REEF Technology is the newest member of our Urban Freight Lab (UFL), an innovative public-private partnership working collaboratively across sectors to design and test improvements to the urban goods delivery system. "We are very excited to welcome REEF as a new member and look forward to undertaking new projects with them," said Andisheh Ranjbari, Urban Freight Lab manager.

APRIL 23, 2020—The Urban Freight Lab has received funding by the Valle Scholarship & Scandinavian Exchange Program to launch Aurora Freight, a multinational research collaboration with four leading urban freight research programs in the Northern latitudes.

MARCH 18, 2020 — The City of Seattle is seeking proposals requesting the purchase, installation, and maintenance of vehicle detection sensors to monitor and provide real-time occupancy data for on-street load zones in a ten square-block area of Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood. The pilot project will serve to inform the City and the University of Washington Urban Freight Lab about how sensor equipment can effectively expedite urban goods deliveries. Proposals are due no later than 2:30 p.m.

March 3, 2020 — Supply Chain Transportation & Logistics Center Founding Director Anne Goodchild has been appointed as Visiting Professor of Business Administration (Logistics) at the Gothenburg School of Business, Economics and Law (SBEL) at the University of Gothenburg in Gothenburg, Sweden. She will spend several weeks in Sweden during calendar years 2020-2022 engaged in both teaching and research, funded by the Elof Hansson Foundation.

FEBRUARY 12, 2020 — At the Urban Freight Lab, we study the urban logistics environment and test solutions to overcome some of the challenges carriers face in delivering goods and freight in urban areas. As researchers, we immensely value learning first-hand about the challenges drivers and carriers face everyday in delivering and picking up goods and freight in urban areas, and how they deal with these challenges.

JANUARY 2, 2020 — Belltown dwellers will soon see on city streets some new technologies that could reduce congestion and make goods delivery more energy-efficient and productive, thanks to our 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 research funded through a U.S. Department of Energy grant.

DECEMBER 1, 2019 — The University of Washington’s top-ranked Master of Supply Chain Transportation & Logistics degree program has announced that it will award several scholarships to students (up to $20,000) beginning in Autumn Quarter 2020.

DECEMBER 10, 2019 — The Urban Freight Lab hosted its third annual Tech Day: Transforming the Final 50 Feet of Delivery event on December 10, 2019 at the UW Seattle campus, during the Autumn Quarter membership meeting. Tech Day serves as a model for UFL members and public sector partners to evaluate new technologies in real time to determine their efficacy to meet business needs and city goals, and for contestants to gain exposure and receive feedback on their products.

DECEMBER 5, 2019 — Supply Chain Transportation & Logistics Center Director Anne Goodchild provided testimony today to the U.S. House of Representatives Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, in a joint hearing of the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit and the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials entitled "Where’s My Stuff?

Urban Freight Lab studies how Seattle's curbs are used OCTOBER 15, 2019 — Curb space is an important part of the public right-of-way, providing on-street parking and loading and unloading space for personal and delivery vehicles. For commercial vehicles used for freight transportation and provision of services, a lack of adequate parking can have negative impacts that affect all users of the road.

OCTOBER 9, 2019 — After receiving a record number of submissions, Urban Freight Lab (UFL) researchers have selected four finalists to participate in the third annual Tech Day: Transforming the Final 50 Feet of Delivery pitch competition. “This year’s applicants reflect the high level of investment in urban freight innovation," said Anne Goodchild, Director of the Supply Chain Transportation & Logistics Center, which houses the UFL.

Urban Freight Lab Expands with New Talent SEPTEMBER 16, 2019 — The Urban Freight Lab (UFL) is pleased to announce its recent hires of Research Engineer Andisheh Ranjbari and Research Associate Giacomo Dalla Chiara, who joined the research team in March and September 2019 respectively.

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019 — The Urban Freight Lab (UFL) announces new members Michelin North America and curbFlow, bringing our industry membership to 14 institutions who represent some of the largest companies in the world. With the addition of Michelin and curbFlow, the UFL is now nearly at capacity, as its upper limit is 15 private- and public-sector members. "We are thrilled to add Michelin North America and curbFlow as partners," said Barb Ivanov, UFL director.

Curbing Conflicts: Study Shows Promise for Curbing Ride-Hail Traffic SEPTEMBER 5, 2019 — Today the University of Washington Urban Freight Lab released the results of a pilot study on Curb Allocation Change supporting easier and less disruptive passenger pick-ups and drop-offs for ride-hail app vehicles like Uber and Lyft, also referred to as transportation network companies (TNCs).