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Narrow rights-of-way to provide access to the side or rear of individual land parcels.
Report
Published: 2023
Summary:
Freight load and unload facilities located off the public right-of-way are typically not documented in publicly available databases. Without detailed knowledge of these facilities, i.e. private freight load and unload infrastructure, cities are limited in their ability to complete system-wide freight planning and to comprehensively evaluate the total supply of load and unload spaces in the city.
Freight load and unload facilities located off the public right-of-way are typically not documented in publicly available databases. Without detailed knowledge of these facilities, i.e. private freight load and unload infrastructure, cities are limited in their ability to complete system-wide freight planning and to comprehensively evaluate the total supply of load and unload spaces in the city.
Keywords:
Loading and unloading operationsLoading baysGoods deliveryVehicle envelopesInfrastructureFinal 50 FeetInfrastruture inventoryAlleys
Loading and unloading operationsLoading baysGoods deliveryVehicle envelopesInfrastructureFinal 50 FeetInfrastruture inventoryAlleys
Paper
Published: 2020
Journal/Book: Cities
Summary:
There is growing pressure in cities to unlock the potential of every public infrastructure element as density and demand for urban resources increase. Despite their historical role as providing access to land uses for freight and servicing, alleys have not been studied as a resource in modern freight access planning. The authors developed a replicable data collection method to build and maintain an alley inventory and operations study focused on commercial vehicles.
There is growing pressure in cities to unlock the potential of every public infrastructure element as density and demand for urban resources increase. Despite their historical role as providing access to land uses for freight and servicing, alleys have not been studied as a resource in modern freight access planning. The authors developed a replicable data collection method to build and maintain an alley inventory and operations study focused on commercial vehicles.
Topics:
The Final 50 Feet of the Urban Goods Delivery SystemSurface TransportationUrban Goods Delivery and Land Use
The Final 50 Feet of the Urban Goods Delivery SystemSurface TransportationUrban Goods Delivery and Land Use
Related Research Project:
Seattle Center City Alley Infrastructure Inventory and Occupancy Study 2018 (Task Order 4)
Seattle Center City Alley Infrastructure Inventory and Occupancy Study 2018 (Task Order 4)
Report
Published: 2018
Summary:
The Supply Chain and Transportation Logistics (SCTL) Center conducted an alley inventory and truck load/unload occupancy study for the City of Seattle. Researchers collected data identifying the locations and infrastructure characteristics of alleys within Seattle’s One Center City planning area, which includes the downtown, uptown, South Lake Union, Capitol Hill, and First Hill urban centers.
The Supply Chain and Transportation Logistics (SCTL) Center conducted an alley inventory and truck load/unload occupancy study for the City of Seattle. Researchers collected data identifying the locations and infrastructure characteristics of alleys within Seattle’s One Center City planning area, which includes the downtown, uptown, South Lake Union, Capitol Hill, and First Hill urban centers.
Keywords:
Occupancy studyInfrastructureCurb usageInfrastruture inventoryAlleysLoading and unloading operations
Occupancy studyInfrastructureCurb usageInfrastruture inventoryAlleysLoading and unloading operations
Related Research Project:
Seattle Center City Alley Infrastructure Inventory and Occupancy Study 2018 (Task Order 4)
Seattle Center City Alley Infrastructure Inventory and Occupancy Study 2018 (Task Order 4)
Chapter
Published: 2018
Journal/Book: City Logistics 2: Modeling and Planning Initiatives (Proceedings of the 2017 International Conference on City Logistics)
Summary:
Two converging trends – the rise of e‐commerce and urban population growth – challenge cities facing competing uses for road, curb and alley space. The University of Washington has formed a living Urban Freight Lab to solve city logistics problems that cross private and public sector boundaries.
Two converging trends – the rise of e‐commerce and urban population growth – challenge cities facing competing uses for road, curb and alley space. The University of Washington has formed a living Urban Freight Lab to solve city logistics problems that cross private and public sector boundaries.
Topics:
Curb ManagementThe Final 50 Feet of the Urban Goods Delivery SystemUrban Goods Delivery and Land Use
Curb ManagementThe Final 50 Feet of the Urban Goods Delivery SystemUrban Goods Delivery and Land Use