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Curb productivity is a metric representing the efficiency of a specific curbside designation based on its primary use.
Paper
Published: 2023
Journal/Book: Transportmetrica B: Transport Dynamics
Summary:
Curbspace is a limited resource in urban areas. Delivery, ridehailing and passenger vehicles must compete for spaces at the curb. Cities are increasingly adjusting curb rules and allocating curb spaces for uses other than short-term paid parking, yet they lack the tools or data needed to make informed decisions. In this research, we analyze and quantify the impacts of different curb use allocations on curb performance through simulation.
Curbspace is a limited resource in urban areas. Delivery, ridehailing and passenger vehicles must compete for spaces at the curb. Cities are increasingly adjusting curb rules and allocating curb spaces for uses other than short-term paid parking, yet they lack the tools or data needed to make informed decisions. In this research, we analyze and quantify the impacts of different curb use allocations on curb performance through simulation.
Report
Published: 2022
Summary:
This three-year project supported by the U.S. Department of Energy Vehicle Technologies Office has the potential to radically improve the urban freight system in ways that help both the public and private sectors.
This three-year project supported by the U.S. Department of Energy Vehicle Technologies Office has the potential to radically improve the urban freight system in ways that help both the public and private sectors.
Keywords:
Energy consumptionCurb productivityParking-seekingCommon carrier parcel lockersLoading and unloading operationsOpenPark (Parking occupancy application)Goods movementCurb occupancy
Energy consumptionCurb productivityParking-seekingCommon carrier parcel lockersLoading and unloading operationsOpenPark (Parking occupancy application)Goods movementCurb occupancy
Article
Published: 2022
Journal/Book: American Planning Association | 2022 State of Transportation Planning
Summary:
At the time we are writing this article, hundreds of thousands of delivery vehicles are getting ready to hit the road and travel across U.S. cities to meet the highest peak of demand for ecommerce deliveries during Thanksgiving, Black Friday, and the Christmas holiday season. This mammoth fleet will not only add vehicle miles traveled through urban centers but also increase parking congestion, battling with other vehicles for available curb space.
At the time we are writing this article, hundreds of thousands of delivery vehicles are getting ready to hit the road and travel across U.S. cities to meet the highest peak of demand for ecommerce deliveries during Thanksgiving, Black Friday, and the Christmas holiday season. This mammoth fleet will not only add vehicle miles traveled through urban centers but also increase parking congestion, battling with other vehicles for available curb space.
Keywords:
Curb productivityCommercial vehicle parkingCurbspace managementOpenPark (Parking occupancy application)Parking cruising behaviorReal-time curb visibilityCurb occupancy
Curb productivityCommercial vehicle parkingCurbspace managementOpenPark (Parking occupancy application)Parking cruising behaviorReal-time curb visibilityCurb occupancy
Paper
Published: 2020
Journal/Book: Transport Policy
Summary:
Parking cruising is a well-known phenomenon in passenger transportation, and a significant source of congestion and pollution in urban areas. While urban commercial vehicles are known to travel longer distances and to stop more frequently than passenger vehicles, little is known about their parking cruising behavior, nor how parking infrastructure affect such behavior.
Parking cruising is a well-known phenomenon in passenger transportation, and a significant source of congestion and pollution in urban areas. While urban commercial vehicles are known to travel longer distances and to stop more frequently than passenger vehicles, little is known about their parking cruising behavior, nor how parking infrastructure affect such behavior.