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Behavior analysis is a science that studies the behavior of human and non-human organisms. The objective is to understand, explain, describe, and predict actions and behavior.
Start Date: August 2025
Funding: PacTrans Region 10 University Transportation Center, Transportation Technology and People (TTP) Lab at Portland State University, Urban Freight Lab
Project Budget: $195,000
Principal Investigator(s): Dr. Anne Goodchild
Other PI(s): Dr. Miguel Figliozzi (Portland State University)Dr. Tanmoy Bhowmik (Portland State University)
Partner(s): Transportation Technology and People (TTP) research lab at Portland State University (PSU)
Summary:
This project brings together researchers from Portland State University and the Urban Freight Lab to develop new methods for estimating e-commerce-related vehicle miles traveled (VMT) in the Seattle and Portland regions. The research combines household e-commerce demand data, detailed inventories of logistics facilities and delivery touchpoints, and real-world delivery routing data to better understand how online shopping affects urban freight activity. The project will develop and test new approaches for modeling e-commerce demand, delivery routing, and freight VMT, while comparing results generated using national datasets with those derived from richer regional data sources. The resulting tools and datasets will help planners and policymakers better understand the transportation, environmental, and infrastructure impacts of e-commerce growth.
This project brings together researchers from Portland State University and the Urban Freight Lab to develop new methods for estimating e-commerce-related vehicle miles traveled (VMT) in the Seattle and Portland regions. The research combines household e-commerce demand data, detailed inventories of logistics facilities and delivery touchpoints, and real-world delivery routing data to better understand how online shopping affects urban freight activity. The project will develop and test new approaches for modeling e-commerce demand, delivery routing, and freight VMT, while comparing results generated using national datasets with those derived from richer regional data sources. The resulting tools and datasets will help planners and policymakers better understand the transportation, environmental, and infrastructure impacts of e-commerce growth.
Start Date: February 2025
Funding: Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) through U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) RAISE (Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity) program
Project Budget: $200,000
Principal Investigator(s): Dr. Anne Goodchild
Summary:
In December 2022, Mayor Bruce Harrell signed Executive Order 2022-07 directing City departments to work together to prioritize and expand actions that equitably reduce or eliminate greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) within the transportation sector. One of the actions the Mayor called for is to develop at least three low-pollution neighborhoods by Q1 2028. SDOT received a RAISE (Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity) federal planning grant to develop the implementation and funding plan to meet the Mayor’s commitment. SDOT...
In December 2022, Mayor Bruce Harrell signed Executive Order 2022-07 directing City departments to work together to prioritize and expand actions that equitably reduce or eliminate greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) within the transportation sector. One of the actions the Mayor called for is to develop at least three low-pollution neighborhoods by Q1 2028. SDOT received a RAISE (Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity) federal planning grant to develop the implementation and funding plan to meet the Mayor’s commitment. SDOT...