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- "Urban Planning"
Urban planning is the process of developing and designing urban areas to meet the needs of a community, including techniques such as predicting population growth, zoning, geographic mapping and analysis, analyzing park space, surveying the water supply, identifying transportation patterns, recognizing food supply demands, allocating healthcare and social services, and analyzing the impact of land use.
Start Date: October 2024
Funding: Health Effects Institute (HEI)
Project Budget: $800,000
Principal Investigator(s): Dr. Anne Goodchild
Summary:
This study will assess the health and equity impacts of policy interventions aimed at reducing traffic-related air pollution (TRAP) in Seattle and New York City, specifically within the context of ecommerce-related transport and land use. Using a model-based approach, the study will estimate how TRAP-related health effects vary across different population groups. It will also project future scenarios involving the adoption of low- and zero-emission commercial vehicles, as well as alternative locations and characteristics for warehouses and distribution centers.
This study will assess the health and equity impacts of policy interventions aimed at reducing traffic-related air pollution (TRAP) in Seattle and New York City, specifically within the context of ecommerce-related transport and land use. Using a model-based approach, the study will estimate how TRAP-related health effects vary across different population groups. It will also project future scenarios involving the adoption of low- and zero-emission commercial vehicles, as well as alternative locations and characteristics for warehouses and distribution centers.
Start Date: February 2024
Funding: Vinnova (Verket för innovationssystem) Sweden's Innovation Agency - Future Mobility Innovation Funding for collaborations between Sweden and the USA
Project Budget: $96,000
Principal Investigator(s): Dr. Giacomo Dalla Chiara
Partner(s): KTH Royal Institute of Technology (Sweden)
Summary:
This project studies delivery drivers’ walking and parking behavior in urban logistics, where much of last-mile delivery happens outside the vehicle. A collaboration between the Urban Freight Lab and KTH Royal Institute of Technology, the goal is to model these behaviors and evaluate solutions like e-carts and improved parking strategies to support more efficient and sustainable urban delivery.
This project studies delivery drivers’ walking and parking behavior in urban logistics, where much of last-mile delivery happens outside the vehicle. A collaboration between the Urban Freight Lab and KTH Royal Institute of Technology, the goal is to model these behaviors and evaluate solutions like e-carts and improved parking strategies to support more efficient and sustainable urban delivery.