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What Do We Want? Approaching Urban Freight From a Community Lens

University of Toronto Toronto, ON, Canada

Dr. Anne Goodchild presents "What Do We Want? Approaching Urban Freight From a Community Lens" as part of the University of Toronto's Department of Civil & Mineral Engineering Distinguished Lecture Series. Abstract While transportation planning has practiced community-engaged planning for many years, the practice is less well-established for freight projects. Historically freight activity was associated with industrial and commercial landuses and the impacted communities largely considered to be freight-related businesses. This oversight has for many years led to conflicts within...

How Cities Can Prepare for and Promote Large-Scale Adoption of E-Cargo Bikes

We'll present our latest whitepaper, Biking the Goods: How North American Cities Can Prepare for and Promote Large-Scale Adoption of E-Cargo Bikes, This comprehensive roadmap not only informs urban planners about the successful deployment of cargo e-bikes in North America, replacing traditional ICE vehicles but also identifies actionable strategies to encourage their adoption while prioritizing safety for all road users. Drawing insights from key public and private sector stakeholders and leveraging the expertise of the Urban Freight Lab, this paper...

Curbivore 2024

These last few years have marked an unprecedented shift in how people view and use their cities, and the restaurants, bars, small businesses, and transportation systems that make them unique. As commerce rapidly moves to the curb, Curbivore is thrilled to announce that we are gathering in person – on March 28 & 29, outdoors in Downtown LA – giving our community a chance to see, touch, and feel the technology that’s reshaping our future, as well as meet with...

Kent Seminar: What do we want? Approaching Urban Freight from a Community Lens. (Anne Goodchild)

Join Anne Goodchild, University of Washington, as she presents in person at the Spring 2024 Kent Seminar Series; view via Zoom or in-person. Lecture Title: “What do we want? Approaching Urban Freight from a Community Lens.” Abstract: While transportation planning has practiced community-engaged planning for many years, the practice is less well-established for freight projects. Historically freight activity was associated with industrial and commercial land uses and the impacted communities largely considered to be freight-related businesses. This oversight has for...

Last-Mile Logistics Innovations: Parking Guidance Systems and Sidewalk Delivery Robots

More Hall 218 University of Washington

The Urban Freight Lab is hosting Prof. Michele Simioni (KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden) for a seminar on “Last-Mile Logistics Innovations: Parking Guidance Systems and Sidewalk Delivery Robots.” Abstract: The talk will delve into the topics of curbside management, simulation, and optimization. The first and main part will discuss alternative traffic management strategies for last-mile delivery operations. Various parking guidance approaches involving allocating commercial vehicles to dedicated loading/unloading bays are investigated alongside a vehicle-specific geofence strategy. Methodologically, an...

Urbanism Next Europe

‍Maritim Hotel Amsterdam , Netherlands

The Urbanism Next Europe Conference is a partnership between Urbanism Next at the University of Oregon, TU Delft, TNO, and the Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Metropolitan Solutions (AMS). The Urban Freight Lab will speak on a session on "What Can Shared Micromobility Teach Us About Enhancing the Microfreight Ecosystem?" on Friday, October 11, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Summary: In the United States, micro-freight is still a fledgling industry. Can lessons learned and technology developed from the micromobility ecosystem accelerate its growth and...