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...
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...
Join the Supply Chain Transportation & Logistics graduate degree program for a Fireside Chat discussion on the future of electrification.
Join the Supply Chain Transportation & Logistics graduate degree program for a Fireside Chat discussion on the future of robotic and remote automation in supply chain management.
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...
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...