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United States-European Commission Urban Freight Twinning Initiative: Compendium of Project Summaries
Overview of Second Annual Urban Freight Roundtable at 2017 Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting

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FHWA-HOP-17-029

September 2017

This compendium is comprised of 33 brief summaries of urban freight initiatives that include research projects, plans, pilot demonstrations, and other efforts. These initiatives were presented at a roundtable discussion that was part of the 2017 Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board. The roundtable was sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) in cooperation with the European Commission (EC), and attracted nearly 40 participants from around the world. The event was the second annual in a series and is part of an ongoing research coordination (or "twinning") effort between FHWA and the EC on the topic of urban freight. Freight practitioners may consider incorporating the strategies documented in this compendium as part of planning, programming, and project delivery activities, to improve freight mobility and goods movement in urban areas.

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1. Report No.

FHWA-HOP-17-029

 2. Government Accession No. 3. Recipient’s Catalog No.
4. Title and Subtitle

United States-European Commission Urban Freight Twinning Initiative:
Compendium of Project Summaries Overview of Second Annual Urban Freight Roundtable at 2017 TRB Annual Meeting

 5. Report Date

September 2017
6. Performing Organization Code

OST-R V-322
7. Author(s)

John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center

 8. Performing Organization Report No.
9. Performing Organization Name and Address

U.S. Department of Transportation
John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
55 Broadway
Cambridge, MA 02142-1093

10. Work Unit No. (TRAIS)

11. Contract or Grant No.

DTFH6114V00029
12. Sponsoring Agency Name and Address

U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E.
Washington, D.C. 20590

13. Type of Report and Period Covered

Final Report covering 12/21/2007 to 6/29/2012
14. Sponsoring Agency Code

DOT-VNTSC-FHWA-17-12
15. Supplementary Notes

FHWA COR - Tamiko Burnell
16. Abstract

This compendium is comprised of 33 brief summaries of urban freight initiatives that include research projects, plans, pilot demonstrations, and other efforts. These initiatives were presented at a roundtable discussion that was part of the 2017 Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board. The roundtable was sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) in cooperation with the European Commission (EC), and attracted nearly 40 participants from around the world. The event was the second annual in a series and is part of an ongoing research coordination (or "twinning") effort between FHWA and the EC on the topic of urban freight. Freight practitioners may consider incorporating the strategies documented in this compendium as part planning, programming, and project delivery activities, to improve freight mobility and goods movement in urban areas.
17. Key Words

Urban Freight, last-mile/first-mile goods distribution, freight logistics, freight research and development, freight project delivery

 18. Distribution Statement

No restrictions. This document is available to the public through the National Technical Information Service, Springfield, VA 22161
19. Security Classif.
(of this report)

Unclassified

 20. Security Classif.
(of this page)

Unclassified

 21. No. of Pages

43

 22. Price

N/A

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