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United States - European Commission Urban Freight Twinning Initiative: Compendium of Project Summaries, Volume II
Overview of 2018-2019 International Urban Freight Roundtables

Guide to Using the Compendium

This compendium is comprised of 48 summaries describing urban freight initiatives that include research projects, freight plans, and pilot demonstrations, among other types of efforts. Each summary details how stakeholders are working together to implement strategies that lead to freight planning, project delivery, and mobility improvements both in the U.S. and abroad. The summaries present the key challenges addressed by each initiative, the expected or realized outcomes, and stakeholder(s) involved in planning or implementing the initiative. Each summary also includes contact information. The reader is encouraged to reach out to the identified contacts with questions or requests for additional information. Through fostering these connections, the compendium aims to strengthen the urban freight community of practice that spans not just the nation but also reaches across the globe.

The project descriptions in this compendium are not meant to be comprehensive overviews but instead are short, “digestible” summaries that allow the reader to effectively identify peer projects and practitioners with whom they would like to engage further.

Readers can use any of the following aids to identify urban freight initiatives of interest and learn more about them:

  • Project Summary Table: Table 1 below categorizes projects by type of effort, location (e.g., United States, Europe, other international), and general topic area(s) addressed.
  • Tabs: Colored tabs, which are located on the top-right corners of each summary, indicate the project's type of effort and its location. The colors correspond to those used in the project summary table.
  • Contact Information: The summaries include contact information to help the reader reach out directly to project leads to exchange information or ask questions about a specific project.
  • Year of Submission: Year the project was presented at the TRB Annual Meeting is listed at the bottom left corner of each project page.

Guide to Project Summaries in This Compendium

Project Lead Project Name Project Type Location Topics Addressed
Pilot Policy Metropolitan/
Regional
Plan		 Research United
States		 European
Union		 Other International Air Quality/
Environment		 Building/
Road Design		 Curbside
Delivery
& Parking		 Economic
Competitiveness		 Energy
Consumption		 Land Use
Interaction		 Last Mile
Delivery		 Livability/
Quality of Life		 Logistics/
Distribution		 Mobility/
Congestion		 Modeling Off-Hours
Delivery		 Safety Supply
Chains		 Workforce
Development		 Other
Urban Freight Lab of the University of Washington Alley Inventory and Truck Occupancy Study No value Yes Yes Yes Yes No value No value No value Yes Yes Yes No value Yes Yes No value No value No value No value No value No value No value No value No value
UPS: United Parcel Service Alternative Last Mile Delivery Methods Yes No value No value No value Yes No value No value Yes No value Yes No value No value No value Yes Yes Yes Yes No value No value No value No value No value Yes
Rensselaer Polytechnic University Assessing the Impacts of Congestion on Supply Chains in Haiti Yes No value No value Yes No value No value Yes No value No value No value Yes No value No value Yes No value Yes Yes No value No value No value Yes No value No value
Transportøkonomisk Institutt - TØI CITYLAB - City Logistics in Living Labs Yes Yes No value Yes No value Yes No value Yes Yes No value No value No value Yes No value No value Yes Yes No value No value No value No value No value No value
Urban Freight Lab of the University of Washington Curb Space Truck Occupancy Study No value Yes Yes Yes Yes No value No value No value Yes Yes No value No value Yes Yes No value Yes Yes No value No value No value No value No value No value
METRANS/CalState Long Beach Design and Delivery of an Urban Freight Transportation Management Planning Certificate Yes No value No value No value Yes No value No value No value No value No value No value No value No value No value No value No value No value No value No value No value No value No value No value
Rensselaer Polytechnic University Developing an Eco-Transfer System for Urban Deliveries No value No value No value Yes Yes No value No value Yes No value Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No value No value No value Yes No value No value
Urban Freight Lab of the University of Washington Feasibility Study for a Common Locker Carrier System Pilot Test No value Yes Yes Yes Yes No value No value No value Yes Yes Yes No value No value Yes Yes Yes No value No value No value No value No value No value No value
Texas A&M Transportation Institute Freight Fluidity Implementation Yes No value No value Yes Yes No value No value Yes Yes No value No value No value No value Yes No value Yes Yes No value No value No value No value No value No value
Rensselaer Polytechnic University Impacts of Policy-Induced Freight Modal Shift No value Yes No value Yes Yes No value No value Yes No value No value No value No value No value No value No value Yes No value Yes No value No value No value No value No value
University of Southampton Increasing Operational Collaboration Among Freight Carriers Yes No value No value Yes No value Yes No value Yes No value Yes No value Yes Yes Yes No value Yes Yes Yes No value No value No value No value No value
University of Southern California International Urban Freight Conference (I-NUF) No value No value No value Yes Yes No value No value Yes No value Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No value No value
MemEx LIFE ASPIRE Yes No value No value No value No value Yes No value Yes No value Yes No value Yes No value Yes Yes No value No value No value No value No value No value No value Yes
City of Rotterdam Living Lab City Logistics in the City of Rotterdam Yes Yes No value No value No value Yes No value Yes No value No value No value No value No value Yes Yes No value Yes Yes No value Yes Yes No value No value
Texas A&M Transportation Institute Metropolitan Freight Transportation: Implementing Effective Strategies No value Yes No value Yes Yes No value No value Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No value
Rensselaer Polytechnic University New Approaches to Creating Compatibility Between Freight Movements and Land Use No value No value No value Yes Yes No value No value Yes No value No value No value Yes Yes No value Yes Yes Yes Yes No value No value No value No value No value
ICLEI Public Procurement's Impact on Trip Generation No value No value No value Yes Yes No value No value Yes No value No value No value No value No value Yes Yes Yes No value No value No value No value No value No value No value
UPS: United Parcel Service Public-Private Partnership to Develop a New Generation of Urban Freight Leaders No value No value No value Yes Yes No value No value Yes Yes Yes Yes No value Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No value No value No value No value No value No value
University of Southern California Research for the California Freight Action Plan No value No value Yes Yes Yes No value No value Yes No value No value Yes Yes No value No value No value No value No value No value No value No value No value No value No value
LIST: Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology SUCCESS No value Yes No value Yes No value Yes No value Yes No value No value Yes No value No value Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No value No value
Urban Freight Lab of the University of Washington TECH Day No value Yes Yes Yes Yes No value No value Yes Yes Yes Yes No value Yes Yes Yes No value No value No value No value No value No value No value No value
St. Louis Regional Freightway The St. Louis Regional Freightway Yes No value Yes Yes Yes No value No value No value No value No value Yes No value No value Yes No value Yes Yes Yes No value Yes Yes No value No value
Rensselaer Polytechnic University Understanding Bangladeshi Freight Movements Through Data and Modeling No value Yes No value Yes Yes No value No value No value No value No value Yes No value No value No value No value Yes No value Yes No value No value Yes No value No value
UPS: United Parcel Service UPS's ORION Route Navigation System Yes No value No value Yes Yes No value No value Yes No value No value No value No value No value Yes No value Yes No value No value No value No value No value Yes No value
Urban Freight Lab of the University of Washington Urban Goods Delivery System Yes No value Yes No value Yes No value No value No value Yes Yes Yes No value No value Yes Yes No value Yes No value No value No value No value Yes No value
Seattle Department of Transportation Using Goods Delivery Network Data to Drive Policy and Urban Form Yes Yes No value Yes Yes No value No value No value Yes Yes Yes No value Yes Yes Yes No value Yes No value No value Yes Yes No value Yes
Intrasoft International U-TURN No value No value Yes No value Yes Yes No value No value No value No value No value No value No value Yes No value Yes No value No value No value No value No value No value No value
Atlanta Regional Commission Atlanta Truck Parking Study No value No value Yes No value Yes No value No value No value No value No value No value No value No value No value No value No value No value No value No value No value No value No value Yes
Massachusetts Port Authority Boston's Dedicated Freight Corridor No value No value Yes No value Yes No value No value Yes Yes No value Yes No value Yes Yes Yes No value No value No value No value Yes No value No value No value
Seattle Department of Transportation City of Seattle's Final 50 Feet Program Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No value No value No value Yes Yes No value No value Yes Yes No value Yes Yes No value Yes Yes Yes No value Yes
Seattle Department of Transportation City of Seattle's Future 50: Alley Congestion Statement of Legislative Intent No value Yes Yes No value Yes No value No value No value Yes Yes Yes No value Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No value No value Yes No value No value No value
Lindholmen Science Park CLOSER: A Platform for Collaboration Yes No value No value No value No value Yes No value Yes No value Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No value No value Yes Yes No value No value
Rensselaer Polytechnic University Collaborative Approaches to Foster Energy-Efficient Logistics Yes Yes No value Yes Yes No value No value Yes No value No value Yes Yes No value No value Yes Yes Yes Yes No value No value Yes No value No value
Singapore University of Technology and Design Data-Driven Design of Last Mile Urban Logistics Solutions to Address E-Commerce Growth No value Yes No value Yes No value No value Yes No value No value No value No value No value Yes Yes No value Yes Yes Yes No value No value Yes No value No value
French Institute of Science and Technology for Transport Development of a Digital Platform to Better Facilitate On-Demand Delivery No value No value No value Yes No value Yes No value No value No value No value Yes No value No value No value Yes No value Yes Yes No value Yes No value No value No value
Rensselaer Polytechnic University Effective Decision-Making Methods for Freight-Efficient Land Use No value No value No value Yes Yes No value No value Yes No value No value Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No value No value No value Yes No value No value
Rensselaer Polytechnic University Freight and Service Activity Generation Software Yes No value No value No value Yes No value No value No value No value Yes Yes No value No value Yes No value Yes Yes Yes No value No value Yes No value No value
University of Southampton Freight Traffic Control 2050 Yes Yes No value No value No value Yes No value Yes No value Yes Yes No value Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No value No value No value No value No value
Seattle Department of Transportation Freight Traffic Count Data Program No value No value Yes Yes Yes No value No value Yes Yes No value Yes No value Yes Yes Yes No value Yes Yes No value No value Yes No value No value
Federal University of Minas Gerais Identifying Freight Vehicles that Better Preserve Brazil's Historic Cities No value Yes No value Yes No value No value Yes No value No value Yes No value No value Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No value No value No value No value No value No value
New York City Department of Transportation New York City Off-Hour Deliveries Program Yes Yes No value No value Yes No value No value Yes No value Yes No value No value No value Yes No value No value No value No value Yes Yes No value No value No value
Oak Ridge National Laboratory Optimization of Intra-City Freight Movement with New Delivery Methods No value No value No value Yes Yes No value No value No value No value Yes No value Yes No value Yes No value Yes Yes Yes No value No value No value No value No value
Seattle Department of Transportation Seattle Food Rescue Program No value No value No value Yes Yes No value No value No value No value No value No value No value No value Yes Yes Yes No value No value No value No value Yes No value Yes
Singapore University of Technology and Design Singapore Urban Freight and Heavy Vehicle Study No value Yes No value Yes No value No value Yes No value No value Yes No value No value Yes Yes No value Yes Yes Yes Yes No value No value No value No value
University of Thessaly Smart City Logistics Yes Yes No value Yes No value Yes No value Yes No value No value Yes No value Yes Yes Yes No value Yes Yes Yes Yes No value No value No value
New York City Department of Transportation Smart Truck Management Plan No value Yes Yes No value Yes No value No value Yes No value Yes Yes No value Yes No value Yes Yes Yes No value Yes Yes No value No value No value
Texas Department of Transportation Texas Freight Mobility Plan No value Yes Yes No value Yes No value No value No value Yes No value Yes Yes Yes No value No value Yes Yes No value No value Yes Yes No value Yes
Seattle Department of Transportation UPS E-Trike Pilot Project Yes No value Yes Yes Yes No value No value Yes No value Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No value No value Yes Yes No value Yes
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