Incorporating Infrastructure and Vehicle Technology Requirements, Changes in Demand, and Decarbonization Policies Considerations into Freight Planning

Land use is a critical link between urban development and the production and consumption of goods. However, current environmental concerns such as pollution and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and profound changes in consumer behavior pose significant challenges to land use planning. Freight‐oriented decarbonization policies are demanding rapid changes in land use to tackle the environmental burdens from the root, and these changes are slow. Additionally, the growing concentration of freight facilities near downtown areas due to the emergence of e‐commerce contributes to safety hazards, congestion, and pollution in disadvantaged communities (DAC) and exacerbates social and environmental injustices. This research aims to develop an equitable and sustainable freight‐oriented land use methodology to support future planning activities, facilitate the integration of freight activity across urban, suburban, and rural areas, and facilitate the transition of heavy‐ and medium‐duty vehicles toward zero‐emission. The project will analyze freight distribution patterns considering supply and demand and estimate social, environmental, and labor impacts in different communities. Furthermore, this study will evaluate existing planning practices to identify how the location of regional and hyper‐local (e.g., staging areas, micro hubs) freight facilities impact the implementation of strategic decarbonization policies for the freight sector. Based on the results, the research team will propose freight planning strategies that maximize distribution efficiency while promoting environmental and social justice.

• Record URL:
  https://ncst.ucdavis.edu/project/incorporating-infrastructure-and-vehicle-technology-requirements-changes-demand-and

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $213943
• Contract Numbers:

  DOT 69A3552348319

  DOT 69A3552344814

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  National Center for Sustainable Transportation

  University of California, Davis
  Davis, CA  United States 

  University of California, Davis

  1 Shields Ave
  Davis, California  United States  95616
• Managing Organizations:

  National Center for Sustainable Transportation

  University of California, Davis
  Davis, CA  United States 

  University of California, Davis

  1 Shields Ave
  Davis, California  United States  95616
• Project Managers:

  Iacobucci, Lauren

• Performing Organizations:

  National Center for Sustainable Transportation

  University of California, Davis
  Davis, CA  United States 

  University of California, Davis

  1 Shields Ave
  Davis, California  United States  95616
• Principal Investigators:

  Jaller, Miguel

• Start Date: 20240401
• Expected Completion Date: 20250331
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Decarbonization; Environmental justice; Equity; Freight terminals; Freight transportation; Greenhouse gases; Land use; Sustainable transportation; Transportation planning
• Subject Areas: Environment; Freight Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01902958
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: National Center for Sustainable Transportation
• Contract Numbers: DOT 69A3552348319, DOT 69A3552344814
• Files: UTC, RIP
• Created Date: Dec 21 2023 8:20PM