Planning for Urban Freight: Putting it Into Practice (Project J6)

The goal of this project is to apply the results of previous STRIDE research on planning for urban freight to demonstrate the potential for stronger consideration of freight concerns in economic development and land use planning activities. The research team will partner with the Greater Nashville Regional Council (GNRC), Tennessee as they convene a working group around freight transportation. The team will share findings from previous research and work with stakeholders to identify near-term opportunities to apply research findings to Nashville’s approach. Moving goods through southeastern cities is critical to economic activity. Rising online shopping combined with increasing urban development has led to congestion on streets and conflicts about how to use limited curb space in towns and cities. This project will apply previous STRIDE research on urban freight to provide regions with information about key issues and solutions.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $90000
• Contract Numbers:

  69A3551747104

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Managing Organizations:

  Southeastern Transportation Research, Innovation, Development and Education Center (STRIDE)

  University of Florida
  365 Weil Hall
  Gainesville, FL  United States  32611
• Project Managers:

  Tucker-Thomas, Dawn

• Performing Organizations:

  University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  UNC-CH New East Building
  Campus Box #3140
  Chapel Hill, North Carolina  United States  27599-3140
• Principal Investigators:

  McDonald, Noreen

• Start Date: 20220501
• Expected Completion Date: 20230531
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers Program

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Economic development; Electronic commerce; Land use planning; Urban goods movement
• Geographic Terms: Nashville (Tennessee)
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01854182
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Southeastern Transportation Research, Innovation, Development and Education Center (STRIDE)
• Contract Numbers: 69A3551747104
• Files: UTC, RIP
• Created Date: Aug 10 2022 2:26PM