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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Research

United States

Accomodating Freight and Commercial Vehicles in Complete Streets

The goal of this project is to develop an illustrated guidebook that can be used by urban street design professionals to identify common challenges for goods movement and emergency vehicle operations in complete streets environments, and identify solution alternatives to address or mitigate these challenges. An international review of academic and practical literature was conducted to identify challenges and best practices. A web-based survey was also conducted to gather input and experience from large and medium-sized U.S. cities.

A home-based delivery on a residential street.
Source: Dr. Alison Conway, The City College of New York.

Project Type

Research

Period of Performance

April 2016 - March 2017

Project Site(s)

New York City, New York

Website

When completed, the guidebook and educational module will be made available at:https://www.metrans.org/metrofreight-education

Contact

Dr. Alison Conway
Assistant Professor
Department of Civil Engineering Organization: The City College of New York
(212) 650-5372
AConway@ccny.cuny.edu

Challenges Addressed

• Street design
• Parking
• Bicycle/pedestrian safety

Expected Outcomes

The final products of this effort will be a published guidebook and an education module suitable for use by practitioners in academic courses, and in professional development programs.

Stakeholder Involvement

This project is being conducted by a team of researchers from the Grove School of Engineering and the Spitzer School of Architecture at the City College of New York with support from the New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT). The project is funded by the New York State Energy Research Development Authority (NYSERDA) with in-kind support from NYCDOT. The National Association of City Transportation Officials assisted with survey distribution. Surveys were completed by nine additional city agencies, including: District DOT; Boston Transportation Department; City of Seattle DOT; Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency (NOACA); Louisville Metro Government; Charlotte DOT; City of Portland, Bureau of Transportation; City of Austin Transportation Department; and City of Pittsburgh City Planning. The final products will be distributed by the Metrofreight Center, a Volvo Research and Educational Foundations Center of Excellence.