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Freight operations refer to the day-to-day activities and processes involved in the management and execution of transporting goods, ensuring the efficient and timely movement of freight within a supply chain.
Start Date: January 2026
Funding: Pike Place Market Preservation and Development Authority (PDA), Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT)
Project Budget: $50,000
Principal Investigator(s): Dr. Anne Goodchild
Summary:
This project will evaluate the impact of pedestrianization of Pike Place Market traffic and estimate the impact on market vendors. We will measure the reaction of vendors and carriers to changes in access and map-out options for future traffic management at the market. We will also analyze changes to traffic patterns adjacent to the Market as a result of the Market’s Vehicle Access Pilot. Task 1: Merchant interviews and survey Working with the PDA, the UFL team will develop a...
This project will evaluate the impact of pedestrianization of Pike Place Market traffic and estimate the impact on market vendors. We will measure the reaction of vendors and carriers to changes in access and map-out options for future traffic management at the market. We will also analyze changes to traffic patterns adjacent to the Market as a result of the Market’s Vehicle Access Pilot. Task 1: Merchant interviews and survey Working with the PDA, the UFL team will develop a...
Topics:
Community ResearchThe Final 50 Feet of the Urban Goods Delivery SystemUrban Goods Delivery and Land Use
Community ResearchThe Final 50 Feet of the Urban Goods Delivery SystemUrban Goods Delivery and Land Use
Start Date: January 2020
Funding: City of Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT)
Project Budget: $65,000
Principal Investigator(s): Dr. Anne Goodchild
Project Manager(s): Dr. Giacomo Dalla Chiara
Summary:
Seattle DOT has engaged the Urban Freight Lab to conduct research to explore strategies to alleviate congestion impacts and minimize the disruption of goods and service delivery to West Seattle during the closure of the West Seattle High Bridge, which connects the West Seattle peninsula to the rest of the city.
Seattle DOT has engaged the Urban Freight Lab to conduct research to explore strategies to alleviate congestion impacts and minimize the disruption of goods and service delivery to West Seattle during the closure of the West Seattle High Bridge, which connects the West Seattle peninsula to the rest of the city.