Research Projects
Start Date: May 2024
Funding: U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) SMART (Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation) Grants Program, Cityfi (prime contractor)
Project Budget: $45,000
Summary:
This project will test an innovative set of incentives and regulations to better understand what technology and strategies municipalities can use to support and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the freight sector.
This project will test an innovative set of incentives and regulations to better understand what technology and strategies municipalities can use to support and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the freight sector.
Start Date: May 2024
Funding: U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) SMART (Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation) Grants Program
Project Budget: $100,000
Principal Investigator(s): Dr. Anne Goodchild
Summary:
The UFL will lead research initiatives within the Open Mobility Foundation’s SMART Curb Collaborative, contribute academic content and presentations to the group, and work closely with Cityfi and the Collaborative to support joint deliverables. The UFL will focus on three main thematic areas of inquiry to inform comparative learnings and insights across the Collaborative: curb infrastructure, curb policy, and curb demand.
The UFL will lead research initiatives within the Open Mobility Foundation’s SMART Curb Collaborative, contribute academic content and presentations to the group, and work closely with Cityfi and the Collaborative to support joint deliverables. The UFL will focus on three main thematic areas of inquiry to inform comparative learnings and insights across the Collaborative: curb infrastructure, curb policy, and curb demand.
Start Date: June 2024
Funding: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Ride and Drive Electric, Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI), Cityfi (prime contractor)
Project Budget: $90,000
Principal Investigator(s): Dr. Anne Goodchild
Partner(s): Cityfi
Summary:
The Urban Freight Lab leads the technical research and policy work for the City Climate Innovation Challenge, developing tools and strategies to help U.S. cities implement and scale zero-emissions delivery solutions.
The Urban Freight Lab leads the technical research and policy work for the City Climate Innovation Challenge, developing tools and strategies to help U.S. cities implement and scale zero-emissions delivery solutions.
Start Date: September 2024
Funding: National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP)
Project Budget: $500,000
Principal Investigator(s): Dr. Anne Goodchild
Summary:
While goods movement is critical to social and economic welfare, it is often overlooked in the planning and design of Complete Streets. This work will develop national guidelines for cities to best design and manage Complete Streets mitigating freight conflicts and integrating freight behaviors.
While goods movement is critical to social and economic welfare, it is often overlooked in the planning and design of Complete Streets. This work will develop national guidelines for cities to best design and manage Complete Streets mitigating freight conflicts and integrating freight behaviors.
Start Date: October 2024
Funding: Health Effects Institute (HEI)
Project Budget: $800,000
Principal Investigator(s): Dr. Anne Goodchild
Summary:
This study will assess the health and equity impacts of policy interventions aimed at reducing traffic-related air pollution (TRAP) in Seattle and New York City, specifically within the context of ecommerce-related transport and land use. Using a model-based approach, the study will estimate how TRAP-related health effects vary across different population groups. It will also project future scenarios involving the adoption of low- and zero-emission commercial vehicles, as well as alternative locations and characteristics for warehouses and distribution centers.
This study will assess the health and equity impacts of policy interventions aimed at reducing traffic-related air pollution (TRAP) in Seattle and New York City, specifically within the context of ecommerce-related transport and land use. Using a model-based approach, the study will estimate how TRAP-related health effects vary across different population groups. It will also project future scenarios involving the adoption of low- and zero-emission commercial vehicles, as well as alternative locations and characteristics for warehouses and distribution centers.
Start Date: October 2024
Funding: U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Computer & Network Systems (CNS)
Project Budget: $74,999
Summary:
The Urban Freight Lab will implement wireless sensors in neighborhood micro-pantries to monitor inventory, expiration dates, and local demand and supply patterns, aiming to optimize food distribution and safe storage.
The Urban Freight Lab will implement wireless sensors in neighborhood micro-pantries to monitor inventory, expiration dates, and local demand and supply patterns, aiming to optimize food distribution and safe storage.