Potential for off-peak freight deliveries to commercial areas : implementation plan

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• Creators:
  Holgui´n-Veras, Jose´ ; Silas, Michael
• Corporate Creators:
  Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
• Corporate Contributors:
  New York (State). Dept. of Transportation
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Delivery service
  • Off peak periods
  • Business practices
• Publication/ Report Number:
  TIRC Project C-02-15 ; RRMB C-02-15
• Resource Type:
  Research Paper
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
• Abstract:
  This document discusses three groups of policies to foster off-peak deliveries. The first group, Industry wide policies, considers policies that target specific industry segments, e.g., tax incentives to restaurants in exchange for their commitment to do off-peak deliveries. The second group, Area wide policies, focuses on policies that attempt to foster off-peak deliveries specific parts of the city. The last group, Facility specific policies, is concerned with fostering off-peak deliveries at specific facilities, e.g., Grand Central Terminal. In the first section of the report, a summary of research findings is provided for each of these three policy groups. In the second section, policy implications are discussed. The third section contains an outline of the implementation plan and the next steps suggested.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/16435/dot_16435_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.59 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:718e861434f8a8d2da0b007d167a20ee3f78f2993c671f7346ff8d09fa59c745910497cbce608695553f777b3438aae8e001fe28bdd38fd044e08dc3d1250ae9