Urban distribution centers : a means to reducing freight vehicle miles traveled.

Details

• Creators:
  Panero, Marta A. ; Shin, Hyeon-Shic ; Lopez, Daniel Polo
• Corporate Creators:
  Rudin Center for Transportation Policy & Management
• Corporate Contributors:
  New York State Energy Research and Development Authority ; New York (State). Dept. of Transportation
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Freight handling
  • Freight terminals
  • Cargo facilities
  • Freight traffic measurement
  • Ton miles Urban Distribution Centers, Urban Freight, Last Mile Problem, Freight Consolidation Platform
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  New York (New York)
• Corporate Publisher:
  New York (State). Dept. of Transportation
• Abstract:
  The present study examines the model of freight consolidation platforms, and urban distribution centers (UDCs) in particular, as a means to solve the last mile problem of urban freight while reducing vehicle miles traveled and associated environmental impacts. This paper attempts to identify the key characteristics that make UDCs successful and discuss under what contextual settings (e.g., institutional, policy) they work best. After an extensive review of UDC cases already implemented in other countries, the study examined three UDCs cases with potential applicability to the New York metropolitan region, discussing models and relevant features and elements that may be transferred to the New York context.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  Contract No. 11098 / C-08-23;PIN: R021.20.881
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/20354/dot_20354_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 5.97 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:ac4708afd817b4cf9efacfbe899d08f6af52c91a83167c4fe6fa14d41e330808a66a02a3ac4e14e7f62fd7ce02c038643f5052f0eae3b0d49355ccb5c9a8ff20