Freight tricycle operations in New York City.

Details

• Creators:
  Conway, Alison ; Kamga, Camille ; Cheng, Jialei ; Eickemeyer, Penny ; Chen, Quanquan ; Singhal, Abhishek
• Corporate Creators:
  The City College of New York, CUNY
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Commodities
  • Urban goods movement
  • Bicycles
  • Delivery vehicles
  • Logistics
  • Global Positioning System
  • Refrigerated cargo
  • Temperature control
  • Freight transportation
• Publication/ Report Number:
  C-11-11 ; 14-33
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  New York (New York)
• Corporate Publisher:
  New York State Energy Research and Development Authority ; New York (State). Dept. of Transportation
• Abstract:
  As cities become more congested and increasingly focused on sustainability, cargo cycles offer a potential alternative to motorized vehicles for local and ; last ; - ; mile goods delivery. However, few studies have examined this mode in the North American context ; . ; This project seeks to address ; this ; existing gap ; in research on cargo cycles/freight tricycles in North America and in New York City ; (NYC) ; . ; The goals of this project are: (1) t ; o understand the potential ; commodities moved and sectors served by cargo cycle ; s; ; (2) t ; o identify the expected benefits, challenges, and barriers to operation ; for cargo cycles ; operating in NYC; (3) to understand freight tricycle traffic performance in NYC conditions; and ; (4) t ; o understand the capability of cargo cycles for use in ; col ; d chains ; – ; such as food and pharmaceutical delivery ; – ; that require temperature control.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Alternate URL:
  http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/54000/54300/54334/Final-Freight-Tricycles-NYC.pdf
• Funding:
  NYSERDA Contract 25736
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/28336/dot_28336_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 7.28 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:a0b4dd6b9e4264be5b89e051e85072e649628f9233d492bb74cdfb266825d672