United States Department of Transportation
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Urban Freight Delivery and Loading Spaces
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2021-06-01
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Abstract:This research project presents an overview of the literature on urban freight and comparison of minimum requirements for freight loading spaces in the 20 largest cities in the United States, as well as the four most populous cities in North Carolina. The study provides insights on a topic that is little understood: how U.S. cities provide and manage infrastructure for urban freight delivery. This multi-methods study assesses the requirements for off-street and on-street loading spaces, drawing from quantitative and qualitative data collected from municipal zoning codes, planning documents, news stories, and interviews with local planners and transportation engineers. The findings indicate that requirements vary widely across the cities. While requirements for off-street loadings spaces are move prevalent, particularly for larger business, requirements for on-street loading spaces are less likely to be codified and depend heavily on the availability of curb space. This study provides a general overview of how freight loading spaces are provided and managed in larger U.S. cities and supports the need for improving the supply of freight loading spaces to meet the growing demand for urban freight deliveries spurred by e-commerce.
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