Routes to Sustainable Goods Movement: How Local and Regional Governmental Agencies Can Plan for the Sustainable Freight System of the Future [Research Brief]
Alexander, S., & Grady, A. (2026). Routes to Sustainable Goods Movement: How Local and Regional Governmental Agencies Can Plan for the Sustainable Freight System of the Future [Research Brief] (Report No. 2419). San Jose State University. College of Business. Mineta Transportation Institute. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/92523
Alexander, Serena and Avante Grady. Routes to Sustainable Goods Movement: How Local and Regional Governmental Agencies Can Plan for the Sustainable Freight System of the Future [Research Brief]. Report no. 2419. San Jose State University. College of Business. Mineta Transportation Institute, 2026. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/92523.
Alexander, Serena, and Avante Grady Routes to Sustainable Goods Movement: How Local and Regional Governmental Agencies Can Plan for the Sustainable Freight System of the Future [Research Brief]. San Jose State University. College of Business. Mineta Transportation Institute, 2026, Report no. 2419, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/92523.
This research examines how metropolitan regions across the U.S. are planning for sustainable freight transportation. The study analyzes freight plans from eight major metropolitan regions and interviews freight professionals to identify common strategies, implementation approaches, emerging trends, and persistent barriers. The goal is to provide local and regional agencies with practical guidance for improving freight planning while supporting climate, safety, equity, and economic development objectives.
Freight transportation plays a critical role in supporting economic activity and everyday consumption across metropolitan regions, but growing freight
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Alexander, S., & Grady, A. (2026). Routes to Sustainable Goods Movement: How Local and Regional Governmental Agencies Can Plan for the Sustainable Freight System of the Future [Research Brief] (Report No. 2419). San Jose State University. College of Business. Mineta Transportation Institute. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/92523
Alexander, Serena and Avante Grady. Routes to Sustainable Goods Movement: How Local and Regional Governmental Agencies Can Plan for the Sustainable Freight System of the Future [Research Brief]. Report no. 2419. San Jose State University. College of Business. Mineta Transportation Institute, 2026. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/92523.
Alexander, Serena, and Avante Grady Routes to Sustainable Goods Movement: How Local and Regional Governmental Agencies Can Plan for the Sustainable Freight System of the Future [Research Brief]. San Jose State University. College of Business. Mineta Transportation Institute, 2026, Report no. 2419, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/92523.
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