Towards a Smart Urban Freight Plan

Dong, Maggie Chuoyan; Singh, Varanesh; Peters, Diniece; Ukegbu, Charles C. N.; Collars, Rosanna; Dack, Joseph; Duan, Lian

doi:10.1061/9780784482575.033

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“…Dong et al used the StreetLight Insight platform to determine whether trucks were deviating from truck routes in New York City—for example, if a truck route was available, how often (and where) were trucks using nontruck routes ( 43 ). The authors used this information to identify the reasons for these deviations and countermeasures.…”

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“…A road of acute interest to one locality is Route 15, a restricted truck route. Figures 4 and 5 illustrate the application of the methodology of Dong et al (43) to Route 15 for 2019, considering two large areas north and south of Route 15 along with crossing points on designated truck routes, truckrestricted routes, and neutral routes (neither a designated truck route nor a restricted route). Roughly one-half of heavy trucks traversing between the areas used Route 15, with a slightly higher percentage for medium trucks (58%).…”

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Implementable Regional Truck Freight Planning Practices: Quick Ways to Get Started

Miller

Alsumait

2023

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation R

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To support the elevation of truck freight within the regional planning process, this study identified seven practices regional planners can initiate: coordinating land planning and truck freight planning; using freight advisory committees; monetizing reliability in project prioritization; quantifying truck parking deficiencies; using engineering strategies; incorporating truck freight into scenario planning; and obtaining freight data from public sources. A review of the literature and agency actions was conducted to identify these practices. Although these practices benefit from regional support, they cannot be fully implemented at the regional level. Some require municipal or county authority: reservation of street space for truck parking, modification of local zoning ordinances to mandate truck parking, and allowance of trucks in lanes reserved for transit in select cities. Some require state authority: allowing trucks to use park and ride lots at night, supporting private sector participation financially in regional freight advisory committees, or using the value of travel time reliability to evaluate freight project benefits. Some require either local or state support: notably, expansion or modification of truck routes based, in part, on examination of truck patterns. All practices carry some type of financial or political cost: one interviewee noted that increased zoning requirements might reduce a locality’s ability to compete for industrial businesses. However, regional staff can start the analysis required to support these practices by identifying the benefits, costs, and feasibility of these initiatives through the regional planning process.

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Implementable Regional Truck Freight Planning Practices: Quick Ways to Get Started

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Alsumait

2023

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation R

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Assessing Regional Agency Interest in Truck Freight Planning Practices: Insights from Virginia

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Vavitta Parambil

2024

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation R

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Nationally, some regional planning agencies (RPAs) devote less attention to planning for truck freight than for passengers. To increase future regional truck freight planning, this paper reports the survey results from 22 Virginia RPA freight planning practices. Some RPAs were interested in practices not yet undertaken: provision of parking during emergencies (of interest to half the respondents), incorporation of parking needs as part of zoning ordinances (one-third), and provision of locally funded parking areas (a quarter). RPAs were heterogeneous: none of the 50 practices interested all RPAs and, on average, a given practice interested just 23% of respondents. Practices rarely undertaken but of high interest included identifying critical gaps in the truck freight network, identifying load-restricted bridges affecting business deliveries, and incorporation of parking needs into zoning ordinances. Accordingly, one such practice was piloted with one RPA, demonstrating that having adequate off-site locations to situate trucks for unloading is a pressing problem. The survey and pilot revealed that truck freight planning can be encouraged by tailoring practices to tightly defined regional interests. One pilot question concerned how future land use might stimulate off-site parking demand near pickup or delivery points. The ability to give a rough answer quickly led to a resulting action item proposed by the locality: explicit consideration of truck parking within the county comprehensive plan. The results showed that although additional data can yield a more exact answer, sketch-level planning information was sufficient to initiate a collaborative effort between a state and a willing regional participant.

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Towards a Smart Urban Freight Plan

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Implementable Regional Truck Freight Planning Practices: Quick Ways to Get Started

Implementable Regional Truck Freight Planning Practices: Quick Ways to Get Started

Assessing Regional Agency Interest in Truck Freight Planning Practices: Insights from Virginia

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