2013 Session: 709

• Best Practices in Urban Freight Management: Lessons from an International Survey
  Abstract: Freight movement is essential to the function of metropolitan areas, yet it generates many externalities, including congestion, air pollution, noise, and Green House Gas emissions. Metropolitan areas around the world are seeking ways to manage urban freight and its impacts. This paper presents results from a comprehensive international survey of urban freight management strategies. Our purpose was to examine the effectiveness of alternative strategies and assess their transferability for broad US implementation. We use three categories to describe urban freight strategies: last mile/first mile deliveries and pickups, environmental mitigation, and trade node strategies. We find that there are many possibilities for better managing urban freight and its impacts including labeling and certification programs, incentive-based voluntary emissions reductions programs, local land use and parking policies, and more stringent national fuel efficiency and emissions standards for heavy duty trucks. More research is needed on intra-metropolitan freight movements and on the effectiveness of existing policies and strategies.
  Authors: Dablanc, Laetitia; Giuliano, Genevieve; Holliday, Kevin Thomas; O'Brien, Thomas Joseph
  Authors: Dablanc, Laetitia; Giuliano, Genevieve; Holliday, Kevin Thomas; O'Brien, Thomas Joseph
  Year: 2013
  Document Type: Paper
  Subject: Freight Transportation; Motor Carriers; Operations and Traffic Management
  Session: 709
  Paper Number: 13-2903
• Commercial Vehicle-Bicycle Conflicts: A Growing Urban Challenge
  Abstract: In many urban areas, including New York City (NYC), commercial vehicles face extremely challenging urban delivery conditions characterized by congested traffic and inadequate parking. Cities are increasingly looking to reduce congestion, and its negative externalities, by encouraging commuter shifts to non-motorized modes. However, achieving a considerable increase in bicycle mode share requires implementation of safe, often exclusive, bicycle capacities. Sparse available space, and even existing motor vehicle capacity, is increasingly being converted for use by bicycles, resulting in even less available parking for commercial vehicles, and creating an even more challenging multi-modal environment at the curbside. In this project, researchers performed a detailed analysis of observational data collected at the curbside in eight NYC neighborhoods to identify characteristics of both commercial vehicles and curbside conditions that can be used as predictors of commercial vehicle - bicycle conflict frequencies. This information can be used by planners in future curbside design to better understand expected freight behaviors at bicycle lane locations.
  Authors: Conway, Alison J.; Thuillier, Oriane; Dornhelm, Esther; Lownes, Nicholas E.
  Authors: Conway, Alison J.; Thuillier, Oriane; Dornhelm, Esther; Lownes, Nicholas E.
  Year: 2013
  Document Type: Paper
  Subject: Freight Transportation; Motor Carriers; Operations and Traffic Management
  Session: 709
  Paper Number: 13-4299
• Parking in the City: Challenges for Freight Traffic
  Abstract: This paper provides insights into the freight parking problem in large urban areas. The paper discusses freight parking management demand strategies developed by governmental agencies and other organizations. In addition, the paper proposes an approximate methodology to quantify freight parking demand and on-street parking availability. Parking demand is expressed as a function of the freight trip generation of individual establishments, and parking availability is estimated to be a function of curb space dimensions and commercial vehicle characteristics. Empirical findings are provided using New York City as a case study. From the analyses and results the paper provides a set of policy recommendations to help mitigate the issues identified.
  Authors: Jaller, Miguel Angel; Holguín-Veras, Jose; Hodge, Stacey Darville
  Authors: Jaller, Miguel Angel; Holguín-Veras, Jose; Hodge, Stacey Darville
  Year: 2013
  Document Type: Paper
  Subject: Freight Transportation; Motor Carriers; Operations and Traffic Management
  Session: 709
  Paper Number: 13-4340
• Implementing Best Practices Through Context-Sensitive Solution and Effective Decision Making: Case Study of Maspeth Bypass, Queens, New York
  Abstract: New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT) commissioned the “Maspeth Bypass and Intersection Normalization Study” to examine traffic flow in Maspeth, Queens, with a focus on the movement of trucks. The findings of this study supported the design and implementation strategies to improve traffic circulation and enhance safety in the industrial areas and improve quality of live for residential neighborhoods in Maspeth, Queens, NY. The goals of this study were identify how to implement the community proposed Maspeth Bypass and to identify traffic operations and geometric improvements that would be needed to make their concept a reality. The overall goal from the perspective of residents was to remove trucks from residential streets. This paper describes how the proposed Maspeth Bypass and Intersection Normalization were implemented through a context sensitive solution. This paper will illustrate how project managers used diverse skills to analyze problems, manage community expectations and lead an interdisciplinary team that developed solutions. The transportation professionals functioned both as technical resources and facilitators for community stakeholders. Effective techniques were used for involving business and residential and to allow for meaningful participation in the process in order to reach consensus in the decision-making process. By necessity, the project involvement was inclusive, continuous, and tailored to meet the circumstances. The study is also proof that a context sensitive solution approach can be used to develop and fine tune a design and expedite the approval process for implementation.
  Authors: Hodge, Stacey Darville; Casinelli, Luigi; Pelaez, Einah; Maguire, Thomas; Brzac, Dan
  Authors: Hodge, Stacey Darville; Casinelli, Luigi; Pelaez, Einah; Maguire, Thomas; Brzac, Dan
  Year: 2013
  Document Type: Paper
  Subject: Freight Transportation; Motor Carriers; Operations and Traffic Management
  Session: 709
  Paper Number: 13-4163
  Practice-Ready: Yes
• Commercial Vehicle-Bicycle Conflicts: A Growing Urban Challenge
  Authors: Conway, Alison
  Authors: Conway, Alison
  Year: 2013
  Document Type: Presentation
  Subject: Freight Transportation; Motor Carriers; Operations and Traffic Management
  Session: 709
  Paper Number: 13-4299
• Best Practices in Urban Freight Management: Lessons from an International Survey
  Authors: Giuliano, Genevieve
  Authors: Giuliano, Genevieve
  Year: 2013
  Document Type: Presentation
  Subject: Freight Transportation; Motor Carriers; Operations and Traffic Management
  Session: 709
  Paper Number: 13-2903
• Best Practices in Urban Freight Management: Lessons from an International Survey
  Authors: Holliday, Kevin
  Authors: Holliday, Kevin
  Year: 2013
  Document Type: Presentation
  Subject: Freight Transportation; Motor Carriers; Operations and Traffic Management
  Session: 709
  Paper Number: 13-2903
• Parking in the City: Challenges for Freight Traffic
  Authors: Jaller, Miguel
  Authors: Jaller, Miguel
  Year: 2013
  Document Type: Presentation
  Subject: Freight Transportation; Motor Carriers; Operations and Traffic Management
  Session: 709
  Paper Number: 13-4340
• Implementing Best Practices Through Context-Sensitive Solution and Effective Decision Making: Case Study of Maspeth Bypass, Queens, New York
  Authors: Casinelli, Luigi
  Authors: Casinelli, Luigi
  Year: 2013
  Document Type: Presentation
  Subject: Freight Transportation; Motor Carriers; Operations and Traffic Management
  Session: 709
  Paper Number: 13-4163