Public-private partnership at the University of Washington bringing together cities, industry, & academic research to solve urban freight problems.
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"We're talking about free food, but people still pay." Not financially, but in time, distance, and effort. Seattle's network of micropantries helps reduce barriers, but without clear data, it is difficult to see where and what support is needed most.
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How do cities understand what autonomous vehicles are doing on their streets? The AVO Zone Challenge with @DDOTDC, @SWBID, @US_Ignite, @UWCoMotion, and @gwuengineering explores new ways to collect data on AV operations. Learn more or apply by July 16: us-ignite.org/avochallenge
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How much can curbside space change last-mile delivery in dense cities? @NYC_DOT is testing that question through a Microhub Pilot. In its first year, the pilot helped replace 3,000 truck trips on city streets and is "a gamechanger for urban delivery".
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How can transportation agencies use revenue tools to manage new mobility in public space? Our new report with @ECONorthwest @Cityfi for @NASEMTRB looks at fees, taxes, pricing strategies, and subsidies for ride-hailing, micromobility, and goods delivery: urbanfreightlab.com/publicat…
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At Seattle’s @pike_place, pedestrians, residents, workers, deliveries, emergency access, and business activity all share a small, highly active civic space. We're working on a pilot with @seattledot to reduce vehicle access in core streets this summer.
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.@pike_place is one of Seattle’s most active shared spaces. To better understand street access patterns, we're conducting short, anonymous visitor experience survey. If you’ve been to Pike Place Market recently, your perspective matters. Take the survey: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
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New @axios story on PantryMap.org, part of our @NSF work exploring micropantires with mapping, real-time updates, and sensors that track activity, temperature, and shelf weight, with partners @getridwell @uwcse @WADeptHealth @CascadeBicycle.
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.@uwnews highlights PantryMap.org, developed by our researchers to connect neighbors to little free pantries through real-time updates, activity feeds, wish lists, and stock-level reporting, with @NSF, @getridwell @uwcse @WADeptHealth & more.
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Great to see UFL friend and partner @CascadeBicycle Pedaling Relief Project expanding with Hopelink Bellevue Market. Since 2020, PRP volunteers have redistributed 1.7MM pounds of surplus food by bike to people in need, reducing waste and air pollution. cascade.org/news/2026/04/cas…
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We gathered members last week for our quarterly meeting. Thanks @SeattleSPU North Transfer Station for hosting and giving a look inside the facility and its operations. We also heard from @SDOT, @pike_place and @UofIllinois. Grateful for everyone who joined and shared their work.
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Urban Freight Lab friend & member Mark Chiusano (Net Zero Logistics) published a @CityLimitsNews op-ed on last-mile delivery in NYC, highlighting foot couriers, ebikes, and waterfront freight as lower-impact ways to move goods in dense urban neighborhoods.
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A new paper is now out in Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, coauthored by our Anne Goodchild and Edward McCormack. The study looks at how commercial drivers make curbside parking decisions in dense urban environments.
Read the paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.trip.2026.…
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Still time to submit to a special issue of Transportation Research Part E: Emerging Vehicle Technologies for Next-Generation Transportation and Logistics Systems, guest edited by our Giacomo Dalla Chiara. Submissions are due April 30.
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.@StreetsblogUSA highlights our work on these hyper-local #micropantries and how they connect with the broader food assistance network. Our research team is using sensors to study food availability and help coordinate between donors, orgs, and partners.
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Please join us in welcoming Wylie Cleugh to our team. Wylie is an undergrad student in Industrial & Systems Engineering #researching how #technology and policy shape urban #transportation systems and support more #sustainable and equitable cities. Welcome!
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Congrats to Giacomo Dalla Chiara on being promoted to Senior Research Scientist. Since joining the Lab 7 years ago, he has worked to advance urban freight research to make systems and cities more efficient, equitable, and sustainable.
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If you've walked through Seattle lately, you've probably seen one: a small box stocked with canned goods, snacks, and fresh produce. Micro-pantries are simple and community-powered, but they raise bigger questions about how cities move food, reduce waste, and support neighbors.
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We're featured in #Ridwell's blog highlighting our @NSF-funded research on this micro-pantry network. Our interdisciplinary team is studying how these hyperlocal systems operate: how food moves through them, when they're used, and who needs them most.
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While ecommerce has transformed how we shop, new UFL research shows that the environmental cost of "next-day delivery" is not shared equally. “Increasing nationwide disparities in road freight emissions across cities,” is published in Nature Cities: nature.com/articles/s44284-0…
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New study by our Sarah Dennis-Bauer examines how freight routing strategies affect public health, with actionable insights for optimizing routes while maintaining efficient operations. Read the paper in Transportation Research Part D: sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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