The Transportation Research Board’s Urban Freight Transportation Committee (AT025) is concerned with the study and research of urban freight transportation topics and issues, including urban transportation system demand and economic relationships, right-of-way issues, pick-up and delivery needs, terminal transportation needs, institutional challenges, and new technology, with an emphasis on providing support to practitioners.
I hope you are staying safe and healthy wherever you may be!
The committee conducted a successful virtual call on April 8, 2022. We had a lot to discuss as we look forward to the annual meeting next year and begin considering new problem statements. You can review the meeting notes on our Meetings page.
Congratulations are in order for the Committee members and friends. I had the pleasure of accepting the 2022 Blue Ribbon Award in the Renewal Category (“Attracting and Preparing the Next Generation of Professionals and Scholars in TRB”) at the January Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. This represents the third Blue Ribbon Award in a row that the committee has received (2019 Blue Ribbon Honorable Mention Award in the Leadership category; 2020 Blue Ribbon Award in the Research category). I’m very pleased with our committee’s collective recognitions in this critically important field — a true testament of the leadership our friends and members have demonstrated to improve urban freight movement!
Want to review a great summary of the past, present and future of Urban Freight Transportation? Check out our Centennial Paper entitled Urban Freight Transportation Committee Centennial Paper: Embracing the Future with Insights from the Past. As the name implies, the paper provides historical context on urban freight transportation, reflects on current challenges, offers glimpses of the future and provides a history of our committee. If you are looking for an interesting read and primer on the topic of urban freight transportation, I encourage you to read and enjoy it!
Remember, becoming a friend of our committee is as simple as going to www.mytrb.org, creating an account and clicking on our committee to become a friend. You will then receive my direct emails alerting you of our latest TRB Urban Freight Transportation Committee news!
Thanks, and have a great day!
Bill EiseleChair, TRB Urban Freight Transportation Committee
For all general inquiries about the TRB Urban Freight Transportation Committee, please contact the committee’s Communications Coordinator.