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!
Planning is well underway for the TRB 100th Annual Meeting, which is being planned as a virtual event! Our committee held a committee conference call (business meeting) of members and friends on December 4th where we discussed this and so much more. Please be sure to review the meeting notes to get caught up! Please see the TRB Annual Meeting Online Program and type in “AT025” to see all of our planned committee activities. We are sponsoring a number of timely and thought-provoking sessions and workshops. You will definitely want to join us for our committee meeting on Monday, January 11th from 2:00 – 4:30 pm ET where we will welcome Mr. Tom Madrecki, VP of Supply Chain at Consumer Brands Association to discuss “Urban Freight Movement Challenges, Solutions and the ‘New Normal.’” The agenda for the full committee meeting is also available online. I look forward to seeing you there virtually!
Help us to continue celebrating the TRB Centennial! The TRB 2021 Annual Meeting theme is Launching a New Century of Mobility and Quality of Life. In celebration of the TRB Centennial, the Urban Freight Transportation Committee developed a 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!
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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.