[PDF][PDF] Urban freight practice-An evaluation of selected examples
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PA Habib
Transactions, 1974•onlinepubs.trb.orgABSTRACT A diverse group of urban good& movement projects and actions t11ken hy
mnnicipali ties are documented and the principal lesson or lessons derived from each
project are highlighted. The research used the literature, field visits, interviews, and
independent research to formulate the presentation of the selected examples. The paper
contains eight examples of municipalities that have implemented projects in curb space
management, off-street facility planning, and zoning. Six examples are drawn from us cities …
mnnicipali ties are documented and the principal lesson or lessons derived from each
project are highlighted. The research used the literature, field visits, interviews, and
independent research to formulate the presentation of the selected examples. The paper
contains eight examples of municipalities that have implemented projects in curb space
management, off-street facility planning, and zoning. Six examples are drawn from us cities …
Abstract
A diverse group of urban good& movement projects and actions t11ken hy mnnicipali ties are documented and the principal lesson or lessons derived from each project are highlighted. The research used the literature, field visits, interviews, and independent research to formulate the presentation of the selected examples. The paper contains eight examples of municipalities that have implemented projects in curb space management, off-street facility planning, and zoning. Six examples are drawn from us cities and two from Canada. An evaluation follows each example to highlight the positive and negative results of each as they might affect application elsewhere. This paper is drawn from research sponsored by the UMTA University Research Program and was conducted by the author while at the Polytechnic Institute of New York.
This paper provides a detailed review of a selected number of actions taken by various municipalities to address urban freight transportation. The documentation for several of these actions included field trips and interviews. The literature, plus the author's personal knowledge or involvement, provided the documentation on the other actions. The urban transportation planner's or the engi-
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