Description

The Urban Freight Lab (UFL) serves as the University of Washington’s dedicated research hub for urban freight and city logistics. We focus on addressing urban freight challenges amidst explosive ecommerce growth, surging transportation emissions, and the pressing demand for improved equity and safety outcomes in communities across the country. We work across sectors and disciplines to identify and frame complex urban freight issues and to engineer and test innovative solutions that foster the sustainability, efficiency, and livability of urban spaces. Corporate memberships include Amazon, EAVX, Fernhay, LAZ Parking, Michelin, Net Zero Logistics, Terreno Realty Corporation, Uber, and UPS.

Partners

UW Department of Industrial Engineering, CoMotion, Continuum College, Urban@UW

C40 Cities, cityfi, City College of New York (CUNY), City of Seattle, ECONorthwest, Health Effects Institute (HEI), Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI), National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), National Science Foundation (NSF), New York City Department of Transportation, Open Mobility Foundation (OMF), Pacific Northwest National Labs (PNNL), PacTrans, Pennsylvania State University (PSU), Smart Freight Centre, University of Gothenburg (Sweden), Washington State Department of Transportation, Washington State Transportation Center (TRAC)

Funders

U.S. Department of Energy
City of Seattle Department of Transportation
PacTrans
U.S. Department of Transportation
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
Corporate memberships: Amazon, Automotus, Coaster Cycles, Cornucopia Logistics, Ford Motor Company, General Motors, Grid Smarter Cities, Lacuna Technologies, Michelin, PepsiCo, REEF, Terreno Realty Corporation, URB-E, UPS