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Fighting for Curb Space: Parking, Bike Sharing, Urban Freight Deliveries, Ride‐Hailing, and Others Users

Principal Investigator Miguel Jaller, Ph.D.
University of California, Davis

This project studies how curb space demand is changing with current transportation trends like ride-hailing and rapid e-commerce.

Project Status

Complete

Fighting for Curb Space: Parking, Ride-Hailing, Urban Freight Deliveries, and Other Users

Research Product Type

Research Report

This study developed a parking simulation in SUMO following a set of parking behaviors (e.g., parking search, parking with off-street parking information availability, double-parking). These scenarios were tested in three different (land use-based) sub-study areas representing residential, commercial and mixed-use.

Integrating Management of Truck and Rail Systems in Los Angeles

Principal Investigator Maged Dessouky, Ph.D.
University of Southern California

This project addresses train system delays by establishing models to optimize the balance of freight demand across rail and truck modes.

Project Status

Complete

Modeling for Local Impact Analysis

Principal Investigator Petros Ioannou, Ph.D.
University of Southern California

This project developed a set of traffic simulation models for the Los Angeles/Long Beach region that allowed the researchers to evaluate impacts on transportation system efficiency and on the environment.

Project Status

Complete

Prediction framework for parking search cruising time and emissions in dense urban areas

Research Product Type

Associated Publication

This paper: (1) uses empirical data and conducts descriptive and comparative analysis using a spatial lag model to analyze the factors influencing average cruising time (ACT) related to parking search, and (2) proposes a novel framework to predict grid-based ACT and to estimate average emission metrics (AEM).

Routing Strategies for Efficient Deployment of Alternative Fuel Vehicles for Freight Delivery

Research Product Type

Research Brief

This research develops efficient deployment strategies for logistics companies with new alternative fuel vehicles.

Routing Strategies for Efficient Deployment of Alternative Fuel Vehicles for Freight Delivery

Principal Investigator Maged Dessouky, Ph.D.
University of Southern California

This research addresses how fueling station locations impact alternative fuel vehicles in terms of energy, efficiency, and emissions.

Project Status

Complete

Spatial Dynamics of the Logistics Industry and Implications for Freight Flows

Principal Investigator Genevieve Giuliano, Ph.D.
University of Southern California

This project examines changes in the spatial pattern of warehousing and distribution (W&D) activities and how these changes may impact truck vehicle miles traveled.

Project Status

Complete

Transportation Fundamentals

In 2019, UC Davis experts met with a cross section of policy stakeholders to discuss sustainable transportation topics in California and the rest of the US over the coming years. The Transportation Fundamentals briefing series was an opportunity for staffers in the Legislature, Regulatory Agencies and NGOs who are new to the sustainable transportation space to familiarize themselves with important technologies, statistics and trends in electric vehicles, alternative fuels, sustainable freight.

Warehousing and Distribution Center Facilities in Southern California: The Use of the Commodity Flow Survey Data to Identify Logistics Sprawl and Freight Generation Patterns

Research Product Type

Research Report

This work addresses an important research topic of freight modeling by analyzing the freight patterns, in terms of freight generation and logistics sprawl, of warehouses and distribution centers in Southern California.