Public-private partnership at the University of Washington bringing together cities, industry, & academic research to solve urban freight problems.
Seattle, WA
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Across Seattle, Little Free Pantries connect neighbors sharing food with people who need it. How does food move through these grassroots spaces? And how can data and technology help us better understand and support community-driven food security?
More: piped.video/d8I4T-dyfMU?si=zYyI…
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Behind the scenes from a recent video shoot for our research on Little Free Pantries. Spending time with the people and partners involved gave us a closer look at the network that helps keep these community-run food access points running. We’re excited to share the final soon!
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Pleased to share that Sarah Dennis-Bauer is joining @essie_uf as Assistant Professor and Director of I-STREET at @_UFTI. Congratulations, Sarah! We’re excited to see all that you will accomplish and look forward to following your work.
More about Sarah:
urbanfreightlab.com/people/s…
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Our Giacomo Dalla Chiara in @Streetsblog about Philadelphia’s approach to managing loading zones, changing how commercial vehicles use the curb:
usa.streetsblog.org/2026/08/…
Urban Freight Lab research on commercial vehicle load zone programs in 13 U.S. cities: urbanfreightlab.com/publicat…
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NEW enewsletter includes new research, publications, media coverage, and events. Highlights include our Little Free Pantry mapping pilot, research on Pike Place Market and low-pollution neighborhoods, and publications on curb access and freight emissions: lnkd.in/gnj99WDS
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Three UFL researchers were in Toulouse, France, for @WCTRSoc, joining 1,500 researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to talk about the future of transportation. Always happy to see our work shared at conferences like WCTR and connect with to colleagues from around the world.
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Tomorrow, our member community will gather to explore how AI is shaping cities and freight systems. We'll discuss New York City policy updates, how industry leaders are approaching AI, and opportunities in urban planning and freight research. Looking forward to seeing everyone.
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A new issue of The Goods is coming soon. Inside:
• New Lab director
• New research (vehicle access at Pike Place Market, smart pantries, Low-Pollution Neighborhoods study
• New publications & upcoming presentations
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A new issue of The Goods is coming soon! Get the latest on our new Director Tom Maxner, Seattle research (Pike Place & Little Free Pantries), new peer-reviewed publications, and upcoming presentations.
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We attended the @ITEhq Western District Annual Meeting to share our latest research: Giacomo Dalla Chiara shared insights on strategic pricing for urban freight parking, and Jake Paulsene discussed integrating freight into complete streets frameworks.
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UFL is heading to Detroit for the American Society of Civil Engineers International Conference on Transportation & Development (ICTD) to present a poster. Connect with us if you're attending! @ASCETweets #ICTD26
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Thrilled to celebrate Travis Fried & Tom Maxner for completing their doctoral degrees. We are especially excited that they will both be continuing their work with the UFL. Travis has stepped into a Research Engineer role, and Tom into the role of Director of the Lab. Congrats!
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Proud to share that our founding director, Anne Goodchild, has officially graduated from Executive Leadership Program in Academic Technology, Engineering, & Science (#ELATES) at @DrexelUniv, an intensive, year-long national leadership program for STEM education leaders.
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"We're talking about free food, but people still pay." Not financially, but in time, distance, and effort. Seattle's network of micropantries helps reduce barriers, but without clear data, it is difficult to see where and what support is needed most.
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How do cities understand what autonomous vehicles are doing on their streets? The AVO Zone Challenge with @DDOTDC, @SWBID, @US_Ignite, @UWCoMotion, and @gwuengineering explores new ways to collect data on AV operations. Learn more or apply by July 16: us-ignite.org/avochallenge
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How much can curbside space change last-mile delivery in dense cities? @NYC_DOT is testing that question through a Microhub Pilot. In its first year, the pilot helped replace 3,000+ truck trips on city streets and is "a gamechanger for urban delivery".
nyc.gov/html/dot/html/pr2026…
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How can transportation agencies use revenue tools to manage new mobility in public space? Our new report with @ECONorthwest @Cityfi for @NASEMTRB looks at fees, taxes, pricing strategies, and subsidies for ride-hailing, micromobility, and goods delivery: urbanfreightlab.com/publicat…
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At Seattle’s @pike_place, pedestrians, residents, workers, deliveries, emergency access, and business activity all share a small, highly active civic space. We're working on a pilot with @seattledot to reduce vehicle access in core streets this summer.
seattletimes.com/seattle-new…
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.@pike_place is one of Seattle’s most active shared spaces. To better understand street access patterns, we're conducting short, anonymous visitor experience survey. If you’ve been to Pike Place Market recently, your perspective matters. Take the survey: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
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New @axios story on PantryMap.org, part of our @NSF work exploring micropantires with mapping, real-time updates, and sensors that track activity, temperature, and shelf weight, with partners @getridwell @uwcse @WADeptHealth @CascadeBicycle.
axios.com/local/seattle/2026…
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