Urban Freight Lab

A new paper is now out in Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, coauthored by our Anne Goodchild and Edward McCormack.

The study looks at how commercial vehicle drivers make curbside parking decisions in dense urban environments as freight demand increases and curb space becomes more constrained.

Using a heavy vehicle driving simulator and eye tracking data, researchers examine driver behavior across different curb conditions, including loading zones that are available, occupied, or missing, along with surrounding factors like bike lanes and passenger parking.

Read the paper:

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We’re excited to welcome Jeongjoon Gwon to the Urban Freight Lab as a student researcher.

Jeongjoon is an undergraduate at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, studying Industrial & Systems Engineering with a double major in Computer Science. His research focuses on operations and supply chain optimization, with an emphasis on data-driven approaches to urban freight and last-mile delivery.

Jeongjoon has earned several notable recognitions, including Korea’s Presidential Science Scholarship, selection as an Future Engineer, and a KAIST Undergraduate Research Grant.

At UFL, Jeongjoon is contributing to the SMART Curb Loading Zone ( ) Data Program and the Low Pollution Neighborhood (LPN) freight strategy with the Seattle Department of Transportation, helping integrate and analyze curb regulation and loading zone data across U.S. cities to support more effective urban freight policy and planning.

We’re thrilled to have Jeongjoon on the team!

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There’s still time to submit to a special issue of Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review on Emerging Vehicle Technologies for Next-Generation Transportation and Logistics Systems, guest edited by our Giacomo Dalla Chiara, with Zhiwei Chen (Drexel University), Qianwen (Cami) Li (University of Georgia), and David Z.W. Wang (Nanyang Technological University).

Submissions due: April 30, 2026

This issue invites research exploring how innovations like connected and automated vehicles, electric and hydrogen-powered fleets, modular vehicle designs, and drone delivery are reshaping transportation and logistics networks. Topics include last-mile delivery, fleet operations, environmental impacts, policy considerations, and equity in transportation systems.

Researchers working at the intersection of transportation, logistics, and emerging vehicle technologies are encouraged to submit.

More about the submission process:

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