Dr Anne Goodchild, Director of
the Supply Chain Transportation and Logistics Center at the
University of Washington, discusses urban logistics and parcel
lockers, including:
What the Urban Freight Lab is and how it works in understanding
and testing urban freight solutions
Seattle Neighbourhood Delivery Hub - providing access to goods
in neighbourhood-friendly modes
Collecting parcels by foot from parcel lockers, residential
delivery via cargo bike, mobile lockers, and reducing the distances
travelled by delivery vehicles
Emissions, safety, and pleasantness of neighbourhoods
Partnerships underpinning the Seattle Neighbourhood Delivery
Hub pilot
Evaluation of the pilot - measurable reduction in miles
travelled per parcel
Collaboration with carriers and local governments
Understanding impact on infrastructure and economics of last
mile delivery
Ideal area for a cargo bike delivery service to cover
Can cargo bikes feasibly replace delivery vans?
Measurable reduction in emissions
Impact on speed of delivery
Community response
Delivering large and bulky items
Parcel lockers research, evaluating impact on operations,
distance travelled, speed of delivery at the point of delivery and
impact on curb space
The importance of data when evaluating the impact of e-commerce
delivery on cities, including congestion and emissions
About the Podcast
The Postal Hub is the podcast for the global postal, parcels, delivery and express sectors.