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Date
12-6-2019
Description
E-commerce is growing—it is estimated that e-commerce sales now account for more than 10% of total retail sales in the U.S. The continued maturation of the e-commerce market is fueling a significant growth in warehousing, changing the nature of brick-and-mortar retail, and creating a surge in parcel volumes, which means deliveries are up. Way up. The New York Times recently reported that 1.5 million packages are delivered daily in New York City. In order to meet this demand for delivery, businesses are looking for new and creative ways to deliver packages to consumers, including attempting to automate the last mile. What does this growth in e-commerce and urban freight mean for our transportation system? What are the land use implications? What kinds of strategies are being employed to manage the influx of deliveries? This seminar will explore these questions, as well as touch on local research efforts to better understand urban freight trip generation.
Biographical Information
Amanda Howell is a Project Manager for the Urbanism Next Center at University of Oregon. She conducts research on the impacts of emerging technologies—new mobility, e-commerce, and AVs—on cities. She holds a Master's Degree in Urban and Regional Planning from Portland State University and was the project manager for an affordable housing transportation study sponsored by the California Department of Transportation during her studies. Before moving to Portland for graduate school, she provided programmatic support to the Prison University Project, a Bay Area nonprofit that operates an on-site, degree-granting program for people incarcerated at San Quentin State Prison.
Subjects
Electronic commerce -- Effect on land use planning, Electronic commerce -- Effect on transportation planning, Delivery of goods, Transportation -- Planning
Disciplines
Transportation | Urban Studies
Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/30602
Recommended Citation
Howell, Amanda, "Exploring the Transportation and Land Use Impacts of E-Commerce" (2019). PSU Transportation Seminars. 184.
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/30602