Integrated strategies to address emerging freight and delivery challenges in New York City.

PDFTech ReportC-14-07NYSERDA No. 46830Freight transportationFreight trafficZoningDelivery servicePolicyRegulatory constraintsUrban designSidewalksNew York (New York)WXY architecture + urban designLubinsky, AdamDave, KushanWXY architecture + urban designUnited States. Federal Highway AdministrationNew York (State). Dept. of TransportationNew York State Energy Research and Development AuthorityUS Transportation CollectionThis report has three critical objectives. First, to highlight the changing nature of freight deliveries even as zoning policy for off-street loading has changed little over the last 65 years. Second, to consider policy and physical approaches to addressing the increasing number of freight deliveries, based on best practices, that take into account the range of issues including off-street and on-street constraints, differing densities and contexts, and urban design concerns relative to retail and sidewalk use. Third, to develop a quantitative approach to projecting freight demand that will aid in future policy and management considerations