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Workshop: Innovation in Urban Freight

February 6-7, 2012

Seattle, Washington, USA


Sunday, February 5, 2012
6:00 PM Reception (Alexis Hotel)
Monday, February 6, 2012
8:00 AM Breakfast (Continental at PSRC)
9:00 AM Welcome:
Anne Goodchild, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil& Environmental Engineering, University of Washington
Bob Drewel, Puget Sound Regional Council Executive Director
Dan O'Neal
, Washington State Transportation Commission
10:00 AM Session:
Urban Goods and Smart Growth Literature Review
Erica J Wygonik
, PhD Candidate, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Washington
10:45 AM Break / Coffee
11:00 AM Session:
Keeping Things Moving

Barb Ivanov, Co-Director Freight Systems Division, Washington State Department of Transportation
Cristina Van Valkenburgh, Mobility Programs Manager, Seattle Department of Transportation, Policy and Planning Division
Bari Bookout, Director of Commercial Strategy, Port of Seattle
12:30 PM Lunch (City Hall)
Mike McGinn, Seattle Mayor
2:00 PM Session:
Microsimulating Truck Emissions and Population Exposure
Glareh Amirjamshidi PhD Candidate, Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Toronto, Canada
Matthew J. Roorda, Associate Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Toka S.Mostafa, PhD Student, Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Toronto, Canada
Aarshabh Misra, MASc Student, Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Toronto, Canada
3:00 PM Session:
Urban Freight Transport Policies in Rome: Lessons Learned and the Road Ahead
Agostino Nuzzolo, Department of Enterprise Engineering, Tor Vergata Univerasity of Rome, Italy, EU
Antonio Comi, Department of Enterprise Engineering, Tor Vergata Univerasity of Rome, Italy, EU
4:00 PM Break / Coffee 
4:30 PM Session:
The GAZ project: Achieving More Energy Efficient and Environmental Friendly Freight Transport in Cities
Tomas Levin, SINTEF Technology and Society, Trondheim, Norway
Trond Foss, SINTEF Technology and Society, Trondheim, Norway
Terje Tretvik, SINTEF Technology and Society, Trondheim, Norway
6:00 PM Dinner (Transportation will be provided)
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
8:00 AM Breakfast (Continental at PSRC)
8:30 AM Session:
Challenges of Moving Freight in Urban Environment
John Creighton, Commissioner, Port of Seattle
Xiaoling Huang, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian, China
Terry Finn, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad
10:00 AM Break / Coffee
10:30 AM Session:
Waste Reverse Collection Management in Tainan
Cheng-Chang Lin
, Professor, National Cheng Kung University
11:30 AM Session:
Creative Solutions to Planned Conflict: Functional Classification, Freight, and Urban Form
Nicholas Fortey, Federal Highway Administration, Salem, Oregon,
Deborah Redman, Metro, Portland, Oregon
12:30 PM Lunch (at PSRC)
Freight Trends and Urban Implications
Joe BryanPB Freight & Logistics
1:30 PM Session:
Challenges of Data and Modeling
Matthew J. Roorda
, Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Toronto, Canada
2:00 PM Closing Remarks
Anne Goodchild, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Washington
WednesdWednesday, February 8, 2012
8:00 AM Breakfast (Port of Seattle, Port Headquarters at pier 69)
8:30 AM Port of Seattle Introduction
9:00 AM Christine Wolf, Regional Transportation Program Planner, Port of Seattle
Port Presentation
Q/A
10:00 AM Tour (The tour will end at noon.)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

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