{"id":8483,"date":"2024-10-16T13:44:10","date_gmt":"2024-10-16T21:44:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pactrans\/?p=8483"},"modified":"2024-10-16T13:45:40","modified_gmt":"2024-10-16T21:45:40","slug":"upcoming-regional-transportation-seminar-10-21-freight-transportation-policy-and-planning-in-the-fight-against-climate-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pactrans\/upcoming-regional-transportation-seminar-10-21-freight-transportation-policy-and-planning-in-the-fight-against-climate-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Upcoming Regional Transportation Seminar (10\/21): Freight Transportation Policy and Planning in the Fight Against Climate Change"},"content":{"rendered":"

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View the Full Flyer here<\/a> or add the event to your calendar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\ud83d\udccc\u00a0HUB 145, UW<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Online<\/a>
\n\u23f2\ufe0f Monday, October 21 from 9:30 – 10:30 AM PT
\n\ud83d\udcbc This event is free & open to the public!
\n\u2615 Complimentary coffee, tea, and snacks provided.<\/p>\n

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In this talk, Professor Jos\u00e9 Holgu\u00edn-Veras will provide a brief overview of the: freight transportation research conducted at Rensselaer relevant to the fight against climate change; economic and behavioral interconnections between the participants in supply chains; wide range of potential public sector initiatives that could be used to foster sustainability; role of novel technologies, such as electric trucks, and best ways to avoid the trap identified by the Efficiency Paradox; role of land use policy and planning, and other potential public sector interventions such as efforts aimed at changing the very nature of freight demand, including freight mode choice. The final section will illustrate the potential benefits of selected initiatives.<\/p>\n

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Dr. Jos\u00e9 Holgu\u00edn-Veras<\/a>\u00a0is the William H. Hart Professor and Director of the Center of Excellence for Sustainable Urban Freight Systems at\u00a0Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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