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Research Highlights
Portland SMART Grant: Zero Emission Delivery Zones
John MacArthur
Nathan McNeil
In Spring 2023, the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) was awarded a Stage-1 grant under the Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grants Program by the US DOT, titled “Decarbonizing Goods Movement: A Technology-Enabled Zero Emission Delivery Zone.”
The City of Portland will launch a 25-acre Zero Emission Delivery Zone (ZEDZ) in central downtown to implement a regulated zero-emission zone. Funding for this Stage One SMART grant will allow PBOT to trial cha...
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FTA Manual on Pedestrian and Bicycle Connections to Transit
Jennifer Dill
Nathan McNeil
This manual provides a compendium of best practices to help transit and other transportation professionals improve pedestrian and bicycle safety and access to transit, including information on evaluating, planning for, and implementing improvements to pedestrian and bicycle access to transit. It was prepared by TREC for the Federal Transit Administration (FTA).
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