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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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Taxing Shared Micromobility: Assessing The Global Landscape Of Fees And Taxes And Their Implications For Cities, Riders, And Operators
John MacArthur
Shared micromobility (including shared electric scooters and bikes provided by private companies) is one of the newest transportation options that has come to cities in the last several decades. A new report explores the different ways cities charge shared micromobility companies to operate, and how these funds are used.
In the newly released report, John MacArthur of Portland State University, Kevin Fang of Sonoma State University and Calvin Thigpen of Lime examine data from 120 cities in...
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