Urbanism Next
University of Oregon University of Oregon

2023 Urbanism Next Conference

Portland, Oregon, USA
April 26-28, 2023
March 17, 2021
8:00 am
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March 19, 2021
5:43 pm
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How to Plan a Zero Emission Delivery Zone in 60 Days


Location: Oregon Convention Center - C-121

Portland developed its concept of a technology-enabled, regulated Zero Emission Delivery Zone in rapid time, hoping to capture an unexpected funding opportunity. With a goal of decarbonizing goods movement, project partners worked through a series of dead-end ideas and “A-ha!” moments before crafting a feasible and scalable program that addresses concerns of the public and private sectors. Learn how insights from interviews with carrier companies and the public institutions that serve as major delivery destinations led to a program with: a new zero-emission boundary, digitizing the curb, restricted loading zones, and a freight micro-hub.


CE Credits for APA, AIA, and ASLA, should be available for many sessions and workshops. More information on this will be available shortly.

Presenters


Jean Crowther Jean Crowther, Alta Planning + Design

Jean Crowther is an AICP planner and Principal at Alta, a firm specializing in sustainable and equitable transportation. She leads the company's New Mobility services, crafting future-ready mobility strategies and planning for new services and technologies in the public right-of-way. Jean has developed award-winning active transportation and multimodal system plans and helped cities across the country launch shared micromobility programs. She brings 20 years of experience in planning and community change, has a Masters in City and Regional Planning, and served on the Transportation Research Board Forum for Autonomous Vehicles and Shared Mobility.


Franklin Jones Franklin Jones, B-Line Urban Delivery

Franklin is an impact entrepreneur working at the intersection of sustainable transportation and local economies. He brings over a decade of experience in cycle logistics, local food hubs, and impact business models. Franklin founded B-Line with the vision of creating a company that can be a catalyst for building more sustainable and equitable communities.


Michael Schwartz Michael Schwartz, Ride Report

Michael Schwartz has nearly two decades of experience in the public, private, and non-profit advocacy sectors, focusing on mobility and infrastructure initiatives. He's dedicated his career to enhancing how people get around, including implementation of major capital projects and transportation policy initiatives at San Francisco County Transportation Authority and Transport Oakland. As the CEO of Ride Report, he leads a team that expanded the company’s role from aggregating data and managing micromobility to developing tools that advance multimodal transformation such as zero emissions delivery zones, evaluating the impact of infrastructure projects, and fusing complementary data sets for systems management.


Jacob Sherman Jacob Sherman, Portland Bureau of Transportation

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