Smart freight & city planning: how UT’s Center for Transportation Research is tackling urban traffic and shipping costs
Ever wonder why shipping costs keep rising while downtown traffic gets progressively worse? The answer often lies in a hidden urban challenge: disorganized freight systems and land-use sprawl. When warehouses, fulfillment hubs, and retail destinations are spread out without clear spatial coordination, delivery vehicles spend more time idling in traffic, burning fuel, and traveling longer […]