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Freight and logistics are traditionally an afterthought for designers, whether it¡¯s related to building or street design. Cities have historically left freight management to the private sector, with individual operators managing how, when, and where goods are delivered. With the massive uptick in e-commerce and urban freight, how freight is planned for is becoming a city design and quality of life issue. Better planning guidelines are needed to address traffic congestion, pollution, road safety, and noise.

Stantec partnered with a multi-committee task force within the to look at how we can advance freight policy by advocating for more efficient, equitable, and sustainable goods movement. By focusing on the middle-mile to last-mile segments of the supply chain with four existing delivery scenarios and offering alternative prototypes to the current state of goods movement, we see opportunities for improvements that will benefit the entire city.

Delivering the Goods: NYC Urban Freight in the Age of E-Commerce addresses key challenges in four categories: Community, Industry, Policy, and Design. Each offers an analysis of current state scenarios, system-scale strategies, site-scale strategies, and recommended actionable strategies.?

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