urbanfreightlab

The Urban Freight Lab (UFL) serves as the University of Washington’s dedicated research hub for urban freight and city logistics. We focus on addressing urban freight challenges amidst explosive ecommerce growth, surging transportation emissions, and the pressing demand for improved equity and safety outcomes. We work across sectors and disciplines to identify and frame complex urban freight issues and to engineer and test innovative solutions that foster the sustainability, efficiency, and livability of urban spaces.

We are a structured partnership composed of university researchers, public-sector agencies, and private-sector industry from across the transportation and logistics landscape. Our diverse membership spans retail, infrastructure and operations technology, manufacturing, real estate, and shipping. We build relationships between interconnected stakeholders to gain a comprehensive 360-degree view, enabling us to develop solutions that would be unattainable independently.