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BrightDrop joins University of Washington’s Urban Freight Lab, startups to launch sustainable last-mile delivery hub in Seattle

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GM’s BrightDrop ( earlier post ) is collaborating with the University of Washington’s Urban Freight Lab (UFL), The City of Seattle, and tech and delivery companies, AxleHire, Coaster Cycles and REEF, to launch one of the nation’s first zero operating-emissions, last-mile neighborhood delivery hubs. Photo by Urban Freight Lab).

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BrightDrop Joins University of Washington’s Urban Freight Lab, Tech Startups to Launch Sustainable Last-Mile Delivery Hub in Seattle

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DETROIT – BrightDrop has collaborated with the University of Washington’s Urban Freight Lab (UFL), The City of Seattle, and tech and delivery companies, AxleHire, Coaster Cycles and REEF, to launch one of the nation’s first zero operating-emissions, last-mile neighborhood delivery hubs.

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Prototype PNNL, UW webapp predicts parking space availability for delivery drivers

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A collaboration between Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) and the University of Washington’s Urban Freight Lab has developed a prototype webapp that combines smart sensors and machine learning to predict parking space availability. Transportation Science doi: 10.1287/trsc.2019.0970. 2019.0970.

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

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One of the gurus of car sharing, Dr. Susan Shaheen of UC Berkeley, says we are in the age of shared mobility where new modes of alternative transportation services are making great changes. as well as 600 universities throughout the country. But take a look at the variety of program available.

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Portable Life-Support Device Provides Critical Care in Conflict and Disaster Zones

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His research at Toronto’s University Health Network has made major breakthroughs in understanding the absorption and use of oxygen by the body. He named it after the Toronto neighborhood where he still lives — Thornhill Medical. Operators based in Seattle successfully controlled remotely a device based in Toronto.

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US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

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Selected projects, by size of award, are: State of Wisconsin’s Wisconsin Clean Transportation Program. Fleets include transportation authorities, cities, school districts, the University of Michigan, FedEx, and Meijer. Utah Clean Cities Coalition’s Clean Cities Transportation Sector Petroleum Reduction Technologies Program.