On-Site Berths and Curbside Implications

This study looked at factors related to freight trip generation in Washington, DC and urban environments. The study presents a comprehensive review of literature and practices regarding loading zones at different US cities; collected commercial vehicle parking occupancy data through video-monitoring at 20 different buildings in the District of Columbia; conducted business surveys for evaluating loading demand at the curb and on-site berths; and analyzed video and survey data to derive dwell time data for commercial vehicle loading activity at curbs and onsite berths of the subject buildings. Video surveillance and post-surveillance analysis of the video footage offered a viable mechanism for obtaining data on loading and unloading activity at curbside and onsite berths. By deploying the video footage on a private YouTube channel, the study developed an innovative methodology to store, manage and encode loading-unloading activities. This less intrusive methodology saved a significant amount of time while providing accurate and verifiable data. The analysis of loading activity provided fairly consistent results for curbsides and on-site berths at all buildings for which video data were analyzed. Some of the generalized observations include the following: Most of the curbside activity at 13 buildings lasted for dwell times of 10 minutes or less; The most frequent dwell time for loading activities was 2 minutes for all data collection sites; On weekdays, loading peaks occur between 9AM-2 PM with most common peak-hour being 9-10 AM; Wednesday through Friday are peak days of the week for loading; Sundays have the lowest loading

• Record URL:
  http://d92016.eos-intl.net/eLibSQL14_D92016_Documents/DDOT%20FTG%20Final%20Report%202021.pdf
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• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/56638
• Corporate Authors:

  George Mason University

  Fairfax, VA  United States  22030

  District Department of Transportation

  Washington, DC  United States  20003

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Venigalla, Mohan
  • Hancock, Kathleen
  • Kim, Woojung
  • Clower, Terry
  • White, Mark
  • Birson, Kurt
  • Kim, Monica
  • Leary, R Scott
• Publication Date: 2019-7

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Final Report
• Features: Appendices; Figures; Maps; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 198p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Commercial vehicle operations; Curb side parking; Dwell time; Literature reviews; Loading and unloading; Trip generation
• Geographic Terms: Washington (District of Columbia)
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Operations and Traffic Management; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01780795
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: DDOT-RDT-2021-01
• Contract Numbers: DCKA-2015-C-0011 Task #19
• Files: NTL, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Aug 30 2021 2:48PM