摘要: |
The proposed study addresses one of National Center for Freight & Infrastructure Research and Eduction (CFIRE's) Signature Technical Areas of Research: Assessment of Environmental and Energy Impacts of Freight Transportation. The project will be built upon an earlier work at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) in which a behavioral freight movement micro-simulation model, called FAME, was developed. The model considers the crucial role of freight activity in the economic vitality of the country, and the economic, social, and environmental impacts of freight transportation. The project proposes to link the FAME model and a network simulator so that it could be used as a test-bed for evaluating various freight policies (e.g., curfew and load/time restrictions for freight movements) and whether they help or hinder achieving sustainability goals. The project will examine the effects of different policy measures in controlling the impacts of the freight transportation system. |