The steady growth in online retailing continues to rattle long-established business models and the shopping patterns of consumers (who are also taxpayers, voters, and drivers). These changes, which include more frequent and immediate delivery options, can directly impact our transportation system, bringing to light a number of challenges. Planners and policy makers alike will need […]
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There’s No Such Thing As the Suburbs
For a recent report, TTI was faced with the challenge of classifying 1,300 survey response zip codes as urban, suburban, or rural. Researchers wanted to know where respondents lived to look at how shopping trends might affect freight and deliveries in different areas. We asked respondents things like “are you an Amazon prime member?” and […]