Papers -- This section is under construction. It will contain the papers presented at the 2009 National Urban Freight Conference, depending on the authors' preferences for posting their papers.

Freight and Livability:

A Sustainable Strategy for Developing an Urban Gateway: The Case of Hamilton, Ontario

Presenter: Mark Ferguson, McMaster University Co-authors: Pavlos Kanaroglou, Hanna Maoh, McMaster University

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Regional Comparison:

Intermodal: Speed Differences Between Cars and Trucks on Freeways

Alon Bassok, Puget Sound Regional Council Co-authors: Maren Outwater, Jeff Frkonja, Chris Johnson, PSRC

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Track 1 Models for Transportation, Port, Air, Intermodal Operations, Impact Analysis

Issues and Approaches to the Utilization of Highly Aggregated Databases in Freight Planning and Modeling	Gregory Harris, University of Alabama in Huntsville Co-authors: Michael Anderson, Niles Schoening, UAH	Paper

Track 2 Port Operations and Productivity

Track 3 Trucking/Air/Rail Economics and Logistics, Productivity, Labor Issues

Assessing the key drivers and current trends in the air freight industry, their contribution to the regional supply chain and impact on regional distribution	Presenter: Wouter Dewulf, University of Antwerp Co-authors: Eddy Van de Voorde, Thierry Vanelslander, University of Antwerp	Paper

Track 5 Policy and Institutional Issues in Urban Goods Movement

Dedicated Funding for University Maritime Research:  Issues and Opportunities	Presenter:  Richard D. Stewart, University of Wisconsin-Superior	Paper
The Shape of Things to Come: Private Investment in Maritime Port Infrastructure	Presenter: Christopher Clott, California Maritime Academy	Paper

Track 6 Securty/Vulnerability of Goods Movement Infrastructure

Soft Defined Radio Communications for Interoperability	Hen-Geul (Henry) Yeh, California State University, Long Beach Co-authors: Hsien-Yang Yeh, Charles Van Houten, CSULB	Paper

Track 7 Best Practices/Lessons Learned