Giacomo Dalla Chiara

Research Scientist

University of Washington

Urban Freight Lab

Biography

I am a research scientist at the University of Washington Urban Freight Lab and an affiliate instructor at the Supply Chain Transportation and Logistics MSc program. My research is focused on human behaviors in urban logistic systems, which I apply to urban transport planning, multimodal transportation, freight operations, infrastructure management, and food systems, among others.

I completed my PhD in Engineering Systems Design in 2018 at the Singapore University of Technology and Design and spent a year as a visiting researcher at the MIT Intelligent Transportation System Lab. I hold an MSC in Computational Statistics (ETH Zurich) and a BSc in Economics and Business (LUISS).

Interests

Urban Logistics
Multimodal transportation
Behavioral mobility
Urban freight planning

Education

PhD in Engineering Systems Design, 2018
Singapore University of Technology & Design
MSc in Statistics, 2013
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich)
BSc in Economics & Business, 2010
Libera Universitá Studi Sociali Guido Carli (LUISS)

Projects

Complete Streets and freight

A guide to balance freight needs in Complete Streets policy and design

Walking the last-mile

Using GPS data to explore the role of walking in last-mile deliveries

Biking the Goods

The role of cities in promoting cargo bike adoption

Cargo bike infrastructure

How cargo bikes use the urban infrastructure

OpenPark

A parking availability information system for delivery drivers

Community micro-pantries

Improving food access and reducing food waste through community micro-pantries

Publications

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Thomas Maxner, Giacomo Dalla Chiara, Anne Goodchild (2024). The State of Sustainable Urban Last-Mile Freight Planning in the United States. Journal of the American Planning Association.

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Giacomo Dalla Chiara, Griffin Donnelly, Seyma Gunes, Anne Goodchild (2023). How cargo cycle drivers use the urban transport infrastructure. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice.

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André Alho, Takanori Sakai, Giacomo Dalla Chiara (2023). New urban freight developments and land use. Handbook on Transport and Land Use.

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Andisheh Ranjbari, Caleb Diehl, Giacomo Dalla Chiara, Anne Goodchild (2023). Do parcel lockers reduce delivery times? Evidence from the field. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review.

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Andisheh Ranjbari, Caleb Diehl, Giacomo Dalla Chiara, Anne Goodchild (2023). What is the Right Size for a Residential Building Parcel Locker?. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board.

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