FREIGHT TRIPS GENERATED BY LARGE BUILDINGS: AN EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION

Francisco Javier Mafla-Hernández, MSc. Student.

Carlos A. González-Calderón, Ph.D. Associate Professor
John Jairo Posada Henao, Ph.D. Associate Professor

ABSTRACT PRELIMINARY RESULTS

This study estimates freight trips generated by large urban freight traffic “All the LUFTGs trips handle the cargo in different ways: in some cases they can
generators - LUFTGs ( e.g, malls, large buildings, hospitals, universities). have a similar behavior, but it is never the same.”
To conduct this research, the authors estimated econometric models to
50.0%
obtain the variables that explain production and attraction of freight 45.0%
46.4% 70%

trips generated by different LUFTGs. 40.0% 60% 58.73%

35.7%
35.0% 50%

LARGE URBAN FREIGHT TRAFFIC GENERATORS 30.0%

40%
33.00%
25.0%
30%
20.0% 17.9%
The LUFTGs can be understood as spots of reception and delivery of a large 20%
15.0%
number of freight trips in an urban area. Some examples are shown in Figures 10.0% 7.94%
10%
1, 2 and 3. 5.0%
0%
0.0%
Regular Hours Delivery and Delivery Off
Mixed Uses Residencial Industrial Uses regulars and off Regulars hours
Supermarket
Uses regular hours
Figure 5. Land uses for the LUFGTs. Figure 6. Regular and off hour deliveries

55 % Trip Attraction Averange Average establishment Adequate storage:

Supermarket Office building 45 % Trip Production Employment: 228 area : 48,000 m2 85 %
Supermarket
Set of establishments

18,108 trips/day
Figure 1. Freight transportation Figure 2. Bancolombia Figure 3. Mayorca Mall, 36,795 ton/day
analysis zones (LUFTGZs) , building, Medellín. Sabaneta. 2,1 ton/trip
Medellín.

METODOLOGY ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE

Identification
In the case of universities, the operation
Traffic Models
of LUFTGs Survey Knowledge dimension of the merchandise trips of
Counts (Trips/day)
the establishment can be measured
through the number of students.
CASE STUDY: MEDELLIN METROPOLITAN AREA
The model allows to estimate the
Main Urban Axis: Medellin, number of freight trips in other
Itagui, Bello. universities considering the number of
students

Location: South America,

Colombia, Antioquia

Approximately 130.000 freight

trips per day Truck trips/day = 3,21*Students

T-TEST-> EST 3,21

Approximately 6 million of trips Pr (>[t] ) 0,026
of people per day in all modes

Population: 3.9 million

inhabitants
Figure 7. Models for universities
Figure 4. Medellin Metropolitan Area

PRELIMINARY RESULTS FINAL EXPECTED RESULTS

This research pretends :
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❖ Estimate econometric models of production and attraction of freight
Number of Establishment

80
Trips generated by different LUFTG
60

Offering a modeling tool that serves as support in other areas such as:
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20 ❖ Value of congestion in LUFTGs,

0
❖ Road capacity studies in the vicinity of LUFTGs
Universities Hotels Companies Hospitals Malls Buildings Merchandise Animals Market place
Collection Slaughterhouse
Centers
Type of establishment

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