José Holguín-Veras

Delivery or dine in? Restaurateurs consider a future without masks

Spectrum News  tv

2022-02-11

... Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy said the demand (for online food delivery) may drop off. “Nothing will replace the experience of going to a restaurant, the environment, having a drink, having good company, etcetera,” said Jose Holguin-Veras, director of the Center for Infrastructure, Transportation and the Environment at RPI. He co-authored a paper on the research that surveyed consumers about their habits prior to the pandemic, during the pandemic and their expectations after the pandemic. ...

15-Minute Grocery Delivery Has Come to N.Y.C. Not Everyone Is Happy.

New York Times  print

2021-11-09

... Ultrafast grocery services also encourage people to place smaller and more frequent orders, resulting in more delivery trips and bringing more trucks to residential areas to restock hubs — all of which worsen congestion and pollution, said José Holguín-Veras, a professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute who studies transportation issues. “It’s the price of convenience,” Prof. Holguín-Veras said. “But I feel like I’m going against a tsunami because once you get used to that, why do you want to walk to the local store or plan ahead to buy groceries for the week?” ...

Double-Parking Crackdown in NYC Would Pinch Businesses

The Wall Street Journal  print

2019-04-25

New York City wants to tighten double-parking rules citywide to ease congestion, but delivery firms say the changes would lead to more tickets and increase business expenses because there are so few spaces to park legally.

‘Amazon Day’ Shipping Option Aims to Reduce Deliveries and CO2 Emissions

Fortune  print

2019-03-01

For households that constantly order items on Amazon, the convenience can often be soured by having to deal with a barrage of packages arriving multiple times a week.

Online Shopping Was Supposed to Keep People Out of Traffic. It Only Made Things Worse

Time  print

2018-12-18

At the tail end of a three-hour drive from upstate New York to Boston, Professor José Holguín-Veras stared morosely through his windshield at the signs of a transportation apocalypse. “I’m surrounded by trucks and nothing is moving,” he grumped into his cellphone. “This is what the future looks like.”

Japan's 1000-year-old-warning

Los Angeles Times  online

2012-03-11

I am an engineer and a disaster researcher; I went to Japan after the March 11, 2011, magnitude 9.0 Tohoku earthquake to try to identify lessons there that could benefit future disaster-response operations. In late May, I was following the usual research routine of interviewing individuals involved at the various stages of the disaster response, and particularly those involved in the distribution of critical supplies as part of the relief effort.

The impacts of time of day pricing on car user behavior: findings from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s initiative

Transportation

2011

This paper discusses the key findings from a research project that assessed the impacts of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s Time of Day Pricing Initiative on the behavior of passenger car users. The survey data, comprised...

Preliminary Insights into Optimal Pricing and Space Allocation at Intermodal Terminals with Elastic Arrivals and Capacity Constraint

Networks and Spatial Economics

2006

This paper discusses derivations, and implications of, formulae to compute optimal space allocation and pricing for storage at container terminals. The case discussed in the paper considers elastic arrivals and container dwelling times, which is a...