Urban Freight Lab

Behind every Little Free Pantry is a network of people helping one another. In a recent KUOW Public Radio-OPB interview, Urban Freight Lab Senior Research Scientist Giacomo Dalla Chiara discusses PantryMap and what researchers are learning about Seattle’s network of community pantries, from food donations and pantry activity to the broader role these spaces play in supporting neighbors across the region. It's a thoughtful conversation about food access, mutual aid, and the value of making these community resources more visible.

Listen here:

Seattle’s grassroots food pantries just got easier to find - Seattle Now You can find little free food pantries all around Seattle neighborhoods. They’re a great place to stock up on a few things or to donate ingredients to a neighbor. Researchers at the University of Washington just launched an app to help people find and fill the pantries. They’re hoping to reduce ...

We are thrilled to celebrate two of our Ph.D. students, Travis Fried, Ph.D. and Tom Maxner, Ph.D., on completing their doctoral degrees.

Both Travis and Tom have been integral to the Urban Freight Lab community, making meaningful contributions to our research program, advancing work in urban freight systems, helping shape how cities can move goods more efficiently and equitably, and serving on our UW Sustainable Transportation - Planning & Livable Communities Master's Degree and Supply Chain Transportation & Logistics Graduate Degree teaching teams.

We are especially excited that they will both be continuing their work here with the UFL. Travis has stepped into a Research Engineer role, and Tom into the role of Director of the Lab.

We're so grateful for their scholarship, collaboration, and leadership, and look forward to what they will build in these next chapters.

Congratulations, Travis and Tom, on this huge milestone!