If it’s good for you, it’s good for a package.

If it’s good for you, it’s good for a package.

Have you ever wondered about the billions of e-commerce packages being delivered by trucks everywhere?

What if, instead of feeling guilty about ordering that package, you knew your order was doing something good?

Tulips Transit Delivery wants to turn things all around in a way that is incredibly beautiful, like a tulip against a deep blue sky.

Tapping into the massive stream of delivered goods empowers Tulips Transit Delivery and creates a number of feedback loops, no matter what motivates you.

The economic choice

Lowering delivery costs while providing superior service.

The convenience choice

Extending transit routes, increasing frequency, and lowering waiting times.

The cyclist choice

Improving the quality and quantity of bike routes.

The social choice

Enhancing the liveability of urban areas.

The environmental choice

Greatly reducing carbon emissions.

The only choice

Ultimately that beautiful tulip is set against an equally beautiful blue sky.

Yes. Of course, you’ll need more than just this page to convince you. Read on and decide for yourself…

"I can't understand why people are frightened of new ideas.  I am frightened by the old ones.”

– John Cage

I have been working on Tulips Transit Delivery for about 35 years. The core idea is very simple: nothing is more efficient than moving people and packages together. The benefits are far-reaching, stretching from the planet, to cities, and hopefully to you.

  • The name Tulips Transit seems like an unusual choice, putting the image of a transit network against that of a delicate flower. It started from a nerdy way of describing the underlying technologies and methods of the system.

    T - Transferring packages withinthe transit network and out to bikes and other last mile vehicles.

    U - Unloading

    L - Loading

    I - Internet of Things - using a network to connect everything, packages, containers, loading vehicles, transit schedules, and customers.

    P - Positioning loading vehicles and robotic tools to precisely dock with transit vehicles.

    S - Storing containers and packages securely fitting in with the constraints of urban spaces.

  • Thirty years of Tulips development came from my experience working with the Oregon Department of Transportation, doing surveying, roadway design, 3D mapping, and roadway construction. Living and working in Portland, Oregon was also key. This is the place where the book (of policies, standards, and designs) on how bicycles and pedestrians can move in auto-dominated cities truly was written. That book is not finished and we want to add new chapters!

  • Outside of working hours, and since I retired, I have spent thousands of hours doing research on transportation innovation: about cargo bikes, autonomous and connected vehicles, electric vehicles and battery technology, artificial intelligence, best practices for transit, and much more.

  • My brother, Scott Fosgard, has given me an amazing opportunity to more deeply research the latest technologies. Scott worked closely with Lawrence Burns, who served as corporate vice president of research, development, and planning at General Motors.

    Scott, with his own communications business, has worked with dozens of tech companies pushing the limits of transportation advancement.

    Jasmin Elena is behind all of the graphics, the Tulips Transit wordmark and logo. I loved her work when I first hired her and now so many others do as well. At the recent Forth Roadmap conference her graphics made our booth very special.