The Geography of Transport Systems now has a new section covering a wide variety of issues related to city logistics. This is a consolidation and migration of the website “City Logistics: Concepts, Policy and Practice”, which will be shut down. The section covers the foundations of urban freight distribution, distribution
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The Motor Transition in Urban Freight Distribution
Source: adapted from Dablanc, L. (2009) Freight Transport, A Key for the New Urban Economy. World Bank, Freight Transport for Development: a Policy Toolkit, July.Note: Alternative refers to modes such as electric and CNG vehicles as well as bicycles. What can be labeled the “motor transition” for urban freight is
Unloading a CNG Truck at a Motomachi Urban Consolidation Center
Photo: Dr. Laetitia Dablanc. The urban consolidation terminal located 300 meters from the city center is supplied through normal means. Deliveries are then consolidated and loaded into three CNG trucks, which are then used to deliver the shops that participate in the system. Delivery movements are kept to a minimum
Sogaris Urban Logistic Zone, Marseilles
Photo: Dr. Daniel Boudoin. Like several large urban agglomerations, Marseilles has real estate constraints leaving limited availability for land to be used for urban freight distribution. In such a context, enterprises involved in freight distribution were electing sites further away from the city center, exacerbating congestion. To mitigate this issue
Mitigation Strategies for Urban Freight Distribution
An array of strategies can be considered to mitigate urban freight distribution problems, most of which are related to congestion: Most of these strategies involve cities in advanced economies and would not apply well in cities in developing countries, which are facing their own array of urban freight distribution issues.
C.13 – Freight Distribution Strategies for City Logistics
Authors: Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue and Dr. Laetitia Dablanc From a freight distribution perspective, a city can be considered a bottleneck where transportation resources are scarce relative to the potential demand and are thus highly valuable. Freight is competing for the use of urban space. 1. Rationalization of Deliveries As a
Time Restricted Curb-Side Parking for Food Pickup
Photo: Dr. Tom O’Brien, 2021. At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, government-mandated restrictions prohibited indoor dining. Many restaurants responded by offering home deliveries and curbside pickup. To adapt, infrastructure managers allowed time-limited curbside pickup for customers. COVID-19 is an event that has demonstrated that, while not all
Waste Management Truck by the Curb
Photo: Dr. Tom O’Brien, 2021. A waste management truck maintaining the cleanliness of the city is stopped by the curb, facing the opposite direction of traffic.
Changing the Number of Street Lanes to Accommodate Business Needs
The number of lanes has been reduced to accommodate business needs, allowing restaurants to set up outdoor dining to comply with government-mandated restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Distributor Stakeholder Relationships, Interests and Different Sources of Influence
Source: Conway, A., & Williamson, J. (2018). Complete Streets Considerations for Freight and Emergency Vehicle Operations. New York State Energy Research and Development Authority.