by Walther Ploos van Amstel
LEAD created Digital Twins of urban logistics networks in six TEN-T urban nodes (Madrid, The Hague, Lyon, Budapest, Oslo, Porto) to support experimentation and decision-making with on-demand logistics operations in a public-private urban setting. City logistics solutions were represented by value case scenarios that address the requirements of the on-demand economy and the pressures caused …
We spend around 6% of our time commuting, but this can account for about 30% of our exposure to some air pollutants. There is widespread scientific consensus that short- and long-term exposures to air pollution are associated with significant health burdens for the population. This evidence continues to strengthen and evolve as air pollution is …
IRU, FIA Region I, and ACEA unequivocally oppose splitting the B driving license for cars into two categories, as the European Parliament’s draft report on the EU Driving Licence Directive proposed. Earlier this year, the European Commission proposed the Road Safety Package to EU legislators, which included amendments to the current directive governing driving licenses …
In November 2022, the European Commission released its proposed Euro 7 regulation for light- and heavy-duty vehicles, which limits the level of pollutants detrimental to human health, such as nitrogen oxides (NOx) and particulate matter (PM). An ICCT study models the proposed emission reductions and health benefits from implementing Euro 7 with increased stringency and …
Recently, Norway’s Transport Economics Institute published a study on parcel lockers and their impact on CO2 reduction. According to this study, picking up parcels at automated lockers can result in a 30 percent reduction of CO2 in local emissions. This will reduce fuel consumption, CO2 emissions, and local emissions from online shopping distribution. The researchers …
Today, it is difficult for consumers to make sense of the many labels on the environmental performance of products (goods and services) and companies. Some environmental claims are unreliable, and consumer trust is extremely low. Consumers can be misled, and companies can give a false impression of their environmental impacts or benefits – a practice …
The rise of e-commerce helped fuel consumer appetite for quick home deliveries. One consequence has been the placing of some logistics facilities in proximity to denser consumer markets. The trend departs from the prevailing discussion on “logistics sprawl,” or the proliferation of warehousing into the urban periphery. A recent study by Fried and Goodchild spatially …
Food e-commerce has long remained a limited phenomenon, which only changed noticeably during the COVID-19 pandemic. Not only did more consumers take advantage of the options offered online, but it also prompted the launch of many food delivery start-ups worldwide. Quick commerce, in particular, offering grocery deliveries within twenty minutes or less, attracted significant sums …
Cities worldwide are rethinking their mobility policies in light of environmental and quality-of-life objectives. As space is one of cities’ scarcest resources, mobility’s spatial footprint is increasingly scrutinized as an externality to mitigate. Like passenger transport, goods transport will shift towards efficient and zero-emission mobilities. Proximity logistics The logistics sector requires space to unload, cross-dock, …
What if the neighbors came to deliver your parcels from now on? It was a hilarious idea from the Dutch TV program Koefnoen in 2016. Okko and Eus walk with their wagon through the neighborhood, delivering parcels. With all the car-free plans, there may be a future in community shipping as a sustainable option for …