Webinar on City Logistics in Amsterdam (NL)
Check out this 45 minute lecture on city logistics in Amsterdam by Walther Ploos van Amstel from the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences here.
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The sound of the city: silencing the noise in Amsterdam (NL)
It is Amsterdam’s ambition to maintain a level of at least 5.000 newly built houses each year. For this purpose the city is looking for suitable areas for residential building and is transforming existing business areas into metropolitan live-work areas.
More boats for waste collection in Amsterdam (NL)
Starting summer 2018 household garbage and company waste from busy inner city will be removed via the Amsterdam canals, directly to the waste incineration. In recent years, experiments have been done with collecting waste through the Amsterdam canals.
November 21-22: Urban Logistics Convention 2017 in Amsterdam (NL)
Since the amount and complexity of urban shipments is increasing drastically, cities are facing new challenges such as illegal parking and more emissions. Common logistic practices need to be reconsidered by all participants to foster smarter urban logistic solutions.
Waste collection: a new topic for research in city logistics
Waste collection is an important volume in city logistics today. In the LEVV-LOGIC project the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (NL) performed research on waste and the potential use of light commercial vehicles for waste collection in cities.
University hub for smart and sustainable supply in Amsterdam (NL)
The AUAS en UVA started a logistic hub, to realise sustainable and smart supply of 80 college buildings in Amsterdam. The AUAS and UvA have a tremendous amount of goods and services delivered. The two educational institutions, which have combined the purchasing of goods and services in a single purchasing organisation, deal with a total of around …
Assessing the potential market for cargo bikes and LEFVs
The number of light commercial vehicles in cities is growing, which puts increasing pressure on cities in terms of pollution, congestion, accessibility and loss of public space. One of the opportunities for improvement may be found in the use of light electric freight vehicles (LEFVs), including cargo bikes.
Research: using real time traffic data for city logistics in Amsterdam (NL)
Within the Accelerator TKI Dinalog program ten new consortia started to work on new research for knowledge and innovation in logistics in March 2017. One of the projects is ITSLOG. This project examines how real-time traffic data can be used for city logistics. The consortium is led by Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS). Scientific …
Amsterdam (NL): privileges for operators of electric freight vehicles
As a partner in the FREVUE project, the City of Amsterdam has been actively supporting the uptake of electric freight vehicles (EFVs), using different incentives, from purchase subsidies to encouraging zero emission deliveries in the procurement of its own office supplies. Among the most effective actions are operational incentives for freight companies using EFVs in …
Light Electric Freight Vehicles in Amsterdam (NL)
What is the impact of the introduction of light electric vehicles in Amsterdam? Watch the video…