by Walther Ploos van Amstel
Parking for loading and unloading in urban areas is minimal, requiring shared use among various users. Despite its importance, delivery drivers’ attitudes and preferences regarding parking in city environments have not been extensively studied. A recent paper addresses this gap by analyzing survey data from delivery drivers in the northeastern United States. Using stated preference …
The current state of data on urban logistics traffic patterns is inadequate. The available data are often limited, inconsistent, outdated, and costly. Recent research explored innovative methods for collecting urban freight data and making it accessible to policymakers and researchers. It focuses on three case studies: Rotterdam (Netherlands), Brussels (Belgium), and Barcelona (Spain). These case …
Effective urban logistics planning is essential for managing infrastructure and transportation networks, helping to reduce the negative impacts of last-mile deliveries and promoting city sustainability. Among various supply chain management tasks, choosing strategic locations for logistics facilities—such as automated parcel lockers and smart loading bays—in urban areas is particularly significant. However, decision-making in this area …
EIT Urban Mobility has unveiled its latest study, “Costs and Benefits of the Urban Mobility Transition.” This comprehensive report examines how European cities can navigate the complex path to meet the EU Green Deal’s transport sector goals for 2030 and 2050, assessing various mobility strategies’ financial and societal impacts. Transition scenarios An update to the …
Despite extensive research on e-commerce’s impacts on last-mile logistics and sustainability, there has been limited focus on evaluating urban freight through an equity lens. To address this gap, a recent study introduces a modeling framework designed to help researchers and planners estimate the baseline equity performance of a major e-commerce platform and assess the equity …
Dutch Cycloon is stopping its parcel delivery service, resulting in 440 employees losing their jobs. The parcel market has been under pressure for some time. Cycloon says it can no longer compete in that market, pointing to rising costs due to inflation and competitors that could become more sustainable and grow faster. Cycloon (and its …
The Awaken Sleeping Assets Project is a unique collaboration of cities (Paris, Stockholm, Vienna, and Hamburg), industries, and research partners representing four different European countries (Austria, France, Germany, and Sweden). It aims to gather and process relevant information at the local level on obstacles, success factors, logistics parameters, framework conditions, and impacts of sustainable urban …
Paris 2024 Games: 754 competitions and ceremonies, 41 Olympic sites, and 20 Paralympic venues in Paris, involving 10,500 athletes, over 10 million spectators, and 45,000 accredited journalists. Goods: 900,000 pieces of sports equipment, 1.3 million other items, 170,000 pallets, 60,000 luggage, and 14,000 last-mile trips. These figures underscore the immense complexity of organizing such a …
Despite being a significant component of urban traffic, service trips are often overlooked in academic literature. These trips are primarily undertaken to perform various services, with the transportation of necessary goods being an integral part of the process. As a result, professionals use commercial vehicles for these tasks. A recent paper employs a combination of …
In a new paper, the authors argue that urban studies must consider urban freight as a crucial component of ongoing urban transformations. The movement of goods is increasingly shaping cities, with uncertain implications for sustainability, livability, and justice. Despite its importance, freight logistics has been largely overlooked in urban studies. This paper aims to address …