by Walther Ploos van Amstel
Implementation of construction projects is a determinant of the development of modern cities. However, this entails transport for supply purposes, significantly affecting the volume of freight transport in cities. Such a large share translates into a growing interest in more sustainable ways of organizing and providing construction-related transportation. A new paper presents research to build …
Autonomous delivery robots are a promising alternative for last-mile delivery. To realize the successful implementation of delivery robots in public spaces, it is important to study the interaction between robots and the traffic environment. The traffic environment includes the physical infrastructure and the objects using it, like cars and people. New research proposes an assessment …
When the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management pulled the plug on the Super Eco Combi (SEC) in May 2022, it seemed to be the end for extra-long trucks in the Netherlands. While an increasing number of European countries, such as Sweden, Denmark, Germany, and Spain, chose the SEC as a sustainable option. The …
Cargo bike deliveries have a role in reaching net zero ambitions, reducing congestion, and providing an efficient and affordable means of logistics. Cargo bike deliveries also have the potential to provide quality employment, differentiated from the ‘gig economy.’ However, cargo bike delivery riders can experience precarious work and health and safety risks. Furthermore, the workforce …
The project SENATOR aims to create a new urban logistic model to enhance cities’ sustainability.For this purpose, the project will develop a smart network operator as a control tower supported on an ICT Platform that will work as a support tool for decision-making, integration, and planning of all logistics operations. Consequently, it will minimize the …
Mobilise developed a methodological approach to derive construction-related truck kilometers on city level based on algorithmic and geospatial analyses of GPS data. Results show that large urban construction sites account for 26.4% of total HGV traffic in Brussels. Methodologies used so far make abstraction of traveled vehicle-kilometers (vkm), hence inadequately determining the true environmental impact …
Dutch NWO has selected eight projects for funding within the joint JPI Urban Europe and NSFC call (ENUAC). Dutch research teams are involved in four of the projects. Researchers will work on sustainable urban logistics with public and private partners. The projects aim to contribute to achieving accessible, climate-neutral, and sustainable cities in China and …
Each year, 365 million tons of freight move through the New York City area. While this flow of goods brings many economic benefits, it also raises complex challenges, especially at the middle-mile and last-mile segments of the delivery supply chain, contributing to traffic congestion, greenhouse gas emissions, public health and safety issues, and the degradation …
Business model innovation (BMI) is an essential but challenging process potentially hampered by obstruction and confusion. Despite its significance, BMI is an underexplored topic in research on urban freight transport. A new paper reviews the existing literature and reinterprets five cases of attempted BMI in the Swedish urban freight transport sector by studying two examples …
Automation represents the next big buzz in transport and promises many benefits for society, including more efficient use of space, energy, and time and reduced costs. Accordingly, an impressive range of autonomous vehicles has been introduced, covering personal and goods transport applications. In particular, in response to the global pandemic linked to COVID-19, autonomous vehicles …