Understanding urban freight activity – key issues for freight planning
Journal of Transport Geography, 2012 AbstractUsing information gathered from some 30 UK surveys undertaken over the last 15years, this paper provides planners with an understanding of road-based urban retail freight transport activity. The findings suggest that the average High Street business could expect up to 10 core goods and 7.6 service visits per week, in non-peak trading periods ...
Cherrett, Tom +5 more
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Vulnerable road user safety and freight vehicles: A case study in North Carolina and Tennessee
Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, 2022 Increasing freight traffic has posed greater road safety threats to Vulnerable Road Users (VRUs), including pedestrians and bicyclists, in urban communities.
Jueyu Wang +4 more
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Urban freight policy maturity and sustainable logistics: are they related?
Journal of Shipping and Trade, 2023 Problems associated with urban freight are well known and documented in the academic literature, particularly with regards to the impact on air quality and general intrusion of public space.
Jonathan Cowie, Keith Fisken
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Energy Efficiency Assessment of Rail Freight Transport: Freight Tram in Berlin
Energies, 2021 Freight tram systems can potentially reduce commercial road vehicle use and, consequently, reduce congestion, accidents, air pollution, noise levels, and road maintenance costs.
Mohammad Vajihi, Stefano Ricci
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Plan for sustainable urban logistics – comparing between Scandinavian and UK practices
European Transport Research Review, 2017 Introduction Common practices in current urban logistics planning in Scandinavia and the UK, and the degree to which SUTP (Sustainable Urban Transport Plan), SUMP (Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans) and SULP (Sustainable Urban Logistics Plans) guidelines ...
Karin Fossheim, Jardar Andersen
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Data collection framework for understanding UFT within city logistics solutions [PDF]
, 2017 Urban Freight Transport (UFT) is a fundamental component of city life. It involves a vast range of activities resulting from relationships among different actors with conflicting needs and goals.
Campagna, Andrea +3 more
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International Journal of Transportation Science and Technology, 2022 The objective of this study is to develop the Freight Trip Generation (FTG) models concerning establishment classification process for estimating freight trip activity.
Marimuthu Venkadavarahan +1 more
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Evaluation of urban freight transport operations in Surakarta city
MATEC Web of Conferences, 2018 In an effort to monitor and control the urban freight transport, the Municipal Government of Surakarta City issue a dispensation license for freight vehicles through the inner-city road. Nevertheless, the facts indicate that traffic violations by freight
Budi Yulianto
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Adoption of environmentally friendly urban freight logistics practices: the role of communication and governance [PDF]
Urbanization, Sustainability and SocietyPurpose – Environmental emissions are increasing in the urban areas. Much of the emissions arise from public procurement activities given that public sector firms are major customers to many supplying firms.
Sheila Namagembe, Shamim Nantumbwe
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Internal report cluster 1: Urban freight innovations and solutions for sustainable deliveries (2/4) [PDF]
, 2014 Technical report about sustainable urban freight solutions, part 2 of
Browne, M. +3 more
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