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Shenzhen Daxue xuebao. Ligong banThe utilization of surplus capacity of urban rail transit during off-peak hours for cargo transport is crucial for alleviating urban road congestion, minimizing carbon emissions, and enhancing the efficiency of metro operations.
HOU Wei +4 more
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How to make urban freight transport by tram successful?
Journal of Shipping and Trade, 2019 Many national and international bodies, such as the European Commission, encourage the use of environment-friendly transport modes. Local and national authorities take more and more measures, for instance road pricing, loading/unloading spaces and low ...
Katrien De Langhe +4 more
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Defining the interface between city logistics and urban design: a systematic literature review
Transportation Research Interdisciplinary PerspectivesLogistics services have become crucial in shaping urban spaces and influencing urban dynamics. However, despite growing scholarly and policy attention in recent years, their implications for urban design remain unevenly addressed and insufficiently ...
Jiayu (Joslyn) Sun +2 more
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Future Transportation, 2022 Crowdsourced deliveries or crowdshipping is identified in recent literature as an emerging urban freight transport solution, aiming at reducing delivery costs, congestion, and environmental impacts.
Ioannis Karakikes, Eftihia Nathanail
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A heavy goods vehicle fleet forecast for South Africa
Journal of Transport and Supply Chain Management, 2018 Purpose: To develop and apply a methodology to calculate the heavy goods vehicle fleet required to meet South Africa’s projected road freight transport demand within the context of total surface freight transport demand. Methodology: Total freight flows
Jan H. Havenga +2 more
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WORK OF TRUCKS AND ELECTRIC VEHICLES IN THE LOGISTICS SYSTEM
Nauka ta progres transportu, 2008 In the article the present evaluation methods of freight transport operation are studied and a model of functioning of freight transport in the city logistic system is developed taking into account the urban electrical transport.
O. M. Horyainov, O. V. Alpeeva
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Sustainability Framework for Assessing Urban Freight Transportation Measures [PDF]
Logistics & Sustainable Transport, 2018 Abstract The salient scope of this paper is to enable the knowledge and understanding of urban freight transportation and provide guidance for implementing sustainable policies and measures in a city. To achieve this goal, an evaluation framework for city logistics policies and measures is developed, which demonstrates the complexity ...
Nathanail, Eftihia G. +3 more
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Enhancing Information Resources for Urban Freight Management through Image Processing and Analysis
Transport and TelecommunicationThe issue of incomplete data on the volume and types of freight transport in urban areas is well known, leading to difficulties in managing transport processes and hindering the development of strategic approaches for modern cities.
Kujawski Artur +2 more
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Local Authority Cooperation with Urban Freight Stakeholders: A Comparison of Partnership Approaches
European Journal of Transport and Infrastructure Research, 2013 Freight transport operations in urban areas are normally performed by private companies using public infrastructure and governed by regulations implemented by public authorities.
Maria Lindholm, Michael Browne
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EngineeringConsidering the development of urban freight transport, this paper presents an operational strategy for freight transport based on the urban metro system.
Jianian He +5 more
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