Category «Policies»
With cargo bikes gaining popularity, Dutch cyclists say it’s time to rethink our roads
In cities everywhere, people on bikes are clamoring for more space on the roads. Towns in the Netherlands have gone further than almost anywhere else in securing that space. But, the past month has shown that even the Dutch might be struggling to keep up with the demand for bike lanes. Citylab reports about it.
Smart loading zones in Barcelona (ES)
In 2015 Barcelona introduced regulated areas for Distribució Urbana de Mercaderies (DUM) areas for loading and unloading. Following the success of the pilot scheme in Passeig de Gràcia, the rest of the city got DUMs for the loading and unloading of goods. The designation of 9,000 parking places as DUM areas aims to update and …
Vision zero: London (UK) targets vision zero in urban road safety
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)
Urban freight in pedestrian zones: lessons learned
Although the extension of the pedestrian zone to Brussels (B) does not apply to Urban Freight Transport (UFT), the (partial) prohibition of motorized vehicles in the area changes the way in which deliveries are done. A working paper by Mobi explores the effects of pedestrianization on UFT in other cities to highlight effects that should be …
LoCITY: London (UK) initiative to stimulate low emission commercial vehicles
LoCITY is a collaborative programme in London (UK) that brings together the full range of stakeholders needed to stimulate the uptake of low emission commercial vehicles. The aim is not to replicate any of the great projects already underway. LoCITY is providing a framework to complement them and generate consistency and cohesion.
Data on urban freight in London (UK)
University of Westminster in December 2016 published a report on road freight in London (UK): “traffic, activity and sustainability”. This report has been produced as part of a research project entitled “Freight Traffic Control 2050 (FTC2050): Transforming the energy demands of last-mile urban freight through collaborative logistics”.
Amsterdam smart mobility action plan
The program Smart Mobility is developed in cooperation with the region of Amsterdam (NL), Amsterdam knowledge institutions, the Amsterdam Economic Board, Amsterdam Smart City, GVB, THNK, private partners in projects en various organizational departments within the municipality. The municipality is actively looking for new collaborations with public and private partners.