Category «Projects»
April 23-24: CIVITAS Urban Freight Conference in Brussels (B)
The EU-funded CITYLAB, NOVELOG, SUCCESS, U-TURN projects join forces and invite professionals to the CIVITAS Urban Freight Conference on April 23 and 24 in Brussels (B). The conference is interactive event including presentations, posters and exhibitions, breakout and training sessions, workshops and awards.
Cities urge EU to mandate safer truck designs to cut road deaths
A group of 18 major European cities have written to Commission President Juncker urging him to prioritise road safety by mandating a direct vision standard for trucks as soon as possible. Cities such as London, Berlin, Paris, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Brussels and Copenhagen are re-designing existing roads and cutting vehicle speeds but say they cannot be successful “if …
London: guidelines for a safer construction logistics
An initiative aimed at reducing collisions involving vulnerable road users and construction vehicles has been released by the Construction Logistics and Community Safety (CLOCS) project. CLOCS, an industry-led project sponsored by Transport for London (TfL) to reduce injuries and deaths due to work-related road risk, has developed the CLOCS Standard for construction logistics for managing work …
Lips+ and Breytner introducing electric truck in Rotterdam (NL)
ITSLOG: smart use of unloading zones in city logistics
UPS testing light electric vehicles for city logistics in London
Dutch Wehkamp starts with delivery on cargo bikes
Swedish Velove is testing a cargo bike with a fuel cell with a 300 km range
Swedish Velove is testing a cargo bike with fuel cell with a 300 km range. The Velove Armadillo is a high capacity cargo bike that is narrow, agile and fast enough to be used on bike lanes, with great ergonomics and that is a pleasure to ride. Useful features for city logistics such as silky smooth …