City Logistics Research: A Transatlantic Perspective (2013) / Chapter Skim
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50 Logistics Efficiency in Urban Areas Part 2 Birgit Hendriks, Binnenstadservice, Nijmegen, Netherlands Ian Wainwright, Transport for London, United Kingdom Chelsea (Chip) White, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA bArrIers And constrAInts Birgit Hendriks Birgit Hendriks began by showing slides in Dutch from Henk Diepenmaat because she wanted to pique attendees' interest about his work.
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51logistics efficiency in urban areas: Part 2 center coordinates the last mile. At the national level is BS Netherlands.
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52 city logistics research: a transatlantic perspective both in the market and among researchers, about the financial sustainability of the Binnenstadservice solution. Indeed, 106 other initiatives had all failed, but Binnenstadservice recently celebrated its 5-year anniversary and operates without subsidies.
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53logistics efficiency in urban areas: Part 2 big financial success, but it has eliminated 28 tons of particulate matter. The Mayor of London is considering designating an ultra-low-emission zone to get even lower emissions.
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54 city logistics research: a transatlantic perspective Going forward, Wainwright said, the three key elements to address in a revised freight program are to • Reduce the traffic impact of freight on the road network, reducing peak activity and minimizing the congestion resulting from deliveries and freight traffic flows, in balance with other road users; • Reduce the impact of freight on the environment, improving overall air quality and reducing noise attributable to freight; and • Increase the levels of compliance and safety, specifically reducing the potential for impacts or collisions involving freight vehicles. These three elements are things with which everyone can agree, along with the use of key performance indicators to measure performance.
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55logistics efficiency in urban areas: Part 2 issues such as fatalities and injuries, which are both personal and community costs. Crainic called for integrating planning and advisory activities with research activities and data collection.
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56 city logistics research: a transatlantic perspective change. He asked if there were other examples or ways to use the power of receivers to force change.
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