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- Traditionally, urban transportation has focused on passengers, as cities were viewed as locations of utmost human interactions with intricate traffic patterns linked to commuting, commercial transactions, and leisure/cultural activities. However, cities are also locations of production, consumption, and distribution linked to freight mobility.
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Dec 1, 2022 · Public transportation offers a promising opportunity for freight transportation in urban areas. Through the sharing of infrastructure, vehicles, or even space inside wagons, synergies can be realized which can lead to a more efficient and environmentally-friendly transportation of goods in cities.
- Ralf Elbert, Johannes Rentschler
- 2021
Freight transportation. Since cities are dominant centers of production and consumption, urban activities are accompanied by large freight movements.
Nov 5, 2008 · Freight is primarily a business-to-business industry and the cities’ efforts to address the impacts are often limited to urban and traffic planning. Consequently, approaches to achieving sustainable urban freight transport (SUFT) have to go beyond strategic city planning.
- Sönke Behrends, Maria Lindholm, Johan Woxenius
- 2008
Jan 1, 2024 · We uncover the core structure of urban freight transport systems and the interaction patterns between locations by characterizing the properties of freight truck mobility networks. To study interaction dynamics of freight locations, we propose a spatial network growth model.
Dec 1, 2022 · We define freight on public transportation as the integrated and organized transportation of passengers and goods within urban areas using a system of vehicles such as buses and trains that operate at regular times on fixed routes and are used by the public.
- Ralf Elbert, Johannes Rentschler
- 2021
Jun 21, 2024 · Urban logistics face growing complexity as cities seek sustainable development pathways; one solution is integrating freight transportation with public transit. The purpose of this study is to evaluate current practices, identify gaps, and highlight opportunities for advancement in this field.
Jan 1, 2015 · In this paper, we present the challenges, failures and successes on urban freight transportation. We first identify the various involved stakeholders with their interests. Then we evaluate a large number of urban freight transport initiatives and identify lessons...
