The RENAISSANCE of Freight Transport in Urban Areas

It is well known that the density of population, economic activity and traffic in urban environments causes transport-related problems such as congestion, noise and other health threats which are particularly difficult to solve. The specificities of city freight distribution, however, also take their toll on the logistics and transport operators, who are faced with higher costs and moves to restrict their operations. The City of Bath hosted the 4th thematic workshop of CIVITAS RENAISSANCE on 3rd of March, 2011. The workshop presented the progress of two innovative freight solutions for urban areas: the Freight Consolidation Centre in Bath and the Pipe§net solution in Perugia. The workshop investigated what the ways taken by local authorities to integrate the freight solutions into their local transport strategy. The awareness strategies for the stakeholders involved in Goods Transportation domain were also analysed by the participants of the workshop.

Authors: Holding Graz Linien, Colin Rees

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