Title: How to consider freight in urban transport planning
Abstract: Urban freight transport is becoming more and more important in Switzerland and also other countries. On the one hand we face negative impacts on the environment and society and on the other hand urban freight distribution is getting more and more costly and less reliable due to traffic jams. Because freight transport is often neglected in transport planning a key question is “How to consider freight in urban transport planning?” Within a Swiss project the goods supply and transport in conurbations has been investigated, key factors and sustainability indicators derived, an evaluation frame for measures developed, measures and strategies for more sustainable goods supply and transport carried out and assessed and an implementation plan developed. Within a follow up project guidelines for freight planning in urban areas have been carried out. Both projects have been co-financed by the Swiss Federal Roads Office (FEDRO), the Swiss Federal Office of transport, the Swiss Science Foundation, the Cantons of Zurich, Graubunden and Schaffhausen and the City of Zurich. The planning guideline contributes to a better consideration of freight transport in transport and land use planning. The guideline also raises awareness for freight issues in conurbations. Target audience for the planning guidelines are authorities on national, regional and local level, consulting and planning companies, research institutes and shippers, logistics and transport service providers as well. This paper describes how freight transport should be dealt with in urban transport planning and derives strategies and measures to reach more sustainable freight transport in urban areas.
Publication Year: 2011
Publication Date: 2011-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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