Shifting Gears

Delivery trucks cause congestion and pollution in urban areas. This article discusses how London, Barcelona and Paris are setting an example on how to create programs to manage freight congestion. In London, a program has been implemented that combines planning control and incentives to encourage sustainable freight transportation. In Paris, the installation of seven urban logistics terminals allows the storage and processing of goods before final delivery in the city. Smaller vehicles, many using alternative fuels, are used to move the goods from the terminals to their destination. The city also plans to integrate freight transportation into the construction plans for a new light rail network. Barcelona is allowing night deliveries, which reduces peak period congestion, but only by trucks that generate low decibel levels. Freight deliveries are prohibited during rush hour. Several cities in the United States are implementing or considering similar programs to the ones showing success in Europe.

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• Authors:
  • Berkooz, Corry Buckwalter
  • Dablanc, Laetitia
• Publication Date: 2011-5

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: pp 23-27
• Serial:
  • Planning
  • Volume: 77
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: American Planning Association
  • ISSN: 0001-2610
  • Serial URL: http://www.planning.org

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Case studies; Delivery service; Freight terminals; Noise control; Programming (Planning); Sustainable transportation; Traffic congestion; Truck traffic; Trucks; Urban goods movement
• Geographic Terms: Barcelona (Spain); London (England); Paris (France)
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01352645
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 27 2011 8:16AM