Freight on urban public transportation: A systematic literature review

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. This paper conducts a comprehensive investigation of the state-of-the-art of freight on public transportation by means of a systematic literature review. The authors start by giving an overview of the various ways in which freight on public transportation can be realized. Then They analyze the identified references, classified into qualitative and quantitative approaches, regarding methodology, mode of transportation, shared aspects, underlying network, and utilized data. The authors find that freight on urban public transportation is a highly dynamic and diverse research field. Finally, they describe opportunities and barriers for freight on public transportation and identify the main fields for future research, among others the further inclusion of external costs and the more frequent application of stochastic and real-time data.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rtbm.2021.100679
• Record URL:
  http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2210539521000626
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  • © 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Abstract reprinted with permission of Elsevier.
• Authors:
  • Elbert, Ralf
  • Rentschler, Johannes
• Publication Date: 2022-12

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 100679
• Serial:
  • Research in Transportation Business & Management
  • Volume: 45
  • Issue Number: 0
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 2210-5395
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/22105395

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Freight traffic; Logistics; Public transit; Urban areas
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01775800
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 30 2021 5:35PM