Multimodal mobility hubs and last-mile delivery – webinar
Friday February 18th @ 11:00 – 13:00 (CET) | Online Multimodal mobility and logistics hubs provide a smart point in the transport network that seamlessly integrates different modes of transport with logistics flows. By combining public or collective transport stations, car-sharing parking slots, bike-sharing docks, …
How to kickstart sustainable Urban Logistics initiatives
By Günther Illek, Melanie Troppe (IFZ), and Lorena Axinte & Nacho Sarrió (Bax & Company). Logistics plays a key role in our daily lives. Rising urban populations, economic activities and new trends naturally lead to an increase in logistics activities. Although the word logistics tends …
Become an ULaaDS follower city and visit Mechelen!
The ULaaDS team is now recruiting 2 Follower cities to participate in a two-day study visit in Mechelen on May 16-17! The study visit is part of the newly launched ULaaDS peer learning programme, which gives city representatives the opportunity to gain first-hand experience of …
What’s in store for sustainable last-mile logistics?
ULaaDS researchers Paul Plazier and Ward Rauws (University of Groningen) have published a report providing an overview of the most relevant trends and developments that are likely to shape last-mile city logistics in the 15 years to come. City administrations are creating urban freight plans …
Parcel Lockers – Greener, Cheaper, and More Convenient
By Howard Weir, Tale Ørving (Transportøkonomisk institutt), and Lorena Axinte & Nacho Sarrió (Bax & Company). Recent years have seen cities become a testbed for new and innovative solutions as logistics companies attempt to solve the infamous last mile problem. By far the most expensive, …
Low Emission Zones and Urban Logistics: How can we make it work?
By Fraser Moore and Arianna Americo (Eurocities), and Nacho Sarrió and Lorena Axinte (Bax & Company). Cities are increasingly limiting the type of vehicles or the time that vehicles can enter urban cores for many reasons, including air pollution reduction and better safety for all …
The On-Demand economy and its impact on Urban Logistics
By Nacho Sarrió and Lorena Axinte (Bax & Company), and Mari Carmen Jiménez (Miebach Consulting) Anyone who has ever used their smartphone to request a vehicle, order food from a restaurant or even to buy groceries and have them delivered soon after has contributed to …
