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Table 4 Policy measures in local and city level freight plans

From: Plan for sustainable urban logistics – comparing between Scandinavian and UK practices

  

Malmö

Stockholm

Aalborg, Århus, Odense, Copenhagen, Kolding

Bergen

Bedford

West Berkshire

Aberdeen

Dundee

Infrastructure management

New and upgraded terminals (ports and road)

X

 

X

     

New and upgraded infrastructure for urban freight

   

X

  

X

 

Road safety

    

X

X

X

 

Potential for other freight modes – rail, pipeline, waterborne and airborne freight

        

Parking /loading areas management

Upgrade and improve parking areas and loading zones

 

X

 

X

X

X

X

 

Vehicle rest facilities

    

X

   

Vehicle-related strategies

Cycle logistics

X

       

Low and zero-emission vehicles

X

X

X

    

X

Traffic management

Reliable delivery times (off-peak), minimising delays and truck routes

 

X

 

X

    

Time and access restrictions, low-emission zone

  

X

X

X

   

Traffic control, efficiency of freight movements, reliable deliveries and minimising delays

  

X

 

X

 

X

X

Local truck routes, road network

    

X

X

X

 

Pricing, incentives, and taxation

Freight incentives

  

X

  

X

X

 

Logistical management

Technology, ITS, satellite navigation system

  

X

 

X

X

 

X

Cargo consolidation

 

X

 

X

X

X

 

X

Freight demand and land use management

Integrating freight into land use planning process, review existing regulations

  

X

     

Stakeholder engagement

Create a freight quality partnership - cooperation with stakeholders and municipalities

X

X

X

 

X

X

  

Educate elected officials

X

       

Resolve conflicts with vulnerable road users

    

X

 

X