Urban freight, parking and pricing policies: an evaluation from a transport providers & perspective This paper investigates transport providers’ preferences for alternative loading bays and pricing policies. It estimates the importance of loading bays, the probability of finding them free and offers strategically relevant information to policy makers. The results underline the relevance of both [...]

A behavioral assessment of parking and pricing urban freight transport policies Decision makers in urban goods movement (UGM) typically need to assess the impact new policy interventions might have on freight distribution. The effects of policy changes are inextricably related with the extant regulatory framework that also influences the relationships among the various actors inter-acting [...]

Le politiche per la mobilità urbana sostenibile. Le sfide del futuro About 70% of the continent’s population lives in European cities; here over 80% of total GDP is generated; about 23% of total CO2 emissions are produced by the transport sector and congestion causes inefficiencies of around € 80 billion a year. This volume analyzes [...]

Measuring the effects of an urban freight policy package defined via a collaborative governance model In recent years the European Commission has increasingly focused its attention on the development of sustainable city logistics by promulgating legislation and formal directives. Despite the efforts made, reducing freight-related congestion and polluting emissions without penalising social and economic activities [...]