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Freight transport policy in Utrecht

Freight transport policy in Utrecht. CIVITAS Study Tour 11 October 2012. Mayor and Executive board: Priorities 2010 – 2014. Stimulate clean distribution in the city centre A second electrically powered boat Use (alternatives like) Cargohopper

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Freight transport policy in Utrecht

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  1. StadsOntwikkeling Freight transport policy in Utrecht CIVITAS Study Tour 11 October 2012

  2. Mayor and Executive board:Priorities 2010 – 2014 • Stimulate clean distribution in the city centre • A second electrically powered boat • Use (alternatives like) Cargohopper • Unload goods at city border, from there clean and quiet transport • Bundling of goods where possible, to reduce nuisance

  3. Utrecht leading city in freight transport Winner first (and only0 Dutch City Distribution Award Runner-up EUROCITIES Award 2009 Success factors: Practical approach Private partners ( CABU) • Regional approach • Innovation

  4. CABU: Advisory Committee for Goods distribution issues in Utrecht Asked and unasked advice to the city board, since 1993 Business organisations and municipality combined Advantages: Expert, practical and neutral FREE advice for the city Bundling of local and national expertise Focused on freight transport, but always paying attention to the greater good Proven results Integration of freight transport in total transport policy Inner city distribution plan Adapted designs

  5. Inner city distribution in UtrechtQuality judgement 2003 vs 2008

  6. Why a Freight Transport Action Plan? • Maintain and extend position as a front runner • Extra impuls: air quality and climate change • Explore new areas (geographically and thematically) • Coherence in running and new projects • Create mass for good examples

  7. Key words #1SMARTER and MORE EFFICIENT • Structural positive outcome for all interests • Challenges: • Requires more effort in start up / exploration phase • Result not guaranteed • Activate small suppliers, transporters, shop/bar owners • Stimulate good examples • Greening and innovation • Preferably no restrictions: “side effects” and enforcement NIET SLIM ANDERS SOEPEL

  8. Key words #2:Use the POWER of BUSINESSES • City stimulates, facilitates and regulates • Exploration • Process guidance • Stimulating regulations • Companies invest and operate

  9. Six themes

  10. StadsOntwikkeling Link to Utrecht Attractive and Accessible • Focus on the user • Logisticsolutions, cooperation • Quality in public spaces • Design, back door deliveries, delivery points • Livelycentres on nodes • Multimodal transport node Lage Weide, pick-up points • Locationdecisiveformobilitychoice • Clean vehicles, boats in citycentre V. – VII (PT, bike, car) • Rail / waterways; slectiveroadqualitynetwork

  11. Examples of good design:Station Area andLeidsche Rijn Centrum StadsOntwikkeling 31-8-2014 11

  12. StadsOntwikkeling Slimme bevoorrading deelplannen

  13. StadsOntwikkeling Oondergrondse bevoorradingLeidsche Rijn Centrum Ondergrondse gangen voor bevoorrading winkels

  14. New projects: learning from difficulties StadsOntwikkeling 31-8-2014 14

  15. StadsOntwikkeling Fresh goods delivery

  16. StadsOntwikkeling Pick up points

  17. StadsOntwikkeling Construction logistics

  18. StadsOntwikkeling Einde

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