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State of the art and practice of urban freight management Part II: Financial approaches, logistics, and demand management

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  • Holguín-Veras, José
  • Amaya Leal, Johanna
  • Sanchez-Diaz, Ivan
  • Browne, Michael
  • Wojtowicz, Jeffrey

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The second in a series of two, this paper conducts a review of the public-sector initiatives that could be used to improve freight activity in metropolitan areas, collects data about the initiatives that have been implemented and their performance, and produces a ranking of suggested initiatives. The review of public-sector initiatives is based on a comprehensive analysis of their performance, which cataloged the initiatives into seven major groups, 15 subgroups, and 48 unique initiatives. The initiatives covered in this paper include: Financial Approaches; Logistical Management; and Demand/Land Use Management. The characterization of the state of the practice, and the performance of the initiatives, was based on a survey that collected data from 32 countries and 56 cities throughout the world. The third component of the work consisted of the generation of a ranking of suggested initiatives based on the performance data collected by the survey. The fourth component of the research reported here is the development of a process intended to lead to the sustained improvement of urban freight management. The paper ends with a discussion of chief findings.

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  • Holguín-Veras, José & Amaya Leal, Johanna & Sanchez-Diaz, Ivan & Browne, Michael & Wojtowicz, Jeffrey, 2020. "State of the art and practice of urban freight management Part II: Financial approaches, logistics, and demand management," Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Elsevier, vol. 137(C), pages 383-410.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:transa:v:137:y:2020:i:c:p:383-410
    DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2018.10.036
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