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Publications Routes/Roads Freight transport

This page lists Routes/Roads articles of PIARC in the field of freight transport. These publications are classified chronologically.

  • Europe: key challenges and solution strategies for urban freight transport

    This article discusses the challenges and some solutions for urban freight management. It highlights the importance of addressing delivery vehicles in any planning for sustainable cities, the importance of partnerships, and the careful consideration of geography, other transport tasks and logistics chains as factors in the success of initiatives to improve urban freight transport.

  • Introductory Article

    In recent years, the focus of policy makers and transport planners has shifted from moving vehicles, to moving people and goods and seeking to moderate transport demand.With this shift has come a greater focus on optimising the use of the transport system, although this has often been on a modal basis or with a bias towards particular modes in order to maximise particular outcomes - for example economic or environmental. The concept of sustainable freight transport is a common theme of the freight [...]

  • "Young Professionals" Prize

    "Young Professionals" Prize

  • "Best innovation" Prize, Maurice Milne Medal

    "Best innovation" Prize, Maurice Milne Medal

  • "Road maintenance and operation" Prize

    "Road maintenance and operation" Prize