Delivering the goods : 21st century challenges to urban goods transport

Relatively Little Has Been Done By Governments To Facilitate The Essential Flows Of Goods In Urban Areas And To Reduce The Adverse Impacts Of Urban Goods Transport On The Communities Served. This Has Resulted In Increasing Problems Associated With Goods Delivery Including Competition With Passenger Transport For Access To Road Infrastructure And Space For Parking/delivery Facilities. How Should Oecd Countries Deal With The Challenges They Face In This Area? This Report Analyses Measures Taken In Many Cities And Provides Recommendations For Dealing With These Challenges. Executive Summary -- Ch. 1. Introduction -- Ch. 2. Developments In Urban Freight Logistics -- Ch. 3. Approaches To Efficient Urban Goods Transport -- Ch. 4. Actions Needed: The Wider Picture -- Annex 1. Members Of The Oecd Working Group On Urban Freight Logistics -- Annex 2. Highlights Of Practices In Member Countries -- Annex 3. Tool Kit Of Possible Measures -- Annex 4. Examples Of Measures Implemented Or Planned In Member Countries -- Annex 5. Data Available In Member Countries. Prepared By The Oecd Working Group On Urban Freight Logistics. Includes Bibliographical References. Although delivery of goods is vitally important for residents and industries in urban areas, the presence and operations of goods transport vehicles in urban areas are often regarded more as a nuisance than an essential service. Relatively little has been done by governments to facilitate the essential flows of goods in urban areas and to reduce the adverse impacts of urban goods transport on the communities being served. This has resulted in increasing problems associated with goods delivery including competition with passenger transport for access to road infrastructure and space for parking/delivery facilities. How should OECD countries deal with the difficult challenges they face in this area?