Detailed description (English): Delivery volumes within inner cities are increasing every day and at the same time – restrictions such as diesel driving bans are becoming more prevalent. New climate-friendly concepts are needed to make cities more livable again.
We have developed a new concept for this: This solution lies in intermodal logistics chains. The idea proposes that cargo trams can replace the use of trucks by taking containers from city outskirts to the inner cities, starting from inner-city microhubs and completing the last mile with e-cargo bikes.
The concept offers enormous potential based on a dynamic simulation conducted to explore initial-use scenarios and to model different cargo load levels. Its technical feasibility has been proven with available manufacturers, operators and other stakeholders to realize the concept. In the Amsterdam City-Concept project the concept was actualized. It was discovered that any successful implementation of the concept requires appropriate funding and political will to create additional infrastructures i.e. micro hubs which are currently being tested throughout Europe. In the context of our global dilemma to curb climate change, this concept directly addresses economic, environmental, and traffic-policy agendas.
Target group(s): City Planners, Politicians, Manufacturers, Operators, Mobility Specialists and Urban Planners
Objectives: To scale the concept, we need sufficient funding, political will from city authorities and public transportation companies who influence infrastructure decisions and community acceptance of this intermodal logistics solution. Global investments supported by policy changes are being funneled into green mobility solutions i.e. European Green Deal, The US Green New Deal, and the UN SDGS. Cities and municipalities need to act now in order to benefit from this practical "green logistics" solution and to prevent total traffic gridlock. A pilot project to demonstrate feasibility and to test and establish cost effectiveness is the next logical step toward optimized transport and a sustainable future.
Partner: Porsche Consulting, Hermes Germany GmbH, EIT InnoEnergy, the Hörmann Group, EURA and the Research Lab for Urban Transport at the Frankfurt University of Applied Science.