FREIGHT in the CITY REGIONS Final Report
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PTEG: FREIGHT IN THE CITY REGIONS Final Report March 2013 Ref: 212039R v11 CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................................. 1 1.1 Study objectives ................................................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 The perspectives of the freight industry and local authorities in relation to freight in the City Regions... 2 1.3 Freight-specific issues in City Regions ............................................................................................................. 4 1.4 Scope, approach and methodology .................................................................................................................. 7 2 FREIGHT TYPOLOGY & FREIGHT TRENDS ................................................................................................... 9 2.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................... 9 2.2 Definition of freight transport .............................................................................................................................. 9 2.3 Modal economics ............................................................................................................................................... 11 2.4 Categories & value of goods transported ....................................................................................................... 15 2.5 Historic trends by mode .................................................................................................................................... 16 2.6 Wider economic role of freight transport......................................................................................................... 22 2.7 Market sectors and transport chains for City Regions .................................................................................. 23 2.8 Summary ............................................................................................................................................................. 24 3 EUROPEAN & NATIONAL FREIGHT POLICY ................................................................................................ 26 3.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................................................................... 26 3.2 European policy on freight transport ............................................................................................................... 26 3.3 National freight transport & planning policy ................................................................................................... 27 3.4 Summary ............................................................................................................................................................. 35 4 THE STRATEGIC FREIGHT NETWORK .......................................................................................................... 37 4.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................................................................... 37 4.2 The strategic road network ............................................................................................................................... 37 4.3 Distribution centres ............................................................................................................................................ 41 4.4 Strategic rail network ......................................................................................................................................... 45 4.5 Intermodal rail freight terminals and SRFIs .................................................................................................... 50 4.6 Waterborne freight network .............................................................................................................................. 52 4.7 Summary ............................................................................................................................................................. 54 5 THE CITY REGIONS: TYPOLOGY, ISSUES & CHALLENGES ..................................................................... 55 5.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................................................................... 55 5.2 City Region typology ......................................................................................................................................... 55 5.3 City Region pen portraits .................................................................................................................................. 56 5.4 Summary ............................................................................................................................................................. 74 6 THE FUTURE OF FREIGHT IN THE CITY REGIONS ..................................................................................... 75 6.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................................................................... 75 6.2 The future of cities ............................................................................................................................................. 75 6.3 Future perspectives: technological trends..................................................................................................... 77 6.4 Future perspectives: freight forecasts ............................................................................................................ 80 6.5 Conclusions for freight in City Regions ........................................................................................................... 81 7 CITY REGION POLICY VISION & MEASURES ............................................................................................... 83 7.1 Relationship between local, national and European policies....................................................................... 83 7.2 Policy vision for freight in the City Regions in 2030 ...................................................................................... 83 7.3 European and national policy measures ........................................................................................................ 86 7.4 City Region Freight Policy Framework ........................................................................................................... 88 7.5 Policy toolkit: land use planning ..................................................................................................................... 93 7.6 Policy toolkit: regulation ................................................................................................................................... 99 7.7 Pricing and incentives ..................................................................................................................................... 105 7.8 Information ........................................................................................................................................................ 106 7.9 Infrastructure management & development ................................................................................................. 109 7.10 Conclusion ........................................................................................................................................................ 116 APPENDIX 1: MAJOR FREIGHT PROJECTS ........................................................................................................ 123 © MDS TRANSMODAL LIMITED 2013 The contents of this document must not be copied or reproduced in whole or in part without acknowledgment of its authorship by MDS Transmodal. PTEG: Freight in the City Regions Page 1 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Study objectives Freight transport logistics is an essential feature of any economy in that it allows manufacturers to receive their raw materials and components and to distribute their products to customers while its quality helps to maximise the range of goods retailers can stock for consumers to purchase. The freight and logistics industry is also a major employer, accounting for 9% of the country’s GDP and 7% of its total employment. At the same time, however, freight transport movements are a source of environmental emissions, contribute to congestion and generate noise. At a local level the diesel engines that are used by most road freight vehicles emit particulates that are damaging to human health. Urban areas are normally the final destination for goods transported, whether they are retail goods, documents and parcels or construction materials, making those same urban areas the most efficient and economical location for distribution centres to be located. For these reasons, local authorities have a growing interest in freight. Good practice in developing and implementing packages of freight transport policy measures already exists in the UK and there are further examples from the rest of the European Union. This report, which was commissioned from MDS Transmodal by the Passenger Transport Executive Group (PTEG) in Autumn 2012 for the six passenger transport executives and local authorities