Mechanics of the Seminar

12/10/2013

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MechanicsHeading of the seminar

• The webinar is being recorded, the URL will be sent out to participants and posted at www.coe-sufs.org • Participants from the US and Canada can: – Use Adobe Connect to receive the audio (PRIMARY method) – Dial 1-888-446-7584, access code 1120583 • International participants can: – Use Adobe Connect to receive the audio (PRIMARY method) – Use Skype or similar to dial 1-888-446-7584, code 1120583 – Dial 212-372-3742 (caller paid call) • Submit questions using the Chat feature

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The VREF Center of Excellence for Sustainable Urban Freight Systems (CoE-SUFS)

José Holguín-Veras, Director of COE-SUFS

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• Funded by the Volvo Research and Educational Foundations (VREF) • Main Goal: To jumpstart an integrative process, involving cities, private sector, and researchers to develop new freight systems paradigms that: – Are sustainable – Increase quality of life – Foster economic competitiveness and efficiency – Enhance environmental justice

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Heading London, UK Amsterdam, Santander, Netherlands Osaka, Japan New York City, Spain Albany, USA

Dalian, China

Santo Nanjing, Domingo, China Dominican Republic

Barranquilla, Mumbai, Singapore, Bogotá, India Singapore Medellín, Chennai, Melbourne, Australia Colombia Abu Dhabi, India United Arab Sao Paulo, Belo Emirates Pretoria, Horizonte, Brazil South Africa

CoE-SUFS Dissemination Programs

• Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Exchange to share global best practice cases and real world examples of sustainable urban freight systems • Next P2P (date to be determined): • “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Urban Consolidation Centers” • Research Exchange to share innovative research on urban freight, and related topics • Workshops to bring together public/private sectors and academia, to jointly work to address urban freight issues; • Upcoming: Canada, India, and Mexico

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Freight & Fleet Programmes

The London approach and building on the Olympic Legacy

Ian Wainwright 9 December 2013

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• Transport for London • Freight in London • The approach • London 2012 Games • The legacy – Out of hours and retiming • The future of freight strategy

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TransportHeading for London

Buses, Underground, Docklands Light Railway, Tramlink, London River Services, Victoria Coach Station, Licensing & regulating taxis/private hire, Airline, London Transport Museum, cycle hire, cycle superhighways, 580 km of main roads, all 6,000+ traffic lights

Every day, about 30 million journeys are taken in Greater London: • 6.3 million by bus • 3 million by Tube • 1.4 million by rail • 150,000 on the DLR • 11 million by car or motorcycle • 7 million on foot • 333,000 by bicycle •And 10deliveries and servicing ….? 10

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PoliticalHeading Landscape - Borough Structure

• 33 Boroughs (Including the Corporation of London) • Boroughs have wide ranging powers and responsibilities – Planning Authorities – Waste Authorities – Traffic Authorities with enforcement power – Responsible for environmental health (noise etc.) –Etc… • Potential for harmonisation & standardisation

FreightHeading in London

Freight = 16% of London’s road traffic (HGV 3%, vans 13%) (compared with 1.7% buses)

Freight employs 5% of London’s workforce

24% of CO2 from road transport

On a typical weekday in London • 281,000 freight journeys a day: delivering to 290,000 businesses and 8.2m residents • travelling approximately 13 million kilometres, and • approximately 80% of this occurs between 06:00 and 18:00

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TheHeading traditional approach

Freight

Highway Authorities (TfL/boroughs)

Engineering Enforcement

SOLUTIONS

KerbsideHeading access

Parking • Unallocated • Marked with double or single yellow lines • Allocated to parking bays or other use (blue badge)

Loading & unloading • If restricted, indicated by yellow markings on the kerb (“blips”)

Single yellow blips Double yellow blips Loading/unloading Loading/unloading prohibited at certain prohibited at all times of the day times

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ExampleHeading of parking control complexity

PenaltyHeading Charge Notices

• Civil Parking Enforcement - 31 March 2008 • 2011/12 just under 5 million PCNs issued in London • 2 methods of enforcement – CCTV and Civil Enforcement Officers

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CongestionHeading Charging & Low Emission Zone

• Congestion Charging – Introduced 2003 – Monday to Friday, 07:00 to 18:00 – All traffic in central area – £10 per day – Penalty charge £130 • Environment / Safety • Low Emission Zone Mar 12 – Introduced 2008 – Increased scope 2012 – Lorries, Buses and Coaches – Daily Charge £200 per day – Penalty Charge £1,000 per day – Larger Vans and Minibuses – Daily Charges £100 per day – Penalty Charges £500 per day – Saving 28 tonnes of Particulate Matter

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TheHeading London approach

Research and Freight Draft Freight Plan data gathering

Consultation

Highway Authorities (TfL/boroughs) London Freight Plan

Behaviour Engineering Enforcement Change

SOLUTIONS

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TfLHeading activity – ‘Business as usual’

• Freight plan delivery • Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme • Delivery and Servicing Plans • Construction Logistics Plans

• Website www.tfl.gov.uk/freight

Best Practice

Emissions Improve Safety fleet standards Compliance

LondonHeading 2012 – Olympic Games

• The world’s largest peacetime logistical event • 203 countries • 55,000 people in the Olympic Family including: – 17,800 athletes and team officials – 5,000 Olympic Family officials – 22,000 media • Over 8.5 million tickets sold • Huge road and passenger transport challenges • ... and no single source of information!

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2012Heading Games

• Road Freight Programme • Issues / solutions / action • Freight Forum

• Advice Programme – Reduce –Retime – Reroute – Revise mode • Awareness campaign – Leaflets / Posters – Radio adverts – 1 to 1 meetings – Workshops – Emails

GamesHeading Information and data

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CaseHeading studies / Daily assistance

ItHeading worked

Lorries (>3.5 tonnes) entering/leaving central London 10 2011 average day 9 Paralympics Olympics 8

3 Percentage share of share dailytotalPercentage 2

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LessonsHeading from the Games

• Political and industry engagement • Direct engagement between regulators and freight operators • Talking industry language • Out-of-hours deliveries, in certain locations • More and better route planning • Collaboration between businesses • Consolidation • Revising delivery mode • Customer understanding of supply chain – “Conscious procurement” e.g. bulk or pre- ordering

BusinessHeading as usual?

The Games were a ‘burning platform’

Authority Business • Air quality •Costs • Congestion •Service • Cyclist and pedestrian safety • Reputation • Journey time reliability • Delivery reliability

• Population growth • Economic development • Construction activity

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ContextHeading

Growth in London: predictions for 2031 • 1,600,000 more people • 950,000 more jobs • demand for goods & services to rise approximately 15% • 10%+ decrease in road space availability

Greater London boundary daily crossings (24 hour flows)

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Thousands of vehicles (two-way) vehicles of Thousands 1977 1980 1983 1986 1989 1992 1995 1998 2001 2004 2007 2010 2031

Light Goods Vehicles Heavy Goods Vehicles

SoHeading what next?

Less of More of this... this...

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SaferHeading and more efficient deliveries

• Three key elements to address in any freight programme:

– reducing the traffic impact of freight on the road network, reducing peak activity and minimising the congestion resulting from deliveries and freight traffic flows, in balance with other road users

– reducing the impact of freight on the environment, improving overall air quality and reducing noise attributable to freight

– increasing the levels of compliance and safety, specifically reducing the potential for impacts or collisions involving freight vehicles

ProgrammeHeading work areas

Logistics & Freight Efficiency Doing the right things

Reduce the Retime Routing Compliance traffic Environment activity efficiency & Safety impact

Positive Interventions (events / area based issues)

Engagement Communications

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DeliveringHeading a road freight legacy

• Developed through collaboration with the Industry • Builds on 2012 Games legacy • Embeds ongoing work • 2 year Programme aligned to other activity • Informs the long-term freight strategy

www.tfl.gov.uk/freightlegacy

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• Better planning • Improving safety • Improving kerbside access • Increasing efficiency, including consolidation • Journey planning • Effective communications

• Retiming deliveries and collections

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RetimingHeading Deliveries

• Retiming = not necessarily out of hours, but away from peak activity (route or place)

• Regulations: eg planning conditions, tenancy agreements • Enforcement: Noise Abatement Notices • Perceptions: residents, businesses, operators

Activity • Consortium of London boroughs & major retailers • Further trials: technology & equipment, challenging regulations, and demonstrating long-term behaviour change • ‘Matchmaking’

CurrentHeading policy direction

• Roads Task Force – ‘moving’ & ‘places’ • Mayor’s Cycling Vision • Ultra-low emissions zone

• TfL’s task – Cycle Safety – Out of hours activity – Data gathering / modelling – Logistics land use

• Deliver for industry • Deliver for TfL

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Lessons for Urban Freight from the London 2012 Olympic Games

Prof. Michael Browne University of Westminster Visiting Professor of University of Gothenburg and Chalmers University of Technology

Lessons for Urban Freight

• Look in the rear-view mirror • The importance of evidence • Engaging stakeholders at many levels • Future challenges

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The Mayor of London’s Transport Strategy

Initial statement published In 2000 – a key starting point

The Mayor’s Freight Strategy (2000)

Section 4K: Freight, delivery and servicing

4K.1 Achieving an efficient and sustainable distribution system for goods and services is one of the greatest challenges facing London.

4K.3 The key to a successful freight and servicing strategy is balancing needs against impacts.

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The Mayor’s Freight Strategy (2000)

Policy 4K.1 The Mayor and Transport for London will work with the London boroughs, business and the freight, distribution and servicing industries, and other relevant organisations to ensure the needs of business and Londoners for the movement of goods (including waste) and services are met, whilst minimising congestion and environmental impacts in accordance with the objectives of the Mayor’s Transport, Air Quality, Waste and Noise Strategies.

The importance of evidence to support decisions

Late 2011 UoW study to investigate scope for response by industry to restrictions.

Sectors included in the modelling: • Fast-moving consumer goods • Major food service company • London wholesale markets • Household waste • Parcels • Large items for home delivery

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Modelling the scope for changes in response to the London 2012 challenge

• Assumed 20% reduction in speeds on/in vicinity of ORN • Results showed increase in total hours travelled carrying out collection and delivery work for all six sectors modelled • Ranged from: 1.4% (parcels) 11.4% (wholesale markets) • Increase time taken to carry out collection and delivery work would result in additional labour and vehicle requirements and therefore an increase in operating costs

Modelling mitigations

• Actions available to companies to mitigate Olympic road restrictions in two categories: 1) Increase grouping of freight transport (through measures such as ordering less frequently, sharing deliveries with neighbouring businesses, using urban consolidation centres etc.) 2) Change time at which freight transport activities take place

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Modelling of mitigations

• Results indicated that both actions have potential to minimise consequences of road restrictions imposed during Olympics: 1) Out-of-hours deliveries (00:00-06:00 hours) could lead to over 6% reduction in total vehicle hours required 2) Grouping deliveries would result in substantial reduction in total vehicle hours in majority of sectors modelled

Participants/stakeholders

A very wide range of participants…

• Senders and receivers • Logistics service providers • Residents/consumers • Government/Administration...

…leads to significant complexity

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Engaging stakeholders at many levels

• The role of freight partnerships • Concept launched in mid-1990s by Freight Transport Association and Local Government •Aim: Improve understanding between public and private sector and tackle problems together

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Example of Central London Freight Quality Partnership (CLFQP)

– Boroughs of: Westminster, Camden, City of London, Kensington & Chelsea, Islington, Southwark, Lambeth – Transport for London – Freight Transport Association – DHL –TNT – John Lewis Partnership – Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport – Federation of small businesses – Plus many other organisations

Initiatives

• Joint working public-private sector to tackle loading ‘hot spots’ • Survey of night delivery opportunities • Initial assessment of new urban delivery initiatives • Seminar series and regular meetings

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Initiatives

Supported the development of loading/unloading Code of Practice

London guide has now been disseminated at a national level

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New demands on kerbspace

Next steps and the future

• Major change in London

• Regeneration and new land use patterns

• Changes to urban freight trips

• Looking at ways to apply what has been learnt

• Continuing to work at different levels within London

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Actions

• Complexity: Use it – combine solutions, improve understanding and engage stakeholders • Scale: Build and reinforce networks – not one ‘big thing’ but many – use the many existing examples • Behaviour change: Do not give up – look for events and tipping points • Good practice: Improve data and modelling • Inspire change – support links: – public – private – research – practice

Thanks

Ian Wainwright Head of Freight and Fleet, Transport for London [email protected] or [email protected]

Michael Browne University of Westminster [email protected]