Urban logistics optimization in Lucca,
Vicenza and Siena:
a comprehensive approach to clean freight
transhipment and last mile delivery
Stefan Guerra
WORKSHOP - Dubrovnik (Croatia)
Sustainable Transport Solutions
“How to Improve Energy Efficiency and Air Quality in Historic Centres”
September 12th 2014
European Commission:
policy context
• White paper 2011- Roadmap to a Single European Transport Area - Towards a
competitive and resource efficient transport system
• EC adoption of the Communication on the Future of Transport "A sustainable
future for transport: Towards an integrated, technology-led and user friendly
system" on 17 June 2009 [COM(2009) 279]
• The Greening transport package (2008)
• Communication from the Commission - The EU's freight transport agenda:
Boosting the efficiency, integration and sustainability of freight transport in
Europe [COM(2007)606]
• Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European
Parliament - Keep Europe moving - Sustainable mobility for our continent - Midterm review of the European Commission’s 2001 Transport White paper
[COM(2006)314]
Italian practice
Different implementation levels
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Feasibility study, operational
schemes definition
Technological infrastructures
definition end realization, first
experimental application
Fully operational
Urban Logistics Innovation in
three mid-size Historic Cities in
Italy: Lucca, Vicenza and Siena
Three Urban Logistics
experiences integrating
city logistics measures
(including U.C.C.) for
Eco-Friendly City Freight
Distribution with
different:
 approaches to clean
freight transhipment
and last mile delivery
 organization and
management aspects.
Vicenza
Lucca
Siena
LUCCA: URBAN CONTEXT
Preservation and
development of the city
centre
Quality of Life 2012 – rank n. 33, but
ranked n. 1 for Environment &
Services (data related to the entire
Province provided by Sole 24 Ore,
leading Economic Daily Newspaper)
2013 Air Quality Report of Lega
Ambiente, rank n. 31 ( 54 limit value
excedences 2012)
Some relevant data on city
centre economy and transport
in Lucca
 Historic mid-size town with about 80.000 inhabitants (round 10.000 inside historic
centre)
 Economic activities mainly based on commerce, services and tourism
sectors.
 A relevant number (1600+) of shops, restaurants, commercial activities in
the historic centre (inside the ancient walls) and immediate surrounding urban
quarters.
 About 27% of business located in the city centre, use their own means for
goods transport.
 Relevant tourist flows.
 About 1680 commercial vehicles entering the area each day with low load
factor (<30% available capacity).
 High impacts of freight traffic and city distribution processes.
Local impacts of city logistics
processes
 High levels of congestion due to
commercial and freight traffic (high
number of vehicles in the historic
centre, non-optimized loads and
delivery routes).
 High levels
of
environmental
pollution (PM10) with several
exceedances of law limit values
 Noise pollution and risk for historic
buildings due to vibrations resulting
from freight traffic.
 Pedestrians
(tourists)
safety
hazards.
City logistics on focus:
from 2002 to nowadays Lucca
put ideas into practice
Since 2002 the municipality of
Lucca has developed and
implemented several
experimental activities aiming
to research, development and
innovation on sustainable city
logistics.
Current measures for mobility
management and freight
distribution in Lucca
REGULATIONS AND ITS
FOR MOBILITY AND
FREIGHT TRANSPORT
 Access regulations, by-laws and plans,
levering on:
• Level of Emissions
• (EURO 1, .., 5, FEV)
• User category
• Time windows
• Focus on freight transport
 Historic centre is a Limited Traffic Zone (LTZ) with
Access Control System
 Historic centre inside a wider Environmental Zone
 Development of pedestrian area since 1976
 Further implementation on going of access control
system for mobility management
Load and Unload Areas (LAAs) –
Demostration Phase
 Demo from
November 2nd
 12 LAAs
 Compulsory
for several
categories of
transport
operarators
 Ratio: avoid
the presence
of vans with
the highest
level of
commercial
activities
Experimenting a Urban
Consolidation Centre (UCC) in
Lucca: the LIFE CEDM project.
CEDM
City Distribution
Terminal
Logistics
BASE
The LIFE CEDM
Project
in Lucca.
DEMOSTRATION
PHASE
temporary
logistics base
Boxes 1&2
c/o Fruit &
Vegetable
Market
Comune di
Lucca
Serchio river
Historic centre
The CEDM
Project
in Lucca.
CEDM
Logistics Base:
Final location
LUCCAPORT
location
Highway Gate
Highway Gate
Railway Station
From CEDM
to LuccaPort:
the
headquarter
LuccaPort
fleet
Development
and
implementation
of advanced city
logistics
concepts
in Lucca
LuccaPort
Commercial
services for
eco-friendly
goods
distribution
Management and
Financial Aspects
Management and organization are critical factor:
 in many cases determined the failure of several initiative of city logistics
innovation.
Approach taken in Lucca, based on three main general directions:
 Strong local consensus among the involved stakeholders and user categories.
 Building up a management organization initial control by the Public
Administration (start-up phase) plan of gradual transition to private or public
stakeholders, once the economic sustainability is consolidated (consolidation
phase) currently operated by METRO
 Public tendering before end 2015 – appointment up to 2030
Relevant social and
environmental benefits
Reduction of impacts due to freight transport in the historic city centre:
 Reduced total number of vehicles
 Improved distribution schemes: load optimisation (consolidation) and improvement
of delivery routes
 Development of added-value innovative services
 Eco-friendly delivery vehicles
Reduced environmental impacts (air quality, noise pollution)
Reduced hazards for historical buildings
Increased pedestrian safety
Improved quality of life in the historical centre
Creation of a “specific round table” for logistics processes
Creation of new occupational opportunities
Municipality vision
Stakeholders involvement
and fund raising
Involvement of local
Administration and Authorities
facing city logistics issues
Regional, National and European funding,
to implement activities sustained by local
resources according to a proper
and effective action plan
Integration of city logistics issues and goals
in relevant city plans:
SULP
Town planning acts
Environmental and energy plans
Participation of local
stakeholders (Chambers of
Commerce, Professional
Association, Transport operators,
etc.)
Participation to relevant
movement and initiatives:
CIVITAS Network
Convenant of Mayors (from 2013)
Logical Town Association
City logistics optimization:
eight strategic goals to 2030
LuccaPort
Branding,
communication and
dissemination
The website: www.luccaport.it,
also available in English
Brochure &
Services charter
LuccaPort
Targeted
communication
Contest, comics, video, ..
Siena
Siena: some data
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55.000 inh. + 17.000 university student + 13.000 daily commuters
3 M/year tourists (500K private cars + 30K buses)
Network of historic narrow streets with high gradients
Presence of LTZ (mostly pedestrian), controlled by access control system with Access
control in entrance and in exit
750 shops in the inner centre, 150/160 ton/day of freight delivered
450 commercial vehicles circulating with low load factor
By-laws for goods distribution: access permits, time windows
Incentivizing consolidation process though a specific regulation (last rev. 2003.06.03 CC
181) appointing 12 full time access license (Taxi Merci, Freight taxi) under certain
conditions
Relevance of the local governance with the trade and transport operator association and
with the local Chamber of Commerce
Taxi Merci in Siena
(Cotas Logistica Srl)
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450 commercial vehicles circulating with low load factor
18 associated partner (freight taxi licences) under COTAS LOGISTICA
New 2000 m2 warehouse, with freeze depots.
New added value services provided (bulky service, third party warehouse, hotel service,Agreement with important operators (i.e. TNT, DHL, Bartolini,
Taxi Merci in Siena
(Cotas Logistica Srl)
Bottom up approach
Cost per delivery at UCC 6 Euro up 100 kg for Transport operator
Cost per pickup at the transport operator HUB 3 Euro up 15 kg
N. Deliveries 400-500 25% of the overall deliveries in Siena
18 vans, 3,5 t Iveco Daily (diesel)
Planning introduction of FEVs
VICENZA
Vicenza: some data
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115,927 population
Relevant tourist flows
UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1994
“City of Palladio” and palladian villas in the surrounding
Network of historic narrow streets
Presence of LTZ (mostly pedestrian), controlled by access control system with Access
control in entrance
 Commercial shops in the inner centre
 Since 2004, establishment of a UCC
Top down approach
VICENZA – «La Veloce»
In 2004 the Municipality established:
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Vicenza Eco Logistics Center (La Veloce), a Urban
Consolidation centre operating strictly with FEVs
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Governance with other stakeholders
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a by-law limiting the access of the LTZ area to many
categories of transport operators
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Litigation with the National Association of Express
couriers
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Trial with the Regional Administrative Court and
appeal to the National Administrative court
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Final Judgement approved Vicenza (2009).
Favourable jurisprudence for all other town
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Plans for further development of the UCC, balance in
the black, extended DTZ, extended services including
ned goods categories, very good environmental
results
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promotes sustainable city logistics models in order to reduce the
environmental and social impact of freight distribution in the urban centres,
to improve urban environment and citizen’s quality of life.
- www.logicaltown.eu
Thank you
for your kind attention!
Contacts
Stefan Guerra
stefan.guerra@lucense.it
info@logicaltown.eu
www.enclose.eu