Local impacts of a new urban consolidation centre - The case of Binnenstadservice.nl: Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences

T. Van Rooijen, H. Quak

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Abstract

A new urban consolidation centre, called Binnenstadservice.nl ('Inner city service'), started business in April 2008 in the Dutch city of Nijmegen. The consolidation centre in Nijmegen differs from initiatives in the past, distinguishing itself from other UCC initiatives by its focus on receivers rather than on carriers. After one year already 98 stores joined Binnenstadservice.nl and this number is still growing. Due to Binnenstadservice.nl, fewer trucks enter the city centre and fewer kilometres are driven. In this paper we provide insights into the local effects of the Binnenstadservice pilot after one year, such as air quality, inconvenience for residents and noise nuisance. The effects on local air quality and noise nuisance are limited, due to the amount of passenger and bus traffic remaining. Plans exist to start Binnenstadservice.nl franchises in other Dutch cities, which could result in making Binnenstadservice.nl a more serious partner for carriers to handle the transport of last mile distribution in cities.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe Sixth International Conference on City Logistics
Pages5967-5979
Number of pages13
Volume2
Edition3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2010

Publication series

NameProcedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences
ISSN (Print)1877-0428

Keywords

  • City logistics
  • Local impact
  • Sustainability
  • Urban consolidation centre
  • Urban freight transport

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