Evaluation of the Transport Impact on Environmental Pollution Due to the Use of Cargo Bikes

Vasiutina, Hanna; Naumov, Vitalii

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“…By simulating the demand with the use of the dedicated software, we obtain samples of the total distance covered by the vehicles that are used as the initial data for estimations of the emissions. The ecological effect of using cargo bikes for the last mile deliveries is estimated as the difference between the emissions generated in the delivery system where traditional vehicles are used as the means of transport and the emissions generated in the delivery system where conventional vehicles are partly replaced by cargo bicycles [24].…”

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Estimating the Emissions Reduction Due to the Use of Cargo Bikes: Case Studies for the Selected European Cities

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Contemporary cities need new solutions to reduce the harmful impact of freight transport, such as traffic congestion, air pollution, and noise emissions, which have increased in the last few years. This especially concerns central parts of cities due to the architectural features of urban space. The concept of green logistics intends to replace currently used combustion engine vehicles with zero-emissions technologies such as the use of cargo bikes to deliver goods to final recipients located in the city districts with dense urban development. However, the use of cargo bikes for certain architectural, transport, and business conditions must be justified: the positive impact of that innovative means of transport should be evaluated and assessed by decision-makers. We propose a method to evaluate the environmental impact of cargo bikes that replace conventional vehicles in the central district of a city. Our approach assumes simulations of freight travel demand in the selected city area, the estimation of the part of trips to be replaced by cargo bikes, and, finally, the evaluation of the total distance covered by the replaced combustion engine vehicles to show the reduction of CO2 generated by the conventional vehicles. The case studies of the central districts for selected partner cities (Vitoria-Gasteiz, San Sebastian, Dubrovnik, and Mechelen) that participate in the CityChangerCargoBike project are shown to demonstrate the developed methodology.

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“…Cargo bikes/cargo cycles, including, i.a., post bike, bakers' bike, longtail, front-and rear loader-described in more detail by, i.a., Naumov et al [90], Vasiutina et al [91], Balm et al [92], and Dybdalen et al [93];…”

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Effects of Incorporating Rail Transport into a Zero-Emission Urban Deliveries System: Application of Light Freight Railway (LFR) Electric Trains

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2021

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This paper addresses the issue of incorporating rail transport into an urban delivery system. Its main purpose was to identify the possibilities of utilising rail transport in a Zero-emission Urban Delivery System (ZUDS) by applying Light Freight Railway (LFR) electric trains. The study applied the following research methods: literature review, observation, case study, and mathematical computations. In order to estimate the volume of transport external costs reduction resulting from shifting urban deliveries from road to rail transport in the city of Szczecin, the EU methodology was applied to specify the amounts of external costs generated by individual modes and means of transport. The research study showed that application of LFR electric trains makes it possible to significantly reduce external costs generated by transport. Moreover, this solution may have an impact on developing Clean Transport Zones (CTZs) and may also contribute to expansion of the ZUDS. The research study results also provide grounds to conclude that application of the LFR system makes it possible to reduce negative effects generated by Urban Freight Transport (UFT) and to achieve a coherent zero-emission system for handling cargo and passenger flows in cities, which consequently contributes to achieving electromobility goals in transport.

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Evaluation of the Transport Impact on Environmental Pollution Due to the Use of Cargo Bikes

Cited by 2 publications

References 10 publications

Estimating the Emissions Reduction Due to the Use of Cargo Bikes: Case Studies for the Selected European Cities

Estimating the Emissions Reduction Due to the Use of Cargo Bikes: Case Studies for the Selected European Cities

Effects of Incorporating Rail Transport into a Zero-Emission Urban Deliveries System: Application of Light Freight Railway (LFR) Electric Trains

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