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Episode 314: How urban logistics facilities can be good neighbours

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Periode27 jul. 2023

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  • TitelEpisode 314: How urban logistics facilities can be good neighbours
    Mate van erkenningInternational
    Media naam/outletPostal Hub Podcast
    MediatypeOther
    Release datum27/07/23
    BeschrijvingHeleen Buldeo Rai, Assistant Professor at VUB, discusses her research into how urban logistics facilities can be good neighbours.

    Warehouses and logistics centres getting closer to the city centre

    What makes New York City an interesting city for studying urban warehouses

    Population density, strength of e-commerce and zoning

    Cross-docking operations in NYC

    Delivery activities happening at the kerb/curb

    Community ignorance of the supply chain

    Friction between local residents and e-commerce logistics

    Best practices for urban warehouses to be good neighbours

    Regulatory frameworks

    Streets accommodating personal mobility as well as delivery vehicles

    The aesthetical aspect of urban warehouses

    Eco transfer concept - consolidating urban parcels and using environmentally-friendly vehicles

    Blocks and buffers

    Organising traffic

    Urban warehouses and cities' sustainability transitions

    Reducing stem distance
    URLhttps://www.thepostalhub.com/podcasts/episode-314-urban-logistics-facilities-good-neighbors-neighbours
    PersonenHeleen Buldeo Rai