The FTC2050 project aimed to identify and evaluate urban freight logistics initiatives that may have the greatest impact on reducing fuel consumption and energy requirements.
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A fundamental ambition of the FTC2050 project was to investigate the potential impact of carriers working together to reduce their combined carbon footprint.
The FTC2050 project investigated the use of porters for the ‘last-200m’ delivery of parcels, reducing the need for vans by decoupling the motorised transport from the delivery.
Retailers, couriers and customers can reduce the carbon footprint of deliveries by adopting greener delivery strategies
The practical application and policy impact of the FTC2050 project
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Fast, Green & Free Deliveries – Overcoming the last mile challenge in urban transport University of Liverpool in London, 25 June 2019
Detailed analyses and findings from the research
M. Piotrowska, M. Piecyk & J. Allen (2019) GOODS DELIVERIES TO LONDON SCHOOLS: CURRENT PRACTICES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONSOLIDATION FTC2050 project report ABSTRACT
K. Cheliotis (2019) DEVELOPING A DASHBOARD OF LAST-MILE FREIGHT TRAFFIC FTC2050 project report.
F. McLeod, T. Cherrett, T. Bektaş, J. Allen, A. Martinez-Sykora, C. Lamas-Fernandez, O. Bates, K. Cheliotis, A. Friday, M. Piecyk & S. Wise (2019) QUANTIFYING ENVIRONMENTAL AND FINANCIAL BENEFITS OF USING PORTERS AND CYCLE COURIERS FOR LAST-MILE PARCEL DELIVERY FTC2050 project report.
P. Greening, M. Piecyk, A. Palmer & P. Dadhich (2019) DECARBONISING ROAD FREIGHT A review commissioned by the Government Office for Science as a part of their evidence review for the ‘Future of Mobility’ project.
J. Allen, M. Piecyk & M. Piotrowska (2018) AN ANALYSIS OF THE SAME-DAY DELIVERY MARKET AND OPERATIONS IN THE UK FTC2050 project report.
J. Allen, M. Piecyk & M. Piotrowska (2016) AN ANALYSIS OF ONLINE SHOPPING AND HOME DELIVERY IN THE UK FTC2050 project report.
J. Allen, M. Piecyk & M. Piotrowska (2016) AN ANALYSIS OF ROAD FREIGHT IN LONDON AND BRITAIN: TRAFFIC, ACTIVITY AND SUSTAINABILITY FTC2050 project report.
J. Allen, M. Piecyk & M. Piotrowska (2016) AN ANALYSIS OF THE NEXT-DAY AND ECONOMY PARCELS MARKET AND PARCEL CARRIERS’ OPERATIONS IN THE UK FTC2050 project report.
FTC2050 hosted a symposium to bring together a large audience of the various parties in last-mile urban deliveries.
The project generated over 20 articles directly relating to the research.
Detailed analyses and findings from the research.
Nine themed posters highlighting findings.
Over the duration of the FTC2050 project, a number of undergraduate and postgraduate (MSc) projects were undertaken relating to the project.
The FTC2050 project co-hosted a hackathon event ‘Parcel Hack 2019 – Hacking the Last-Mile’ on 1-2 March 2019 with CitySprint, Transport for London (TfL) and Geovation.