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
The FTC2050 team entered EPSRC’s Telling Tales of Engagement 2018 Competition, winning one of three £10,000 awards made available to tell the story of research impact in an interesting and engaging way to a wider audience (grant reference ARCP009769).
Hands on Humanities Day – John Hansard Gallery, Southampton, 23 November 2019
As part of the Human Worlds Festival, the FTC2050 team presented an interactive exhibit “I want it, and I want it now – What are the transport impacts of your on-line shopping habits?”
This interactive exhibit uses an agent-based model to replicate the on-street activity of parcel delivery couriers operating in central London. Players are asked to estimate: i) how many parcel delivery vans they think visit their home; ii) the number of parcels they might expect to receive and; iii) how many deliveries are made by people on foot in a typical week. This is done via a linked tablet.
The model uses this input and historical carrier parcel data to illustrate the transport impact if all consignees behaved in the same way. The data visualisation shows deliveries being made by van and on foot, with parcels appearing at delivery addresses. At the end of the simulation, the model shows the van-kilometres driven, porter kilometres walked and the CO2 produced, in terms of the numbers of trees that would have to be planted to offset the impact.
Two pull-up banners were created to accompany the simulation. One frames the current problems with home delivery in the form of a cartoon, particularly the increasing growth of ‘same-day’ delivery where a consignee can receive a package within a few hours of ordering and the negative transport impacts of such activity. The other shows the ways in which delivery companies are adapting their operations to better manage parcel deliveries using things like foot and cycle couriers, micro-consolidation points and in some cases, drones.