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Planning for Freight in Urban Areas
  • Publication no: AP-R228-03
  • ISBN: 0 85588 667 6
  • Published: 21 July 2003
This report provides background, data references and guidelines for planners and traffic engineers in addressing planning issues associated with development projects that will affect freight movements, particularly in urban areas.
  • PLANNING FOR FREIGHT IN URBAN AREAS
  • EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  • TABLE OF CONTENTS
  • BACKGROUND
  • PART A UNDERSTANDING the Urban Freight Task
  • 1. UNDERSTANDING THE URBAN FREIGHT TASK
  • 2. NATURE OF URBAN FREIGHT DISTRIBUTION
  • 3. TRENDS IN URBAN FREIGHT DISTRIBUTION
  • 4. IMPACTS OF CHANGES IN URBAN FREIGHT PATTERNS
  • PART B RESOURCE PACKAGE
  • 1. TRANSPORT PLANNING ISSUES
  • 2. FREIGHT PLANNING NEEDS
  • 3. DATA SOURCES FOR FREIGHT PLANNING
  • 4. FREIGHT PLANNING EXAMPLES
  • 5. FINDING SOLUTIONS
  • 6. INTRODUCTION TO PART C GUIDELINES
  • CONCLUSIONS
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • INFORMATION RETRIEVAL
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