Urban freight
Commercial vehicle movements are necessary to deliver goods and services. However, such movements can have negative impacts in terms of emissions, noise and traffic..
Local authorities engage with logistic players and local businesses to come up with innovative strategies reconciling two potential conflicting elements: a freight distribution system satisfying the market demand, and a liveable, emission-free urban environment. This has led to a wide range of initiatives in the following areas: air quality & safety, clean & alternative fleet promotion, space management and consolidation, data and stakeholder engagement. .
Our work on Urban Freight
Polis plays a central role at the European level for projects and activities related to urban freight. Thanks to the POLIS Urban Freight Working Group, cities and regions can discuss the challenges they face, share good practices and improve collaboration with industry, prioritise topics and accelerate deployment of solutions .
Via the Urban Freight Working Group, Polis has developed several databases and tools to facilitate the exchange of experiences among its members. These include a database of the “hot topics” on which members are currently working or would like to obtain more information, and a database of measures put in place by cities and regions active on urban freight. Polis members can have full access of the documents and tools produced by the Urban Freight Working Group via the POLIS Networking Hub.
Additionally, as a part of the CIVITAS SATELLITE project, Polis is coordinating the CIVITAS Thematic Group on Urban Freight and Logistics

Developing sustainable freight solutions… which work!

POLIS publishes second volume of magazine Cities in motion!

rEVolutionising passenger and freight transport: POLIS‘ working groups & projects explore

Uber expands commitment to sustainability with zero-emission deliveries and sustainable packaging

Registrations now OPEN: Join us at the Urban Logistics Innovation Day in Brussels!

POLIS, TDA, and C40 update their How-to-Guide Zero-Emission Zones in the City

DISCO project kicks off for a new generation of urban logistics

A new EU-funded project on urban freight just kicked-off: UNCHAIN!

Urban Freight Just Transition Webinar: “Delivering the jobs”

Brussels signs its own Green Deal for more sustainable urban logistics

Answer NextETRUCK’s survey on e-freight!

Land use and mobility planning- thinking beyond the boundaries!

A new EU-funded project tackling urban freight in action: GREEN-LOG!

Check out POLIS’ 2023 project line-up!

Learn about Digital Twins and Urban Logistics in new e-course!

ESCALATE kicks off with a bang!

Registrations now open for the Just Transition Webinar series!

Press release: Introducing URBANE, a new Horizon Europe project on last-mile deliveries

POLIS unveils its brand-new magazine ‘Cities in motion’!

Modal shift to cleaner transport fails to materialise, shows ITF’s brief

An autumn of action! POLIS’ Working Group meetings

New guide to European and international ITS standards has been launched

Hyperloop Development Program publishes new vision paper

FlexCurb engages the urban logistic sector in Leuven

Madrid approves new SUMP

Registration for the Annual POLIS Conference 2022 is now open!

Urban Freight working group convenes in Madrid

Madrid’s new micro hub reduces the distance travelled for deliveries by 33%

POLIS Working Groups: What you missed

Registrations for Urban Mobility Days 2022 are now open

SURF Final Report gives insights on sustainable urban freight

Access the latest capacity building resources of the SURF project

Save the date for the Urban Mobility Days 2022!

TANGENT’s first newsletter: in your inbox… soon!

Lyon develops new logistic solution to reduce the carbon footprint of the delivery sector

POLIS-ALICE webinar series kicks off!

Respond to the call for cities interested in ITS solutions for sustainable city logistics

POLIS’ Working Groups: The year so far

POLIS & ALICE launch new webinar series on urban freight

SAVE THE DATE for the Annual POLIS Conference 2022

POLIS’ Secretary General joins ALICE’s panel on International Women’s Day

Futureshop: Hyperconnected city: join the latest LEAD webinar and hear about The Hague’s Digital Twin models!

POLIS contributes to new reports on tourism and freight after COVID-19

FlexCURB project to enhance last-mile operations in four European cities

A logistics micro hub in a Madrid parking lot will boost low-emission goods distribution

The next generation of urban freight: can we deliver the skills?

Local Digital Twins: Forging the Cities of Tomorrow

POLIS and ALICE continue their collaboration for sustainable urban freight

E-course on sustainable urban freight gets underway

POLIS & members at the EU Week of Regions and Cities

Autumn working group meetings

Enroll now in the SURF e-course and develop new pathways for sustainable urban freight

Securing the right jobs and skills for sustainable mobility

June working group meetings: Digitisation, SMCs… and more!

Small and medium-sized cities discuss urban nodes, zero-emission freight and city attractiveness

New projects in European cities will trial clean air solutions for freight

SURF: Aarhus, Ravenna and Karditsa selected to run ‘instant projects’ on sustainable urban freight

New Urban Mobility Initiative: Five consultation workshops for stakeholders in June

SURF (Sustainable URban Freight) Call for Instant Projects is Open until 14 May

April’s Working Group meetings: A spring in our step

Making zero-emission road freight a reality

SURF (Sustainable URban Freight) project kicks off

Urban Freight working group meets to discuss key issues for urban logistics

Eleven cities and regions to replicate solutions on Digital Twins for urban logistics planning

Cities ask for at least half of new vans to be zero-emission in 2030

POLIS launches SURF, a new project on Sustainable URban Freight

Submissions open for ESPO Award 2021

POLIS joins call for revised truck safety standards

Report sheds light on the main challenges, trends and factors influencing city logistics

Procurement of parking space monitoring solution for freight in Lisbon

New deadline: join the LEAD Transferability Platform!

Flexible access & space management working session – presentations & recordings

POLIS, TDA and C40 launch the How-to Guide on Zero-Emission Zones for Freight

Clean trucking into a greener future: Electrifying EU logistics

Large-scale survey on curb side management for passenger and freight

Digital twins for urban logistics planning: join the LEAD Transferability Platform!

Mobilising Mobility Webinar Series: November

Upcoming workshops on urban freight: zero-emission and kerbside management

Mobilising Mobility Webinar Series: October

Brussels relies on cargo bikes to improve air quality

Have a say: LEAD is mapping the challenges and trends in urban freight transport

Eighteen European companies and organisations launch the European Clean Trucking Alliance to call for zero-emission trucks

Digital Twins lead the future of urban logistics: why offline urban logistics need to be mirrored online

Post-Lockdown Mobility webinar report: Urban logistics in lockdown

How to plan cargo bikes hubs for urban logistics?

COVID-19: Networking must go on(line)

Rome kicks off Logistics Living Lab

TfL launches London FreightLab to innovate for freight and servicing

Île-de-France Region launches call for expressions of interest in freight and logistics

How to integrate urban nodes in the TEN-T corridors?

Scaling up the mass market for zero-emission freight vehicles

Europe’s First Expert Group on Cargo Bikes and Cycle Logistics kicks-off in Brussels

ASSURED workshop on the deployment of e-trucks in urban areas

Recommendations for integration of urban nodes & TEN-T: a policy dialogue

Gothenburg opens Sweden’s first logistics centre for electric cargo bikes
A successful INCLUSION mid-term dissemination event in Groningen (The Netherlands)
27 September, ASSURED Workshop – Utility and delivery e-trucks and e-vans

BuyZET cities publish Procurement Plans for zero-emission deliveries

Fleet owners worldwide call for more than a 100,000 zero emission freight vehicles, and counting!
Urban logistics in metropolitan areas – SULPiTER recommendations
Do SUMPs promote inclusion and transport justice? Agenda available now!
BuyZET final event: cities presenting they procurement strategies for zero emission transport
Participate to the launch event of H2020 HARMONY project in London

Cities-industry cooperation to accelerate deployment of sustainable city logistics solutions
Brussels reveals freight transport key figures in new report
Guidelines published on procuring zero emission delivery of goods and services in cities

Urban Nodes Forum – presentations and pictures now available!
14 May 2019: Rotterdam, Brussels and Southampton presenting they procurement strategies for zero emission transport
Agenda released for BuyZET Final Conference on 14 May in Brussels
Survey on impact assessment of urban freight transport solutions

Making transport more accessible and inclusive for all: new approaches and solutions, 18 June 2019 – Groningen (NL).
Urban Nodes Forum, 3-4 April in Budapest
Mayor and TfL launch Freight and Servicing Action Plan
Commission releases criteria for Green Public Procurement of road transport services
Register now! BuyZET Final event, 14 May 2019
Register now! Urban Nodes Forum, 3-4 April 2019, Budapest
ERTRAC Annual Conference to discuss road transport research under “Horizon Europe”

Upcoming Polis Working Group meetings in 2019
Save the Date: URBAN NODES FORUM, 3-5 April, Budapest
European cities and logistics industry kick off strategic dialogue on urban freight solutions
Fleet recognition schemes in public contracts, intelligent city logistics and much more in the latest BuyZET newsletter
Your views on key priorities for discussion with urban freight industry!
How the EU and USA cooperate on urban freight – Polis members in Baltimore!
Five weeks left to apply for the European Green Capital and Green Leaf Awards!
ASSURED workshop: Strategies & needs on EV fast-charging infrastructure for urban freight
NOVELOG SULP guidelines, roadmap and factsheets are available. Use them!
21 projects selected by BENEFIC as part of the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) grant
BuyZET special session at EcoProcura Conference!
NOVELOG SULP Guidelines for urban freight planning
Freight TAILS Final Report now available
Draft programme of 2018 Polis Conference released
CITYLAB Handbook and Observatory now available!
Join the New Mobility Services Urban Freight Work Group
CIVITAS Urban Freight Conference: presentations and posters now available!
Read the fifth issue of the NOVELOG Newsletter
EU Urban Freight Projects Find Common Ground
“The Integrated Perspective”, European Commission Study on Urban Logistics is Now Available
EU-US Urban Freight Webinar Series: #3 – Urban Freight Data
Sharing Economy Logistics: Access over Ownership. Join the Workshop in Brussels on 28 March 2018
Sustainable Urban Freight Transport: A Global Perspective
Registration is open for the CIVITAS Urban Freight Conference, 23-24 April 2018
Call for paper: urban planning and regulation for e-groceries, digitalization and sustainability
CityLab workshop “City deliveries using micro-hubs and innovative freight bikes”
NOVELOG Athens Workshop ‘Guidance in developing business models for sustainable city logistics’
Registration is open for the Decongesting Europe Conference
CITYLAB MAMCA workshop to discuss urban freight initiatives
BuyZET Transportation Mapping Reports now available online!
CIVITAS Urban Freight Conference – 23-24 April 2018, Brussels
High turnout at successful workshop “Regions & cities as agents of change for sustainable urban freight transport”
Innovative Solutions for Urban Freight Transport and Environment in the Circular Economy Era – 20 October 2017, Rome
NOVELOG project: workshops on micro-consolidation and other solutions for urban logistics
Register Now! Smart goods distribution and logistics webinar from the GrowSmarter project
EU-US Urban Freight Webinar Series: #2 – Examples of Urban Freight Fleet Electrification
SULPITER training programme recruits
NOVELOG cities stories – workshop in Brussels, 11 October!
Electric freight in cities: ELIPTIC and FREVUE joined forces in Barcelona
FREVUE comes to an end
3 events on urban logistics in October!
Register for the 2nd & 3rd FREVUE webinars
CIVITAS CITYLAB Symposium “Innovative Solutions for Urban Freight Transport in the Era of the Circular Economy”
Member in the Spotlight: Electric van sharing network established for businesses in Île-de-France
SULPiTER Enlarged Transfer Programme Call now open!
FREVUE Video clip available
2017 Polis Conference: Programme launched and registrations open!
Joint FREVUE-ELIPTIC Workshop: 13 September in Barcelona
Successful final conference in London for FREVUE
CITYLAB Observatory: new trends impacting urban logistics
Sustainable Energy Week – Energy systems for smart mobility
Freight in the City Spring Summit attracts strong interest in sustainable urban deliveries
NOVELOG Turin Workshop ‘Green solutions for the urban logistics’ – 5/04/2017
EMW and SUMP Award finalist cities revealed
Come and join us at the 4th European SUMP Conference
Want a SUMP in your city but don’t have the expertise or tools?
FREVUE Final Conference on 21 June 2017: Save the date!
Making freight consolidation centres work – Experiences from Southampton
Stakeholder workshop for the preparation of EU guidance documents on urban logistics
SAVE THE DATE! 29/30 March 2017, Dubrovnik, SUMP Conference
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IW-NET Workshop: Optimizing the interconnection between inland waterway transport and urban last mile logistics

ITS European Congress 2023

Transport & Logistics Munich Fair

Inland Navigation Week 2023

Regions and Urban Freight working group meeting: Regional land use planning

POLIS-ALICE International Women’s Day Virtual Breakfast

POLIS and ALICE Webinar Series 2023 Consumer Engagement: Providing consistent information on sustainability

2022 Annual POLIS Conference

Tomorrow.Mobility World Congress 2022

USEPE Final ConOps Workshop: U-space for the future Air Mobility – concepts and challenges

POLIS-ALICE Webinar #4: Making construction logistics in urban areas more sustainable

Cairgo Bike Stakeholder Meeting

Urban Mobility Days 2022

How can cities decarbonise urban logistics through Public-Private Partnerships?

2nd POLIS-ALICE urban freight webinar

SMC Platform meeting

Multimodal Urban Day: Paris edition

Go Mobility by MUBIL Tradeshow

LEVITATE webinar: Case studies for automated freight transport

MOVE 2021 Conference: Mobility Re-Imagined

ST4W Multimodal Urban Days – next: Paris, 14 December

Local Digital Twins Workshop: Forging the cities of tomorrow

Kick-off Webinar of SURF e-course, to develop pathways for sustainable urban freight

Workshop on incentives and conditions for electrification of Urban Freight and City Logistics
Consultation workshop on the new EU Urban Mobility Initiative: Urban freight transport and logistics

Launch event of SURF, the new project on Sustainable URban Freight

POLIS at the VREF Conference on Urban Freight

Flexible access & space management working session

Clean trucking into a greener future: Electrifying EU logistics

Mobilising Mobility: Like two peas in a pod – Digital Twins for urban planning

Zero-emission freight and shared charging infrastructure (ASSURED project)

Mobilising Mobility: The future of mobility in cities – designing policy responses to mobility innovation

Webinar: Zero Emission Zones For Freight – Lessons from Beijing

Webinar: Zero Emission Zones For Freight – Lessons from Shenzhen and Shanghai

LEVITATE Webinar on the future impacts of automation in freight transport

Web-events on Zero Emission Zones for freight delivery

3rd Polis-ALICE Urban Freight public-private dialogue meeting

3rd CoMotion LA Leadership Conference

Roundtable on Safe and Secure Truck Parkings

Antwerp Summer School on Urban Logistics
Impact>Mobility conference

BuyZET Final event
CIVITAS Urban Freight Conference
CityLab workshop “City deliveries using micro-hubs and innovative freight bikes”
NOVELOG Athens Workshop ‘Guidance in developing business models for sustainable city logistics’

Cities in motion – Volume II: ‘Leadership for action’
Urban Freight Just Transition Webinar report

Cities in motion – Volume I: ‘The 15-year city’
European Clean Trucking Alliance Position Paper: A Response of the “Fit-for-55 Package”
Cities and civil society ask for at least half of new vans to be zero-emission in 2030
Recovery and Resilience Facility: Transport keeps us going forward
European cities and automobile manufacturers kick off dialogue on UVARs
Member in the Spotlight: Electric van sharing in Île-de-France
The General Safety Regulation (GSR) and why it matters
Truck safety: Direct vision matters, evidence from London
Thinking Cities #7
How to cope with challenges in integrating electric vehicles into city logistics: What can we learn from FREVUE? – Hans Quak, TNO
Polis Position on the upcoming decarbonisation transport strategy
More EU Budget for Transport
Member in the Spotlight: Rotterdam’s ambitious Goal towards zero Emissions from City Logistics in 2020
Automated parcel lockers dedicated to E‐commerce as revolutionary method for CO2 reduction
City dashboard Rotterdam: Data driven monitoring of logistic flows
Flanders: Enhancing urban freight at the regional level
The role of experiments in an urban freight public policy: Benefits, limits, risks and upscaling
Using inner‐city waterway networks for the transport of construction materials
Member in the Spotlight: Brussels invests in the sharing economy
Member in the Spotlight: urban freight solutions in Brussels
City logistics in CIVITAS: recommendations for setting up successful city logistics measures
Last Mile Logistics
Sustainable Urban Logistics Plan (SULP) as an innovative policy and planning tool for enhancing urban logistics processes in Small and Mid-sized European historic Towns
Urban night deliveries
Delivering a road freight legacy – Transport of London
A socio-economic analysis of harmonising the dimensions of truck and loading docks in Norwegian cities – costs, benefits and logistics efficiency
How to create value with urban freight transport solutions? A comparison of consolidation solutions
Gothenburg facing challenges: How can that create possibilities?
Initiatives at the European level supporting urban freight
New assessment methods for city logistics
Understanding urban freight stakeholder’s response to last mile green solutions
Launch of the new NODES website
4th Railway Package – summary note
Star quality: ECOSTARS project
ECOSTARS Edinburgh newsletter #3
Commercial vehicles behaviour in sensitive urban contexts: a lesson from selected Italian cities
Innovative solutions for urban freight transport: demonstration and viability results
Integrated Urban Freight Transport – A novel approach encouraging co-operation and better management for increasing energy efficiency and reducing CO2: the C-liege project
The allocation of space to goods transport in urban areas
ECOSTARS Europe newsletter #3
ECOSTARS Europe newsletter #2
Intelligent Transport Systems for Urban Areas – London
Distribution plan for city centre of Utrecht
MOSCA – Stuttgart
Total truck-weight restriction zone Budapest
Urban Freight Management in Barcelona
Utrecht Accessible – Incentive Measure West
Magasin de Quartier – Paris
Multi-use lane in Barcelona
Night Delivery and Space Management Initiatives in the City of Barcelona
Quiet Night-time Deliveries in Barcelona
Region-Enterprises Forum on Transport and Logistics – Emilia-Romagna
City Ports – Emilia-Romagna
Low Noise Solutions for Night Deliveries – Dublin
Freight and city logistics – Barcelona
Citymove workshop agenda, 21st February
ECOSTARS Europe newsletter #1
Cooperative systems enabling beneficial freight partnerships
Distribution systems – optimising sustainability
FILET: Integration of public transport facilities in the urban supply chain
Integration of the dresden tram system and its stopping points into different urban spaces
Laboratory area for innovative transport technologies and concepts for commercial transport in Berlin
SUGAR: promoting optimal transfer of good practice regarding urban goods distribution
The future for freight transport – is technological innovation necessary for increased efficiency?
Urban Freight Distribution – the new Green Hub Concept in Arnhem, Nijmegen
SUGAR Project Entered its Final Round
Delivering to London
Parking and freight logistics
SUGAR: Sustainable Urban Goods logistics Achieved by Regional and local policies
The EU Action and Perspectives in Urban Freight Transport
The SUGAR achievements so far
Transport for London urban freight policies
Urban Good Distribution in Barcelona: An ITS Application
Berlin’s strategy for an integrated urban freight transport system – planning approaches and lessons learned
D-via – sustainable urban distribution in Flanders
How to transfer best practice initiatives between cities
Urban Freight in London
CVIS – London test site
Integrating Regional and Urban Freight Distribution and the Sugar Project – Regione Emilia-Romagna
Shaping Efficient Travel Patterns through Cross Sectoral Policy and Service Planning
Innovative solutions for urban freight transport – Deutsche Post DHL
Truck guidance plan for Dresden

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