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Urban Freight
VREF started the FUT Theme Urban Freight in order to consider the challenges and opportunities for cities and the many actors involved in delivery of goods and services in urban areas.
The FUT Theme Urban Freight involves leading universities, industry partners and cities in more than 10 countries in Europe, Asia, North- and South America. Local and international meeting places and publications will support the wider outreach of research findings and conclusions.
Theme Urban Freight will consider three main aspects that are of central importance to the future development of urban freight transport:
- Partnerships and leadership
- Efficiency and low-carbon solutions in urban freight systems
- Sharing the urban space: Multi-level interaction and trade-offs
Theme News
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SUFS: Today launch of a new massive open online course (MOOC) on Sustainable Urban Freight Transport
2018-05-02 This free 5-week course offers students and professionals an introduction to urban logistics. The MOOC is the result of a collaboration between partners of the global COE-SUFS network and provides a u... -
Meeting of the Minds Webinar: Does Online Shopping Create Urban Congestion? Now recording available.
2018-04-23 On April 18, 2018, Meeting of the Minds hosted a live webinar featuring Alison Conway from the University Transportation Research Center and Michael Browne from the University of Gothenberg, Sweden. N... -
Call for Papers, NECTAR Cluster 2: Policy and Environment, E-groceries, digitalization and sustainability: Which governance, planning and regulation mix do our cities need?
2018-04-04 Grocery shopping is the most frequent and common form of shopping on one side and, on the other, is a very dynamic and fast growing segment. This workshop to be held in October 11-12 at Molde Universi... -
The VREF's scholarships to young scholars from developing countries contribute to the extension of the Urban Freight Network at the METRANS I-NUF 2017
2017-11-16 METRANS interviewed some of these VREF-Sponsored Scholars, who commented their first attending at the International Urban Freight Conference.
Research Briefs
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Urban Freight in Delhi: Characteristics and Mobility Restrictions
2017-11-02 Freight Trip Generation (FTG) modeling is crucial for freight decision makers considering the use of mobility restrictions as an intervention to reduce freight externalities. The authors have conduct... -
Organising and Managing Urban Freight Partnership
2015-05-26 Partnerships can contribute significantly to solving urban freight problems; they provide a good opportunity to consider the various perspectives of stakeholders and thereby identify possible soluti...
Theme search
The VREF invites PhD students and early stage researchers to apply for a Study Visit Grant to be supported with up to SEK 30 000.
The invitation is open until 181031.
Blog! Blog! Blog!
This Meeting of the Minds' blog monthly releases interviews of global transportation researchers from the VREF's Future Urban Transport Program Network.
This CityFix series, produced by the WRI (World Ressources Institute) Ross Center for Sustainable Cities and supported by the VREF, discusses walking and cycling in cities with a special focus on low- and middle-income countries.
Each year the Håkan Frisinger Foundation for Transportation Research awards a scholarship to a prominent researcher.
About VREF
The Volvo Research and Educational Foundations (VREF) inspires, initiates and supports research and educational activities through the Future Urban Transport Programme - How to deal with the complexity of urban transport (FUT).
Our Vision: Sustainable transport for equitable access in urban areas
