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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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Call for Abstracts, METRANS International Urban Freight Conference 2017
2017-04-24 The purpose of I-NUF is to provide a forum for multidisciplinary research on all aspects of urban freight and to raise the visibility of urban freight research. I-NUF draws participants from around th... -
The Off-hour Delivery project selected as one of the six finalists of the Franz Edelman Award for Achievements in Operations Research and Management Science
2017-01-09 The Off Hours Delivery (OHD) Project initiated by researchers from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s VREF Center of Excellence for Sustainable Urban Freight Systems in conjunction with the New Yo... -
Urban Freight Conference 2016, Feedback and News
2016-11-01 After the conference given in Mid-October, the Urban Freight Platform released the presentations and news. -
Why Goods Movement Matters - A report from the RPA and the VREF, now also available in Chinese
2016-08-23 A report about the stategies for moving goods in metropolitan areas was published by RPA in collaboration with the VREF Theme Urban Freight. The purpose of this report is to highlight the importance ...
Research Briefs
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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... -
Freight Trip Generation Modelling
2015-04-27 This research brief highlights the importance of quantifying freight trips as a step toward enhancing understanding of urban freight systems.
Theme search
The VREF invites PhD students and early stage researchers to apply for a VREF Study Visit Grant to support a study visit with up to SEK 30 000.
The invitation is open until October 31st, 2017.
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