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
Directly inspired and influenced by working with the FTC2050 project team, Gnewt by Menzies Distribution teamed up with Ford Last Mile Delivery to trial using porters for ‘last-200m’ delivery in central London. Ford Last Mile Delivery developed software that aimed to identify optimal drop-off points for transfer of parcels from a van driver to a porter or cycle courier for final delivery.
The FTC2050 project was accredited for this work in a Ford press release about the trial, and in related articles, including those of The Telegraph, Post&Parcel and Commercial Fleet. Ford produced a video describing this initiative.
FTC2050 has contributed to a number of public calls for evidence. These calls for evidence, and their resulting reports can be found below.
(Government Office for Science, 2019)
Contributed to, and acknowledged in this report, which looks out to 2040 and considers the whole transport system of users and goods. It considers new opportunities and the implications of current trends, building four plausible future worlds to help decision makers think about the future.
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(City of London, 2019)
FTC2050 submitted evidence to the City of London Corporation for their consideration in preparing this report. Concentrating on the Square Mile, this report considers how people and goods travel to and around the City, recognising the significant impact that this can have on the experience of living, working and studying in or visiting the City of London.
(Department for Transport, 2019)
FTC2050 responded to a call from the Department for Transport (DfT) in September 2018, for evidence that would allow the Government to understand and assess the true scale and potential of transforming the ‘last-mile’ into an integrated and sustainable delivery system. In March 2019, DfT responded to this evidence, noting the opportunities and challenges that had been highlighted in making the radical shift to new technologies that could support such a transformation.
(National Infrastructure Commission, 2018)
In September 2018, Julian Allen represented FTC2050 at the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) workshop ‘The Value of Freight’. During this workshop, qualitative scenarios were developed in consultation with the NIC and other representatives of stakeholders. Participation in this workshop led to results of the FTC2050 being cited in the NIC Future of Freight Interim Report.
(London Assembly Transport Committee, 2018)
The London Assembly examines decisions and actions to ensure promises to Londoners are delivered. Within that, the Transport Committee examines all aspects of the capital’s transport system in order to press for improvements for Londoners. FTC2050 submitted evidence to the Transport Committee, and were acknowledged within the resulting report.
(Khan, 2018)
The London Plan is the statutory Spatial Development Strategy for Greater London prepared by the Mayor of London, which includes the Mayor’s general policies in respect of the development and use of land in Greater London and statements dealing with general spatial development aspects of his other strategies. FTC2050 contributed to the plan in several ways: (1) FTC2050 responded to a public consultation with the following evidence. (2) Julian Allen was invited to participate in the work of the Industrial and Logistics Sounding Board (ILSB), established in 2017 to provide independent scrutiny of the Mayor of London’s new draft London plan. The ILSB represents the collective thoughts and views of key representatives of the industrial and logistics sector, including operators, developers, occupiers, London Boroughs, research groups and statutory bodies. (3) FTC2050 also provided evidence as part of the ‘Freight Deliveries and Servicing’ session (M63), during the national consultation of the London Plan Examination in Public; alongside entities such as Amazon UK Services Limited (DWD LLP), British Retail Consortium, DB Cargo UK Ltd. (Arup) and others. (4) A written response was also provided after the Examination in Public.
Tom Cherrett spoke in January 2017, on behalf of the FTC2050 project, as a witness to the Transport Select Committee on the topic of urban congestion, and specifically the proliferation of delivery vans as a potential effect of urban freight and logistics. A transcript of the session is available here, and audio and video of the session is available below.
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