Local Authority Cooperation with Urban Freight Stakeholders: A Comparison of Partnership Approaches

• DOI: 10.18757/ejtir.2013.13.1.2986
• Publication Date: 2023-11-08T12:22:37Z
• Authors: Maria Lindholm; Michael Browne
• Keywords: Desk; Public–private partnership; Traffic Management; Urban agglomeration

Freight transport operations in urban areas are normally performed by private companies using public infrastructure and governed regulations implemented authorities. Until recently there has been little involvement of local planning processes as a result plans frequently formulated with limited understanding the impacts on freight operations. In UK, partnerships have developed to bring together stakeholders often an context other examples elsewhere Europe. Few these assessed order compare their activities systematically. The paper compares several considers usefulness possible shortcomings terms specific outcomes projects well input influence policy formulation. Six investigated means desk research, interviews questionnaires two cases participation researchers. compared assessment framework derived from literature review conducted. Results show that shortterm actions solving problems valued but not perceived sole benefit partnerships. Longer-term relationships mutual understandings each other’s possibilities considered equally important especially respect formulation results also one most factors support on-going partnership is core set engaged interested participants ways which this can be achieved identified.