Manhattan, the economic heart of New York City, is the most densely populated place in USA with diverse economic activities. It is also one of the most polluted and congested cities. Manhattan heavily relies on trucks for the delivery of goods, which contributes to congestions and intern makes the delivery of goods and doing business costly. If Manhattan has to maintain sustained economic growth and ensure the quality of city life, efficient and cost economic freight delivery arrangements need to be made. Based on the review of literatures, it is identified that a freight consolidation and distribution strategy along with the utilization of cleaner motorized and non-motorized vehicles could be a potential solution to the problem as it would help increase the roadway capacity while potentially reducing the number of delivery vehicles on city streets. Furthermore, a vehicle may be used for a shared delivery of goods to multiple businesses/consumers. To further evaluate the strategy and to develop a comprehensive logistical and management solutions to the problem, it is recommended that the city administration leads the effort to collaborate with the private sector stakeholders including trucker’s/carriers, businesses and consumers.


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    Title :

    Managing the Freight Deliveries in Manhattan: Opportunities for Collaborative City Logistics Measures


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    International Conference on Transportation and Development 2016 ; 2016 ; Houston, Texas



    Publication date :

    2016-06-20




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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