What measures must the cities in Twente and distributors jointly undertake to improve urban distribution in the city centre?

In the Regional Traffic and Transport Plan for Twente 2000 – 2004 the transport of goods is one of the seven key themes. When setting up this plan it was agreed to fill in the further specifics of the policy with regard to the transport of goods together with the public and the private sectors.

After this conclusion, the project "Goods to Cities in Twente" was commenced as the first consequence of the project. The aim of this project is to achieve better coordination among regional urban distribution partners on the one hand and an improved quality of life in the centres of the Cities in Twente on the other.

From March 2001 to January 2003 a total of 10 workshops were held.

The platform has arrived at an approach whereby first professional transporters / suppliers are initially restricted in their provisioning times, but can later realise benefits if they fulfil the set conditions. The conditions for each phase are shown below.

PHASE 1 - 2003-2004:

PHASE 2 - 2005-2007:

PHASE 3 - 2008 and after:

The workshops have received the character of a platform, the Platform for Goods Transport in Twente. It has been agreed to give this platform a more permanent structure to also ensure proper, optimal coordination between the authorities and professional transporters in the future. At the same time, this should lead to a fully-fledged, integrated place in regional traffic and transport policy.

The platform will evaluate the following items: 

Keypoint consultancy
Tim Schouwenaar, tel. +31 53 4825723

01/03/2001

case

Urban Policy > Economy knowledge & employment > Urban economy

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