Dear Colleague,



The ITS (UK) Local Authority Urban Interest Group and Freight Interest Group, jointly with the Green Logistics project, are holding a one-day Seminar Understanding urban freight – issues for town planners on Monday 10 May 2010, 10:00 – 16:00, in London.  This is an opportunity to learn how freight activity impacts on our urban centres using evidence gathered from 30 years of UK freight surveys, and approaches that are being employed to mitigate the negative impacts.  Attendance is free, please see the programme below.



Kind regards



Tom Cherrett


Dr T.J. Cherrett
Senior Lecturer
Transportation Research Group
School of Civil Engineering and the Environment
University of Southampton
Highfield
Southampton
SO17 1BJ

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Local Authority Urban Interest Group

Freight Interest Group

Green Logistics project



jointly present



Understanding urban freight – issues for town planners

Monday 10 May 2010, 10:00 – 16:00

America Square Conference Centre, 1 America Square, 17 Crosswall, London. EC3N 2LB

(nearest Underground Station: Tower Hill)

Chairman – Steven Norris


10:00   Registration and Coffee
10:30   Welcome
            (Steve Norris President of ITS ( UK) Chairman of the Freight Interest Group)

Session 1: Understanding urban Freight

10:40   Understanding urban freight – a review of the evidence
            Tom Cherrett (University of Southampton)
11:05   Freight Quality Partnerships- a review and investigation
            Julian Allen (University of Westminster)
11:30   The importance of urban van activity
            Mike Browne (University of Westminster)
11:55   Panel Discussion
12:20   Lunch

Session 2: Moving towards a ‘greener’ approach

13:15   Promoting collaboration in logistics – Delivery & service plans and the link to land-use planning  Steve Steele (Transport for London)
13:40   Tackling ‘take-back’ – solutions for waste & recyclate management. Tom Cherrett (University of Southampton)
14:05   Planning vehicle routes and schedules – more reliable and greener solutions. Richard Eglese (University of Lancaster)
14:30   Comparing the carbon footprints of the online and conventional retail supply chains. Alan McKinnon (Herriot Watt University)
14:50   Panel Discussion
15:10   Tea
15:30   How to achieve a greater understanding – The National Industrial Symbiosis Programme (NISP). Gary Foster (NISP)
15:50   Summary and close. Steve Norris



Attendance at this event is free, but the organisers reserve the right to limit the number of people attending from each organisation, if the event is oversubscribed.



To book, please send your name, email address, organisation name and address and details of any dietary requirements to [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> or fax to 020 7709 3007.