This hackathon sets out to develop new ways of interpreting the impacts of last-mile ‘business-to-business’ and ‘business-to-consumer’ parcel deliveries in London and determine ways in which the negative externalities caused could be mitigated.
This event is co-hosted by CitySprint, the EPSRC funded Freight Traffic Control project (www.ftc2050.com<http://www.ftc2050.com>), Transport for London (TfL) and Geovation.
This hackathon has been conceived through the Freight traffic Control 2050 project and its recent work with CitySprint looking into how last-mile parcel delivery can be made more sustainable.
THEMES:
1) The impacts of last mile parcel operations on the environment, energy and fuel consumption
* Mapping pollution and strategies for reducing it
* Respecting pedestrians and other road users in delivery areas
* The scope for using shared use facilities to ease kerbside congestion (e.g. shared public transport/freight drop-off points, communal locker boxes.)
* Reducing energy/fuel used per parcel
* Rethinking stem mileage and the benefits of using drop-off points
* Rethinking vehicle and infrastructure choices to serve the last mile
2) The impacts of last mile parcel operations on congestion, infrastructure and land use
* Reducing the numbers of vehicles needed for last-mile through collaborative working
* Minimising kerbside dwell time and optimizing drop-off locations
* Maximising vehicle capacity
* The impact of personal deliveries to workplaces
* Understanding how vehicle arrivals vary by land use
* Mapping deliveries/collections by postcode
* Extrapolating parcel demand across land use
IMPORTANT DATES
Friday 25th January 2019: Deadline for registration.
Thursday 7th February 2019:
Kick-off networking at Geovation HQ, Central London.
Hear from industry experts about the challenges facing us in sustainable transport and logistics. Attendees will also have the opportunity to meet other team members if you're on the hunt for a group to work with. Food and drink will be provided. At this event you will be given access to the CitySprint datasets.
Friday 1st - Saturday 2nd March 2019:
Main hackathon event at Geovation HQ, Central London
At this event you will be able to spend time with our experts fine tuning your pitch. Each group will pitch to win on Saturday 2nd March. The winners will be announced live at the end of the event. Food and drink will be provided.
PRIZES:
1st prize: £2,000 for your team to share, and the chance to make your idea a reality with CitySprint's think-tank
2nd prize: £1,000 for your team to share
3rd prize: An organic food hamper for each team member
Register online: https://go.citysprint.co.uk/parcelhack-2019<https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgo.citysprint.co.uk%2Fparcelhack-2019&data=01%7C01%7Ct.j.cherrett%40soton.ac.uk%7Cc78a1bf3a3764825697508d660564b82%7C4a5378f929f44d3ebe89669d03ada9d8%7C1&sdata=ymrt5bi5UFQ62w%2BG0yZqC84iMEIhjhj%2BRMYR4wIOxfI%3D&reserved=0>
For any questions or questions, email: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>.
Hackathon Themes and Data: https://go.citysprint.co.uk/parcelhack-2019-0?hsCta<https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgo.citysprint.co.uk%2Fparcelhack-2019-0%3FhsCta&data=01%7C01%7Ct.j.cherrett%40soton.ac.uk%7Cc78a1bf3a3764825697508d660564b82%7C4a5378f929f44d3ebe89669d03ada9d8%7C1&sdata=Ee%2FpWcCw6%2BGXtkARiPkz3o16g2G3%2FKOvpSLmvPGUMXA%3D&reserved=0>
More Information: http://www.ftc2050.com/#hackathon<https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ftc2050.com%2F%23hackathon&data=01%7C01%7Ct.j.cherrett%40soton.ac.uk%7Cc78a1bf3a3764825697508d660564b82%7C4a5378f929f44d3ebe89669d03ada9d8%7C1&sdata=9q9ph2BlaKNvSeOTlJQeKKll08gMvTgz1gNnyxE8yvI%3D&reserved=0>
Professor T.J. Cherrett
Transportation Research Group (TRG)
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Southampton Boldrewood Innovation Campus
University of Southampton
Room 4057, Building 176
Burgess Road
Southampton
SO16 7QF
Tel: +44(0)23 8059 4657<tel:+44(0)23%208059%204657>
Fax: +44(0)23 8059 3152<tel:+44(0)23%208059%203152>
Email: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
www.trg.soton.ac.uk<http://www.trg.soton.ac.uk/>
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