| Title | Estimating the Emissions Reduction Due to the Use of Cargo Bikes: Case Studies for the Selected European Cities |
|---|---|
| ID_Doc | 68792 |
| Authors | Vasiutina, H; Naumov, V; Szarata, A; Rybicki, S |
| Title | Estimating the Emissions Reduction Due to the Use of Cargo Bikes: Case Studies for the Selected European Cities |
| Year | 2022 |
| Published | Energies, 15, 14 |
| Abstract | Contemporary cities need new solutions to reduce the harmful impact of freight transport, such as traffic congestion, air pollution, and noise emissions, which have increased in the last few years. This especially concerns central parts of cities due to the architectural features of urban space. The concept of green logistics intends to replace currently used combustion engine vehicles with zero-emissions technologies such as the use of cargo bikes to deliver goods to final recipients located in the city districts with dense urban development. However, the use of cargo bikes for certain architectural, transport, and business conditions must be justified: the positive impact of that innovative means of transport should be evaluated and assessed by decision-makers. We propose a method to evaluate the environmental impact of cargo bikes that replace conventional vehicles in the central district of a city. Our approach assumes simulations of freight travel demand in the selected city area, the estimation of the part of trips to be replaced by cargo bikes, and, finally, the evaluation of the total distance covered by the replaced combustion engine vehicles to show the reduction of CO2 generated by the conventional vehicles. The case studies of the central districts for selected partner cities (Vitoria-Gasteiz, San Sebastian, Dubrovnik, and Mechelen) that participate in the CityChangerCargoBike project are shown to demonstrate the developed methodology. |
| https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/15/14/5264/pdf?version=1658320118 |
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