Impact of Alternative Forms of Transport on Urban Freight Congestion

Dariusz Masłowski (), Ewa Kulińska and Gennadij Komada
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Dariusz Masłowski: Faculty of Production Engineering and Logistics, Opole University of Technology, 45-758 Opole, Poland
Ewa Kulińska: Faculty of Production Engineering and Logistics, Opole University of Technology, 45-758 Opole, Poland
Gennadij Komada: Faculty of Production Engineering and Logistics, Opole University of Technology, 45-758 Opole, Poland

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 17, 1-21

Abstract: Increasing congestion, environmental pollution, and the resulting full impatience of inhabitants contribute to the search for new solutions to move around the city. Therefore, city dwellers are increasingly turning to alternative means of transport such as bicycles, scooters, monocycles, etc. Recently, this way of traveling around the city has been flourishing. Therefore, the authors decided to investigate the phenomenon of the popularization of alternative forms of urban transport and to determine the influence of this kind of travel on freight transport and sustainable urban development. The research was based on four Polish cities: Wroclaw, Katowice, Opole, and Kedzierzyn-Kozle. The selection was made more precise by indicating two large and two small urban centers. The research was carried out by means of a questionnaire survey addressed to the inhabitants of those centers, specifying their preferences regarding journeys in the cities, as well as through direct interviews with companies providing cargo transport in the cities. The final part of the study is to propose solutions that, based on the residents’ preferences, will reduce their travel by car in favor of alternative transport, thus enhancing freight transport.

Keywords: city logistics; alternative forms of transport; sustainable urban development; urban mobility; urban freight transport; urban e-transport; congestion (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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