Ein Blog der ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften
Since 2014 the Institute of Sustainable Development works together with the city of Zurich, partners from the logistics sector, the trade association of the city of Zurich and other ZHAW institutes on a CTI financed urban logistics project. The aim is to create a collaborative platform, giving carriers the possibility to cooperate regarding the delivery […]
A major aim of the project “Cooperational platform for urban logistics in Zurich” is to optimise the logistics of Zurich with the help of cooperation. One possibility is trying to shift the freight flows that are carried out by businesses by themselves to professional freight carriers. In order to develop a solution that meets the needs of […]
In the following 2 years an IT-based platform for urban logistics will be developed for the City of Zurich and proved in a pilot project. The platform allows a better cooperation between different transport companies, such as the consolidation of goods in consolidation centres. Evaluations of city logistics schemes show that consolidation of goods can […]
The map below was created by the Institute of Sustainable Development (INE) and shows the average allowed driving speed for the greater Zurich area in Switzerland. In this case it is not the actual average speed of the car drivers, but the average speed limits in the municipalities. The higher the general speed limits, the […]
The map below shows the flow of goods in Switzerland with destination Zurich. The data for truck deliveries was collected in a survey during 2008-2011 (BFS, 2013). The areas with most truck departures going to Zurich are marked with bright red, the ones with fewer departures are pink or grey. The areas with most deliveries […]