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Analysis of the possibility of using cargo bikes in urban logistics on the
example of Stargard
LOW CARBON
LOGISTICS
Mariusz Nürnberg Maritime University of Szczecin,
Faculty of Economics and Engineering of Transport
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Low Carbon Logistic pilot activity in Stargard
The project was assumed for deliveries of parcels or correspondence transported from the City Hall to subordinate entities, therefore each route is round and starts and ends in the City Hall.
The goal was to evaluate:
• Access to objects
• Condition of infrastructure
• Different types of cargo bike
Source: UPS_The_Road_to_Sustainable_Urban_Logistics
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Entities in Stargard
There are 14 objects chosen to elaborate and implement LCL concept in Stargard:
4 kindergartens,
9 primary schools (3 of them with junior school classes)
City Hall.
Most of the objects are concentrated at 2 locations:
Os. Zachód with its neighbourhood area and western part of the city close to the City Hall and historical sites of the town.
Source: Google Maps
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Route #1 - map
List of entities:
A – City Hall
B – Primary School no.7
C – Kindergarten no.5
D – Kindergarten no.4
E – Primary School no.2
F – Primary School no.11
G – Primary School no.4
H – Primary School no.10
A B
C
D
E
F
G
H
Lenght: 8,6 km, points of delivery: 7, bike paths: 30%
Source: Google Maps
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Route #1 – access to objects
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Route #1 – bike infrastructure
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Route #2 - map
List of entities:
A – City Hall
I – Kindergarten no.2
J – Primary School no.5
K – Kindergarten no.1
L – Primary School no.3
I
J K
A
L
Lenght: 4 km, points of delivery: 4, bike paths: 5%
Source: Google Maps
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Route #2 – access to objects
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Route #2 – bike infrastructure
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Route #3 - map
List of entities:
A – City Hall
M – Primary School no.6
N – Primary School no.8
Lenght: 11,8 km, points of delivery: 2, bike paths: 10%
A
M
N
Source: Google Maps
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Route #3 – access to objects
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Route #3 – bike infrastructure
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Route #3 – map after correction
List of entities:
• A – City Hall
• M – Primary School no.6
• N – Primary School no.8
Lenght: 6,3 km, points of delivery: 1, bike paths: 10%
A
M
N
M
A
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Cargo bikes used for deliveries
Trike Frontloader
Weight: 120 kg Lenght: 2,80 m Pedaling assist.: Front axle electric engine
Weight: 22,5 kg Lenght: 2,43 m Pedaling assist.: none
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Trike evaluation
Advantages:
Large and isothermal cargo space;
High load capacity;
Pedaling assist.
Disadvantages:
Heavy and difficult to manuver;
Front axle propulsion;
Low battery capacity;
High located center of gravity – susceptibility to tilting;
Too tough sprocket cassette.
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Frontloader evaluation
Advantages:
Lightness of construction;
Low located center of gravity – stable in turns;
Sprockett cassette well fitted;
Stable kickstand.
Disadvantages:
No pedaling assistance.
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Stargard evaluation
Advantages:
Easy access to objects;
Dwellers enthusiasm;
Historical center liable for cargo bikes
Disadvantages: Shotage and low quality of bike paths; Fragmentation of bike paths; Traffic laws violation.
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Conclusions
Application cargo bikes to Stargard’s urban logistics requires:
adaptation of the urban infrastructure – providing sufficient number and quality of bike paths;
obtaining local community approval for this type of transport - public presentation of the balance of benefits;
creating regulations supporting the development of this mode of transport - local transport policy;
selection of appropriate means of transport - a specification of bicycles adapted to transport tasks.
Source: UPS_The_Road_to_Sustainable_Urban_Logistics
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Mariusz Nürnberg [email protected]
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Lead partner: Energy Agency for Southeast Sweden Ltd. [email protected]
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Thank you for attention.
