Freight on urban public transportation: A systematic literature review

R Elbert, J Rentschler - Research in Transportation Business & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Public transportation offers a promising opportunity for freight transportation in urban areas.
Through the sharing of infrastructure, vehicles, or even space inside wagons, synergies can …

Co-modality in city logistics: Sounds good, but how?

S Zhu, MGH Bell, V Schulz, M Stokoe - … Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 2023 - Elsevier
Co-modality is widely applied in medium-and long-haul transport by providing an integrated
transport solution for both passenger and freight. This paper aims to investigate how the …

Integrating parcel deliveries into a ride-pooling service—An agent-based simulation study

F Fehn, R Engelhardt, F Dandl, K Bogenberger… - … Research Part A: Policy …, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper examines the integration of freight delivery into the passenger transport of an on-
demand ride-pooling service. The goal of this research is to use existing passenger trips for …

The vehicle routing problem with underground logistics: Formulation and algorithm

P Mo, Y Yao, A D'Ariano, Z Liu - Transportation Research Part E: Logistics …, 2023 - Elsevier
Recognizing the pressure on urban logistics and the overcapacity of urban public
transportation systems during off-peak hours, this study investigates a subway-assisted …

An analysis of underused urban infrastructures: usage opportunities and implementation barriers for sustainable logistics

L Schachenhofer, Y Kummer, P Hirsch - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Motivated by the urgent need to discover innovative and sustainable approaches to address
the strain on urban resources, this paper introduces a novel concept proposing the …

Is mass rapid transit applicable for deep integration of freight-passenger transport? A multi-perspective analysis from urban China

W Hu, J Dong, BG Hwang, R Ren, Z Chen - Transportation Research Part …, 2022 - Elsevier
Integrating goods movement into public/mass rapid transit (MRT) is an emerging initiative to
improve urban freight transport services and sustainability. This paper explores new …

A sustainable on-demand urban delivery service enabled by synchromodality and synergy in passenger and freight mobility

O Labarthe, G Ahmadi, W Klibi, JC Deschamps… - … Research Part C …, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the opportunity to plan for a novel on-demand freight delivery
service in urban areas with tight service and sustainability requirements. This contribution …

Scheduling shared passenger and freight transport on a fixed infrastructure

L Hörsting, C Cleophas - European Journal of Operational Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Increases in last-mile transport contribute to congestion and pollution in urban
environments. To make deliveries more sustainable, they may be integrated with existing …

A crowdsourced co-modality transportation system integrating passenger and freight

X Yang, W Wu, GQ Huang - Advanced Engineering Informatics, 2023 - Elsevier
Co-modality transportation aims to integrate passenger and freight flows into a single system
by sharing public transport between passengers and freight. This paper proposes a …

Cargo tram in freight handling in urban areas in Poland

O Pietrzak, K Pietrzak - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2021 - Elsevier
Trams are usually used to carry passengers, but across Europe there are some examples of
using them for carrying freight ('CarGoTram'of Dresden, Germany and the 'Cargo-Tram'of …