AECOM\'s Jonathan James details the London Freight Plan and discusses the transferability of these initiatives. Presented at AusIntermodal 2010 (www.ausintermodal.com), download to read more about the practical steps for sustainable freight distribution in urban and regional centres.

1. UK CASE STUDY
Promoting collaboration: The transferability of
London Freight Plan initiatives
Practical steps for sustainable freight distribution in urban and regional centres
Jonathan James, Delivery Partner,
London Freight Plan and Director, AECOM UK

3. What is Our Definition of freight
Goods 
Movement
Servicing +
Utilities
Waste

4. The Facts (Strategic)

6. Freight and the London Freight Plan

7. Mayor’s Transport Strategy

8. Is Sustainable Urban Freight even
remotely possible? Promotion of
Social impacts Pedestrian
Development Physical
and Cyclists
Intensification & Constraints
Mixed Uses
Economic
Transport Factors
modes
Urban Area
Events – ie
Control Schemes Olympics
Environmental
Restrictions factors
and Licensing Regulations

9. How is Freight Viewed?

10. Why we need a fresh approach
•We have tried everything else
•Freight is a commercial contract with operator
and customer
•Governments approach is to add a new
regulation
•Regulation & compliance can increase costs
•Awarding freight contracts on cost alone can
increases risk of non-compliance, negating
benefit of regulation

11. There is More Than One Way to Skin a Cat

12. A New Approach

13. London Freight Plan
Economy Profit
Social & Safety Safety
Environment CSR

14. TfL’s New Approach to Freight
Land-use Planning Corporate Responsibility
Procurement
Condition Uptake
Outcomes
Less freight traffic growth Fewer Incidents
Less illegal kerbside activity Less congestion
Reduced operator costs Reduced enforcement
Less CO2 and other emissions

15. How London’s Approaches Work Together
Freight Operators & Customers/Businesses/
Drivers Premises/Sites
Commercial contract
Regional and Local
Government

16. Freight Operator Recognition Scheme
(FORS)

17. FORS vision and development

18. FORS Benefits
Development Planning November 12, 2010 Page 18

19. FORS membership progression
Development Planning November 12, 2010 Page 19

20. FORS-registered depots 1,369
FORS – September
FORS-registered vehicles 61,750
2010
FORS-registered London boroughs 20
Status
Silver members 31
Bronze members 247
Bronze and silver depots 1019
Bronze and silver vehicles 43,448
Bronze and silver boroughs 13
Registered vehicles as a percentage of
commercial vehicles operating in London
18.7%

21. Average MPG across FORS (all veh
types)
14
12
FORS – August 2010 10
8
6
Benchmarking results 4
2
0
PCNs Per 100K km Incidents Per 100K km
250.0 30.0
200.0 25.0
20.0
150.0
15.0
100.0
10.0
50.0 5.0
0.0 0.0

22. Delivery and Servicing Plans
Construction Logistics Plans

23. Delivery and Servicing Plans (DSP) and Construction
Logistics Plans (CLP)
Development Planning November 12, 2010 Page 23

24. How London’s Approaches Work Together
Freight Operators & Customers/Businesses/
Drivers Premises/Sites
Commercial contract
Delivery & Servicing Plans
Regional and Local
Government

25. Key Aims of a DSP / CLP
• Deliveries reduced, rescheduled or
consolidated, costs are lower
• Cut congestion / environmental impact
• Identify legal loading / unloading plans
• Encourage ‘green’ procurement
• Influence building design to minimise
construction related trips
• Improve safety compliance

26. Research to understand what's wrong
• Conflict between loading, servicing
and other road users
• Regent St 26,700 vehicles 1 in 5
are goods vehicles
• 1 in 5 are associated with Regent
Street
Marylebone High
• 4 in 10 go to offices, only 1 in 5 go Street
to retail
• Most are 7am - 4 pm
• 7 in 10 are van the rest trucks

28. Key Elements of Delivery and Servicing Plans (DSPs)
and Construction Logistics Plans (CLPs)
Delivery & Servicing Plan /
Construction Logistics Plan

29. DSP Output examples
Ferrari Regent St Consolidation of every 3 loads into 1
Anthropologie Consolidation of 80-100 small supplier
Regent Street consignments / week into 4 loads
TfL (Palestra) Deliveries reduced by 20% (from 250/week)
Emirates Stadium Deliveries reduced by 20%, consolidated food &
milk deliveries
Fire Consolidation Centre -£90,000 supply chain
Brigade saving
University Stationery deliveries reduced by 80% - average
invoice value £28, cost to process £20

30. Transferability of London Freight Plan
initiatives

31. But I Can’t Do It!

33. Development Planning November 12, 2010 Page 33

34. 3 2 30 31 32 33
38 39 50 69 91
99 108 117 118
119 124 129 130

35. • Policy 12 (Chapter 4)
The Mayor, through TfL, and working with the DfT, Network
Rail, train operating companies, London boroughs and other
stakeholders including business and the freight industry, will
seek to improve the distribution of freight through the
provision of better access to/from Strategic Industrial
Locations, delivery and servicing plans, and other efficiency
measures across London.
Proposal 117 (Chapter 5 part 6)
The Mayor, through TfL, and working with the London
boroughs, and other stakeholders in the public and private
sectors, will improve the efficiency and effectiveness of
freight operations through the promotion of ‘delivery and
servicing plans’, ‘construction logistics plans’, the Freight
Operator Recognition Scheme, Freight Quality Partnerships
and other efficiency measures across London.

37. 2010 London’s Year of Cycling

39. Questions
Contact
Jonathan.James@aecom.com
001144 7961 067284