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FUTURE * Holland - Tram lines to reduce the number of diesel delivery trucks
Amsterdam’s tram lines will soon work double-duty, moving goods and people
Houston,TXS,USAHouston Tomorrow Growth News -24 Oct 2008: -- In Amsterdam, a company called City Cargo has come up with a plan to use the city’s tram lines to reduce the number of diesel delivery trucks driving into and polluting the city, says an article on treehugger.com... This new concept in urban goods transport is intended to reduce air and noise pollution, prevent road blockages due to idling trucks, and provide an overall cleaner, safer, and more energy efficient delivery system within the city... The cargo trams will run directly behind Amsterdam’s passenger trams so as not to interfere with travel schedules. Trams will drop off goods at distribution points along tram routes, and a fleet of electric delivery vans (E-cars) will complete the deliveries. City Cargo’s goal is to reduce the number of diesel delivery trucks on the city’s roads by half with this system. In Amsterdam, more than 35% of particulate matter from emissions derive from goods transport, says the company’s website... City Cargo has already done pilot runs and, according to their website, will begin operating its cargo tram system in early 2009... In Dresden, Germany, Volkswagen uses a light rail train called CarGO to move parts across the city to its central assembly plan...Labels: tram cargos
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