City of Amsterdam

Amsterdam's Vision for a Sustainable Future

Amsterdam is on a mission to be a fully emission-free city by 2030, taking proactive steps to restrict logistics transport by 2025. The city aims to reduce car traffic and is actively investing in alternative and active mobility solutions. A recent development is the adoption of the "Hubsvisie Amsterdam" (Hubs Vision), which paves the way for exploring, piloting, and scaling neighborhood hubs to understand their utilization and organization. In addition to the hubs vision, Amsterdam has formulated a policy for shared mobility covering bicycles, mopeds, and cars.

Key Challenge: Addressing Urban Logistics Issues

Amsterdam faces a significant challenge with 30,000 vans and 4,000 trucks entering the city daily, contributing to traffic, congestion and emissions that affect its citizens. Service logistics alone account for 15% of all vehicle movements. This influx of vehicles poses challenges for service technicians, leading to congestion, difficulties in finding parking space, high parking costs and loss of working time. Additionally, stringent emissions regulations may discourage technicians from accepting work orders in Amsterdam.

Possible Solutions: Logistic Service Hubs

To address these challenges, Amsterdam envisions well-equipped hubs that guide service technicians toward more sustainable and more efficient travel behavior. Technicians can park their vans in these hubs, utilizing light electric vehicles (e-cargo bikes or e-scooters) to reach their destinations. The hubs also provide secure spaces for storing materials and tools.

Amsterdam aims to monitor several key effects of implementing these hubs, including their impact on the city's objectives, the logistics process of service technicians, the overall service level, and the financial opportunities for both technicians and customers.

Project Partners:

• Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
• City of Amsterdam