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How does Ghent's supply chain/delivery system function? In the US we have huge vans or semis to deliver inventory. I was in Zermatt this Summer (no combustion-
by roymurdock 9y ago
How does Ghent's supply chain/delivery system function? In the US we have huge vans or semis to deliver inventory.
I was in Zermatt this Summer (no combustion-engine cars allowed) and everything /everyone is transported around in little electric golf cart type vehicles to reduce smog, which could block the town's view of the Matterhorn. Is it similar in Ghent?
- lucozade 9y agoPedestrian-only town centres are getting pretty common. I can't speak for Ghent but it's fairly normal to have periods, early morning or late evening, where goods vehicles are allowed access. It's worth bearing in mind that the centres of a lot of European towns and cities are fairly small and not very vehicle friendly anyway. One of the advantages of being pre-industrial is that it can take less work to be pre-industrial again. I'd expect that, in general, doing this is the US will be harder than a lot of Europe as the towns just aren't built that way.
- pouetpouet 9y agoThere are usually logistics centers on the fringe of the city. From there everything is dispatched on smaller city friendly vehicles. Small vans or ebikes like so https://www.dekra.net/media/newsletter/jpg/2017/ups-zustellfahrrad-muenchen-image-w490-h276.jpg https://www.dekra.net/media/newsletter/jpg/2017/ups-zustellf... or so https://www.ttm.nl/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/8892_333.jpg https://www.ttm.nl/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/8892_333.jpg
- Improvotter 9y agoDelivery by bike mostly when a car can't get to them. BubblePost is an example.