City of ‘s-Hertogenbosch

(Den Bosch)

(in relation to ENCLOSE)

Marc Pluijgers

Dep. Environmental Affairs

Air Quality Control & Sustainable Transportation

‘s-Hertogenbosch in the “Euro region”

Province of Noord Brabant

‘s-Hertogenbosch

‘s-Hertogenbosch

• Inhabitants: 140.000 (in Dutch perspective a medium sized city)

• Surface: 90 km2

• Economics: trade & repair (21%)bussiness services (15%)health (14%)

• Tourism: 5 mln visits / year

City of ‘s-Hertogebosch

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City centre

Historic inner city of ‘s-Hertogenbosch

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500 “shops” in historic city centre

© Buck Consultants International, 2008

Logistics ‘s-Hertogenbosch

• Supply city-center Den Bosch–5.000 m3 goods (weekly)–5.000 delivery's (weekly)–± 2.500 trucks/cars

• Average per shop: 5 to 10 delivery's weekly, (departmentstores and supermarkets higher);

• ± 50% delivery's are combined (professional transporters and wholesale)

Some measures in place

• Time windows (until 12:00);

• Exception for consolidated deliveries

(Minimum 20 adresses per trip)

• Fysical barriers

• Low emission zone

• Cycling schemes

• Commerical city distribution

• Park & ride facilities with clean vehicles

• Clean vehicles

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Time windows logistics

Many exceptions

• Logistics between 7-12 AM and 6-8 PM (shopping nights 9-10 PM)

• Residents

• Entrepeneurs (if needed)

• Utility traffic

• Fresh goods

• ‘City distributor (60 addresses, 20 addresses per ride)

• Taxi’s

• Buses (P+R and 220Xpress)

• Insufficient enforcement of the regulations

Fysical barriers (reinforcement)

Low Emission zone (LEZ) (air quality)

Low Emission zone (LEZ)

• Most polluting vehicles are cannot enter the zone. (Milieuzones, Environment Zones, Umweltzonen)

• Effective measure that cities can take to reduce air pollution problems in their area.

• Truckdrivers who do no comply are:–Fined for € 220,--–Sent back without unloading

LEZ area ‘s-Hertogenbosch

Effect LEZ

Commercial city distribution & warehousing

City Distribition biogas truck & Cargo bikes

Cycling & public transport:Integral approach

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Public

Transport

Bike

Car

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Cycling & public tranport:objectives

Objectives: accessibility, quality of life and strong local economy

Jaartal 2004-2006 2010-2011 Target 2015

% internal bicyle 33% 37% 44%

% total public transport

7% 9% 10%

% total car 70% 66% 60%

Free and safe bicycle parking /bike sharing

1350 bicycle’s instead of 55 cars

P+R and shuttles

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Wireless electric P&R shuttle (Pilot)

Electric inner city transport

Clean vehicles used in the inner city (Enclose partners in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, april 2013 )

© Buck Consultants International, 2008

WHAT GOES WELL?

• High proportion of deliveries already consolidated

(retail-chains up to 75%);

• Transporters may enter outside time window if consolidated enough (enough deliviries per trip);

• Bundling waste collecting (83%)

© Buck Consultants International, 2008

What can be improved

• Consolidation –45% of the delivery’s still causes 80% traffic

(Inefficient delivery’s for small shops)

• Garbage collection could combine more

• Less exceptions for time windows (like “fresh” food)

Sustainable city logistics,‘s-Hertogenbosch approach:

Shopkeepers key players, because

•“cause” the problem

•Are problem-owners (attractiveness and accessibility)

•Have a predominant role in solutions

The role of the city council is mainly facilitating the proces korte puntstraat

Cooperation / proces is crucial

• Common goals,”more then profit alone”; • Create multi solutions; (logistics, noise, waste collection, safety, cost savings)

Korte Putstraat (restaurant street):• Collective agreements with the retailers;• Key sharing;• Practical agreements;• 100% participation!

• Logistics as part of

Cooperation: City Centre-management (Since 1993)

Enhance the economic functioning of the inner city.

•Association of shopkeepers;•Horeca Netherlands, branch 's-Hertogenbosch;•Association of Market stalls;•Association of real estate owners;•City of 's-Hertogenbosch•Chamber of commerce (advisory role)

Keep in mind: who do they really represent?

Local Climate charter : 2050 zero CO2 emissions

Some lessons

• Start pilots to:–Enhance network of shopkeepers;–To show that it can work;–Small group of willing shopkeepers;–Easy, simple and visible measures

• Combine policy fields (economy, sustainability, innovation, traffic)

• Start with an idea instead of money.

•Thanks for your attention