Enhancing Urban Freight Systems

This guide by RMI addresses the challenges of urban freight transport in India, highlighting the environmental and economic costs of current systems and the need for performance improvements to accommodate rapid urbanization.

• Urban freight transport in India contributes significantly to environmental degradation and public safety issues, specifically through the emission of carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxide, and particulate matter, as well as by causing road fatalities and urban congestion.
• India's e-commerce supply chains are facing increasing inefficiency characterized by high costs during the final-mile delivery phase.
• Due to an expected addition of 124 million people to Indian cities within the current decade, the demand for urban freight is projected to grow by 140 percent, necessitating system improvements to maintain economic competitiveness and meet climate goals.

APA

RMI (2021). Enhancing Urban Freight Systems. https://rmi.org/resources/enhancing-urban-freight-systems/

Chicago

RMI. Enhancing Urban Freight Systems. 2021. https://rmi.org/resources/enhancing-urban-freight-systems/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{rmi2021enhancing, author = {{RMI}}, title = {{Enhancing Urban Freight Systems}}, institution = {RMI}, year = {2021}, month = jul, url = {https://rmi.org/resources/enhancing-urban-freight-systems/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }