Enhancing Urban Freight Systems

The document highlights the challenges of rapid urbanization in India, where urban freight contributes significantly to emissions, congestion, and road fatalities. It argues that with demand for urban freight expected to rise by 140 percent this decade, implementing specific freight management measures is essential to lower logistics costs and meet climate goals.

• Urban freight transport in India is a major source of pollution and safety issues, specifically contributing disproportionately to nitrogen oxide, particulate matter, and carbon dioxide emissions, as well as road fatalities and city congestion.
• India's urban freight demand is projected to grow by 140 percent in the current decade, driven by an expected addition of 124 million people to its cities.
• The implementation of urban freight measures can improve India's standing in the Logistics Performance Index (LPI) and reduce national logistics costs.

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} }