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About the study tour

The study tour is organised by the City Utrecht to show the colleague's of the other Civitas countries what Utrecht does for Sustainable Freight Traffic.

The historic city of Utrecht is the fourth largest city in the Netherlands, and the capital of the Utrecht Province. Covering an area of 99.3 km², it has a growing population of 300,000. The beautiful city centre dates back to Roman times and is home to several major tourist attractions. In addition to the many holiday makers, 50,000 students attend the large number of 3rd level education establishments in the city, among them the largest university in the Netherlands. Due to its central location, the city is a vital node in the region where major roads and railways intersect, attracting all types of enterprises. This is one of the main reasons that road freight traffic is such a big factor in Utrecht’s poor air quality.

There are 2 measures presented in this study tour.

- Cargohopper I – II: The electric Cargohopper is a multi-trailer, 16-metre long, 1.25-metre wide, solar powered train delivering parcels in the city centre. The solar panels allow it to be used without recharging during seven to eight months of the year. From April 2009 to April 2011 the Cargohopper made approximately 18,500 deliveries comprising 85,185 parcels total. This translates into 200,000 kilometres, 40,000 litres of fuel and 60 tonnes of CO2.

- Beer Boat: Utrecht’s Beer boat collects products from distribution centres and transports them to restaurants and businesses along the city’s waterways. Driven by an electric motor, it can carry up to 20 tonnes. The boat can accommodate refrigerated and frozen products, and the second vessel (2012) will be able to transport larger cargo such as construction materials, handle waste collection and empty wheelie bins. Fewer trips mean reduced waiting times, less fuel consumption and less unloading time. The boat’s availability also means fewer goods are delivered by road, which improves traffic safety for cyclists, increasing accessibility in the city centre and improving the flow for remaining traffic. Under MIMOSA evaluation the beer boat has shown to be a profit making enterprise.

The study tours is organised in conjunction with the CIVITAS Workshop: Effective urban transport solutions - CO2 free city logistics, taking place in Rotterdam on 12 October.

Visiting ongoing projects and seeing how they operate in reality is an integral part of learning from each other within the CIVITAS Community!

Preliminary programme

|11 October 2012 (8.30 – 16:00) |

|Venue: Utrecht city |

|8.30 – 8.40 : Gather for departure at the bus station at Croeselaan. |

|(Fatima Essanoussi, Bert Roozendaal en Dominique Simhoffer ) |

|8.45 – 9.15: Departure with private bus to the distribution point at the Zeedijk street in Utrecht |

|9.15 – 9.45: Start at the distribution point; where the Cargohopper I - II are loaded (Bert Roozendaal) |

|And coffee and tea |

|9.45 – 10.15: Departure to city centre by private bus |

|10.15 – 11.00 See the Cargohopper delivery in the City Centre |

|11.00 – 11.45: See the delivery of goods with the Beer Boat in the City Centre |

|11.45– 12.00: walk to the meeting venue |

|12.00 – 13.00 lunch |

|12.00 – 13.00: presentation 'cleaner and better transport ' in Utrecht; Paul Kouijzer |

|13.20 – 13.50 presentation 'sustainable freight traffic' Marijn Kik and Mark Degenkamp |

|13.50 - 14.10 presentation about cargohopper en bear boot, Bert Roozendaal |

|14.20 – 14.30 GVU public transport; Harry Wijers |

|14.30 – 14.50 sustainable transport by bicycle: Ton Daggers Cycle logistics |

|15.00 – 16.00: Informal gathering (drinks and talks) |

Practicalities

Location

Meeting point at the Croeselaan/Jaarbeursplein. (bus transport to Zeedijk)

See below for a map with the locations.

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How to get to Utrecht/meeting point?

IF you arrive directly from Amsterdam Airport (Schiphol)

|Intercity |

|(direction Eindhoven) NS |

|Departure time |Station/stop/street |Platform |

|Add to favourites 07:45 |Station Schiphol |Platform 1-2 |

|07:53 |Station Amsterdam Zuid |

|08:00 |Station Amsterdam Bijlmer ArenA |

|Add to favourites 08:17 |Station Utrecht Centraal |Platform 15 |

At Schiphol airport you can take the train to Utrecht Central Station every 32 minutes to Eindhoven and Nijmegen. Then walk to the Jaarbeurs exit, the walk is 2 minutes. At you left hand you can see a bus station. Take the escalator and downstairs Dominique and Fatima will welcome you. They will have a sign with the word Civitas.

Target group

CIVITAS Plus measure leaders and local dissemination managers

Other CIVITAS FORUM Network cities interested in the topic

Mobility professionals

Organisation

This study tour is organised by CIVITAS MIMOSA in cooperation with CIVITAS VANGUARD.

Hotels

Participants are responsible for booking their own hotels. In Utrecht you can choose from many hotels. See the overview of the hotels on

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Registration

REGISTRATION HAS NOW CLOSED AND THE EVENT IS FULLY BOOKED.

Contact

For further information, please contact:

Utrecht: Dominique Simhoffer - d.simhoffer@utrecht.nl – +31 (0) 30 28 684 59 or 0031 61285 1978

CIVITAS VANGUARD: Yannick Bousse – yannick.bousse@eurocities.eu - +32 (0) 25 52 08 68

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CIVITAS MIMOSA STUDY TOUR

INNOVATIVE SUSTAINABLE FREIGHT TRANSPORT IN UTRECHT

This study tour, organised by CIVITAS ELAN in cooperation with CIVITAS VANGUARD covers two Utrecht CIVITAS initiatives:

- Cargohopper I - II

- Beer boat

The event will provide:

o A tour and demonstrations of the Cargohopper I en II and the Beer boat .

o Presentations about the ambitions of Utrecht and Sustainable Freight Traffic in Utrecht.

o And a presentation about cleaner en better public transport en freight transport by bike.

UTRECHT, the Netherlands

11 October 2012

Announcement-14092009

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