Abstract: Urban freight distribution in times of rapidly increasing traffic congestion in the limited area of large agglomerations poses a huge problem for local authorities. This article presents the local logistical conditions of the city of Poznań and summarizes the difficulties associated with urban freight distribution. Furthermore, it points to possible sources of good practices for local authorities, such as European projects, e.g., the SUGAR project.1. INTRODUCTION
The internal logistics system of urban areas, in which processes of managing the flows of people, goods, and information are carried out effectively in accordance with the principles of sustainable development and while meeting the expectations of city users at a set level, is referred to as urban logistics.
Within this system, the following functional subsystems are distinguished:
• control of material goods and passenger flows, • public and individual transport, • storage of material goods, • transport of material goods along with utility transmission, • transport and storage of municipal waste.
In each of the mentioned subsystems, public administration acts as one of the main stakeholders or coordinators, carrying out its functions through a number of institutions and offices. Furthermore, urban logistics constitutes an element of the state’s economic policy.
In the further part of the paper, the authors described the activities conducted in Poznań as a result of conceptual work carried out in the area of identifying the causes of inefficient and ineffective management that affect urban freight distribution in most European cities.
2. LOGISTICAL CONDITIONS OF POZNAŃ
Poznań is located on the Berlin – Warsaw – Moscow city axis, within the II Pan-European Transport Corridor connecting the western and eastern parts (…)
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Source: Logistyka Magazine