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is moving along the streets of Wroclaw may signal that the inhabitants are dissatisfied
with the current functioning of public transport integration.
Investments worth €28 million were spent in Wroclaw between the years 2008-
2015 to improve the traffic congestion with telematics solutions. These solutions have
improved the situation slightly, but it seems that telematics cannot work miracles and
that it has to go hand in hand with other solutions. The city of Wroclaw is conscious of
this and has invested in the improvement of the cycle infrastructure and donor a bike
rental system. But the problem is that the share of bikes in the city transport is only 8%.
The three pillars of visions for city logistics, mobility, sustainability and liveability,
which relates to the quality of life experienced, braced by values, such as safety, security
and economic prosperity should inspire researchers and practitioners to develop and
implement solutions for solving city logistics problems.
Contemporary urban logistics systems provide a wide range of benefits for residents.
However, significant negative impacts can arise. There are a number of promising schemes
that have the potential to fully realise the visions of city logistics, including:
1. Establishing effective partnerships between key stakeholder groups.
2. Implementing information and communication technology and intelligent
transport systems.
3. Promoting corporate responsibility.
4. Incorporating urban freight transport as an integral component of urban
planning.
The challenge is discovering innovative schemes and developing planning processes
that will allow the visions of city logistics to be achieved. It might be necessary, for example,
to suggest some solutions, which might force more people to cycle, including building
enough parking places for both cars and bikes, creating good connection to them with the
public transport system, or encouraging people to work from home offices etc.
Because cycling has a limited potential, some other solutions need to be
implemented to improve the traffic in Wroclaw. We gave an example of a suitable place
to be equipped with a zipper, which should equally distribute the number of lanes in the
directions where it is currently needed.
The results of the analysis of this case study are the solutions which may be
implemented by other cities. Finally, we found some inspirational examples of telematics
usage in other cities as well. We think that the city’s officers should consider the suitability
of these in Wroclaw, taking into account both financial and specific local conditions.