Making the kerbside more efficient – a solution explained by Grid Smarter Cities on Highways Voices
This week on Highways Voices we talk about how better managing the kerbside for deliveries saves fuel and time, raises revenue and cuts emissions. Subscribe to Highways Voices free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts or Pocket Casts and never miss an episode! The founder of Grid Smarter Cities, Neil Herron, is the guest on the programme explaining that the […]
Grid Smarter Cities helps deliver new logistics solution for the Thames
With goods transportation into central London becoming increasingly slow, difficult and expensive, the Port of London Authority and Uber Boat by Thames Clippers have announced Thames Clippers Logistics – a part of London’s Cross River Partnership’s first daily, multi-supplier, river freight along the Thames. Working with ITS kerbside management experts Grid Smarter Cities, the Port […]
Grid Smarter Cities’ Kerb-Dock bookable loading bays now live in London
Kerbside management technology innovator Grid Smarter Cities has announced its Kerb-Dock bookable loading bays located by Bankside Pier in Southwark are now live and available to use. Each bay includes a two-sided e-ink smart sign displaying booking information on one side, and air pollution alert levels on the other side. The Kerb-Dock project will test […]
Grid Smarter Cities’ Kerbside management platform utilises the river
Kerb space management technology innovators Grid Smarter Cities has been awarded funding by Impact on Urban Health for an initiative that enables cross modal deliveries moving from river to road using its Kerb platform. This innovative solution will allow current freight, servicing and delivery vehicles to pre-book designated kerbside spaces alongside Bankside Pier in Southwark […]
Grid Smarter Cities puts dynamic Kerbside management on the map
Software solutions provider Grid Smarter Cities and mapping and IT specialists Buchanan Computing are launching a new integration to support local authorities with planning and mapping their bookable loading bays using on-street parking data. Grid Smarter Cities say they are continuing to expand their portfolio of services “to make the realm of managing city kerbside […]
ITS (UK) Forum meeting hears why private logistics firms benefit when sharing their data
Freight and logistics experts in the UK’s Intelligent Transport Systems Industry Association have been presented with a compelling case for haulage firms to share more data to make their industry more efficient. The ITS (UK) Freight Forum meeting heard from Connected Places Catapult Principal Engineer Shyful Choudhury who outlined a new project he’s running to […]
DfT to research how best to digitise kerbside management
The Department for Transport (DfT) is planning to look into the possibilities of increasing the use of digital technology and data in managing kerbsides on public roads. As a result of this, it has revealed plans now for a two-month discovery project, aimed at better understanding user needs, with a market notice for support from the private […]
New research boosts case for kerbside management tools
New research suggests how the impact of freight, servicing and delivery vehicles on the city’s road networks can be improved by a kerbside management scheme. The report called LOADS EASIER: Unlocking the power of the kerb, produced for Stantec and Grid Smarter Cities builds upon research reports by the Centre for London which outline how […]
New research report shows how “London can lead the world” in sustainable deliveries with dynamic kerb management
New research by the capital’s politically independent think tank, Centre for London has set out an ambitious roadmap to make deliveries and freight journeys more sustainable and efficient. The report highlights the environmental impact of existing delivery methods and is being published to coincide with COP26. It says freight access, congestion and air pollution are […]