Triple Access Planning for Uncertain Futures – A Handbook for Practitioners

It supports a way of thinking and acting that is intended to mark a change from transport planning in the ‘predict and provide’ paradigm to ‘Triple Access Planning’ in the ‘decide and provide’ paradigm. [...] Given the knowledge of the places, people, and businesses they serve, local authorities are uniquely placed to play a role in the design and implementation of policies and measures to improve the sustainability of last-mile deliveries to support the local economy and community well-being. [...] Preparation and Analysis When creating a mental model of the Triple Access System and considering variables that are specific to the freight domain, the complexity of the following should be recognised: shopping behaviour and individual preferences; local freight stakeholders; the local freight system; and spatial design (e.g., commercial areas, residential areas, loading/unloading areas, logistic. [...] Measure Planning With a Triple Access Planning mindset, and appropriate policies and planning, areas can support the (re)integration of logistics facilities to facilitate and enable the shift to an efficient and sustainable logistics system. [...] Meanwhile, the developments within the digital age in terms of the art of the possible in relation to digital connectivity and accessibility seem set to continue and thereby further strengthen the significance of taking a triple-access perspective when we plan.