United States - European Commission Urban Freight Twinning Initiative: Compendium of Project Summaries, Volume II
Overview of 2018-2019 International Urban Freight Roundtables
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CLOSER: A Platform for Collaboration
CLOSER is a Swedish professional network which provides transportation practitioners opportunities to work together and share ideas, insights, and challenges for increased transport efficiency. CLOSER is a network made up of about 45 partners from industry, academia, and general society who together form a consortium of freight practitioners working on joint projects in strategic working groups. The platform is staffed by the CLOSER Secretariat, which consists of about 10 people who work to encourage collaboration among members of the platform, both in project initiation and in running working groups around specific themes. The results of the network are new solutions for the freight transport system needed to build a sustainable society.
Project Type
Pilot.
Period of Performance
June 2012 - ongoing.
Project Site
Gothenburg, Sweden.
Contact
Sofie Vennersten
Program Director
CLOSER/Lindholmen Science Park
Gothenburg, Sweden
Sofie.Vennersten@lindholmen.se
+72 536 9775
Topics Addressed
- Air quality/environment.
- Curbside delivery.
- Economic competitiveness.
- Energy consumption.
- Land use interaction.
- Last mile delivery.
- Livability/quality of life.
- Logistics/distribution.
- Mobility/congestion.
- Safety.
- Supply chains.
Expected Outcomes
CLOSER runs regular roundtable meetings focused on specific themes. Urban mobility with a focus on freight is just one of several topic groups. The platform also initiates and coordinates a large number of multi-stakeholder projects with the overall aim increased transport efficiency.
Stakeholder Involvement
Around 45 partners from industry (original equipment manufacturers, transport companies, transport buyers, etc.), society (cities, regions, authorities), and academia (institutes and universities in Sweden).
