Public Sector Governance to Implement Freight Vehicle Transport Management

This paper is based on the results of the research carried out by the PIARC Technical Committee B4 (Freight Transport and Inter-Modality, Working Group 3 (Urban freight management) in the 2008 - 2011 research cycle. This paper focuses on the procedure of planning, implementing and evaluating policy measures for urban freight transport. The title of the report indicating “Governance” is challenging in terms of the collaborative work necessary to solve difficult problems encountered by stakeholders. This paper provides the outline of guidance for the governance of urban freight transport in the public sector.