The Concept of Binary Evaluation of Freight Quality Partnership Impact on the Principles of Sustainable Urban Development

The purpose of this paper is to present the nature, key features and characteristics as well as identification of barriers and conditions connected with Freight Quality Partnership implementation aimed at realising the idea of sustainable urban development. FQP is assumed to constitute a strategic platform of cooperation between all Stakeholders, to facilitate integrated activities aimed at mitigating negative effects generated by urban freight transport. In order to obtain this epistemological goal, the case study method and good practices analysis were predominantly applied. To reach the cognitive goal, in turn, the empiric research was based on the so-called “Stakeholder Pyramid” model. Based on the indicated binary approach, i.e. on decision-makers' perspective, applying the expert method and the focused optics of beneficiaries, i.e. surveying the physical suppliers who focus expectations of both freight senders and recipients (traders and service-providers), we were able to obtain a precise picture of the urban freight transport in Szczecin. The final effect of this article is proposing an original concept for evaluation of the Freight Quality Partnership implementation, taking the form of the “Sail Model” that should become a recommendation for this type of partnerships. It is based on assessing the quality of this intervention (merit-quality) and its value, perceived predominantly in economic categories (worth-value).