Mixed Use of Urban Space for City Logistics
摘要
As cities grow denser and more complex, urban logistics remains the hidden engine that keeps them running. Yet, it stays in the margins of urban policy and design. Historically overlooked in favour of passenger transport, logistics is a major source of emissions, noise, and spatial friction in dense urban environments. Recent efforts, such as sustainable urban logistics plans (SULPs), have begun to address this imbalance by integrating freight in local policies. Despite this progress, logistics remains insufficiently embedded in the spatial and regulatory frameworks of cities. In response, this chapter explores how mixed-use strategies—where urban space is flexibly shared across time and function—can unlock pragmatic, low-tech, and highly effective solutions. Through several European cases, this chapter shows how such approaches reduce negative externalities and improve liveability. These solutions, often modest in form but ambitious in effect, offer powerful means to redistribute urban space. The chapter concludes by identifying the critical levers (governance, spatial design, operational frameworks) needed to scale up and institutionalize these strategies, turning logistics from an urban afterthought into a driver of more sustainable, liveable cities.