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Freight and Service Delivery Strategy & Electric Vehicles - "Democracy" Transport Advisory Committee Agenda 6 Sep 2021

 On Monday's Local "Democracy" Transport Advisory Committee What seems to be missing is heavy trucks!! ITEM 6PROJECT OVERVIEW -Freight and Service Delivery Strategy It is currently proposed that a Freight andService Delivery Strategy will be prepared to examine howfreight and servicing is currently carried out in the Inner West LGA, and in so doing identify issues/conflicts that are currently arising or likely to arise in the future. The second stage of the study will be aimed at recommending a series of initiatives which will help to minimise the impacts of freight and servicing. Some aspects of freightandservice delivery already identified forconsideration include: •Conflict with pedestrians in retail centres/“main streets”; •Increasing numbers of smaller delivery vehicles in residential areas; •Increasing numbers of “Gig Economy”riders/drivers; •Changing technologies and approaches to deliveries (e.g.drones, bike couriers, courier transfer hubs) Council[offic...