CONTENTS Preface v 1Data collection for modeling, evaluating and benchmarking city logistics schemes by E. Taniguchi, R. G. Thompson and T. Yamada 1 2 Intermodal transport and city logistics policies by T. Nemoto, M. Browns, J. Visser and J. Castro 15 3 Application of a tour-based model to simulate freight distribution in a large urbanized area by F. Russo and A. Cartenl 31 4 Mars - A Programming language for solving vehicle routing problems by A. Galic, T. Caric and H. Gold 47 5 An experimental study on the performance of probabilistic vehicle routing and scheduling with ITS by N. Ando and E. Taniguchi 59 6 Modelling the effects of city logistics schemes by T. Yamada and E. Taniguchi 75 1 Demand models for city logistics: a state of the art and a proposed integrated system by F. Russo and A. Comi 91 8 Planning on-street loading-unloading spaces considering the behaviour of pickup-delivery vehicles and parking enforcement by N. Aiura and E. Taniguchi 107 9 The influence of transportation network reliability on city logistics by R. Raicu, S. Raicu and M. Popa 117 10 Keeping of delivery time windows by considering actual and expected traffic situations in transport planning by D. Wild and C. Glucker 133 11The future of city logistics: estimating the feasibility of home delivery in urban areas by J. Visser and K. Hassall 147 12Introducing high productivity vehicles into Australia: Two case studies with different regulatory mechanisms by K. Hassall 163 13Modelling multimodal freight transport: Impacts of network improvement in urban areas on inter-regional freight transport by B.F. Russ, T. Yamada, J. Castro and T. Ito 177 14Evaluation of logistics performance for freight mode choice at an intermodal terminal by P. Kunadhamraks and S. Hanaoka 191 15Evaluation of a freight auction in an urban transport network by P. Jonkman, E. Taniguchi and T. Yamada 207 16Evaluating toll measures on urban expressway considering the behaviour of several stakeholders associated with urban freight transport by E. Taniguchi and D. Tamagawa 221 17Securing the logistics of the shopping mall by K. Button, R. Stough and M. Thibault 233 18Night-time delivery restrictions: a review by M. Browne, J. Alien, S. Anderson and A. Woodbum 245 19 Cost structure of highway construction and maintenance: How should we levy taxes on freight vehicles? by Y. Misui and T. Nemoto 259 20 Effectiveness and feasibility of innovative freight strategies for the U.S. urban areas by K. Kawamura and Y. Lu 269 21A methodology for evaluating urban freight projects by R. G. Thompson and K. Hassall 283 22 Analysis of the effects of a cooperative delivery system in Bangkok by A. G. Qureshi and S. Hanaoka 293 23A study on the performance of probe vehicle data by K. Yamane, E. Taniguchi, T. Fushiki and K. Kimita 307 24 Benefits from changes in scale in sustainable city logistics by J. C. Rijsenbrij 317 25 Fighting the windmills: Survey results on urban freight policies between Spain and the Netherlands by J.H.R. van Duin and]. Munuzuri331 26 Efforts to make distribution and transportation more efficient through cooperation among Japanese companies by K. Hayashi, H. Ono and Y. Yano 347 27 New concepts and organisations for the last mile: French experiments and their results by D. Patier 361 28 Bases for a policy for the development of logistics platforms in the Metropolitan Zone of Mexico City by A. Lozano, J.P. Antun, C. Santos, R. Alarcon, F. Granados and R. Herndndez 375 29 Transportation demand management: experiments in Akihabara 2004 by H. Ishida, E. Taniguchi, T. Hyodo, A. Sasaki, H. Ando and K. Ikeda 389 30 Pilot demonstration of a web-based load zone reservation system by J. Munuzuri, J. Larraheta, J.N. Ibdnez and G. Montero 401 31City logistics in China: An overview by W. Qiu, F. Yang and D. Yang 417 32 The integration of urban goods transport and delivery in the development of municipal mobility plans in the Walloon region: Towards a comprehensive and cross-sectional approach by W. Debauche, D. Laffineuse, D. Borsu and A. N'diaye 429 33 B2C E-commerce: impact on transport in urban areas by K. Esser and J. Kurt 437 34 A framework to scope logistics initiatives by J. W. Joubert and H. W. Ittmann 449 35 Retailer's distribution and local time window policies by H. Quak and R. de Koster 463 36 Using daytime population for dangerous goods vehicle route planning by K. H. Lau 479 37 A conceptual framework for solving the multiple depot probabilistic vehicle routing problem with time window (MDPVRPTW) by S. Samanta and M. K. Jha 495 38A genetic algorithms-based decision support system for transportation infrastructure management in urban areas by M. K. Jha, K. Kepaptsoglou, M. Karlaftis and J. Abdullah 509 39 Off-peak freight deliveries to New york city: challenges and policy measures by J. Holguin-Veras, J.M. Polimeni and B. Cruz525