A Belgian pilot to deliver parcels more sustainably has resulted in up to 40 % fewer delivery vans in the neighbourhoods involved, but that was not the only interesting conclusion of the trial.
Less traffic, more sustainability
From November to early February, a neighbourhood in Mechelen was the testing ground for a logistics experiment. Online orders were not delivered directly to consumers’ homes, but they were delivered to a hub of a local, sustainable delivery service, which then took care of the last mile by cargo bike.
