202 terms in English and French explaining street-edge uses, rules and data. 165 linked term pages include a definition, a practical explanation and sources.
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Urban logistics
Livraison du dernier kilomètre
Last-mile delivery is the final part of a goods movement from a distribution point to its recipient or destination. The phrase describes a logistics stage rather than a fixed distance, and curb performance depends on the connection between vehicle stopping, unloading, building access, and successful handover to the recipient.
Logistics
Logistique du Dernier Kilomètre
The final leg of goods delivery from a distribution point to the end destination, often the most complex and costly part of the supply chain.
EV
Recharge Niveau 2
AC charging that provides 10-60 miles of range per hour, suitable for destinations where vehicles park for several hours.
Parking
Lecture Automatique de Plaques d’Immatriculation (LAPI)
Technology that uses cameras and software to automatically capture and read vehicle license plates for parking enforcement, access control, and payment processing.
Sensing and privacy
Lecture automatique des plaques (LAPI)
License plate recognition (LPR/ANPR) is the automated extraction of vehicle registration characters from images, also called automatic number plate recognition. Curb applications can support parking checks or access monitoring, while image quality, error handling, retention, and legal authority determine whether a reading can responsibly support an operational or enforcement decision.
Sensing and privacy
LiDAR is a sensing technique that uses laser light to measure distances and form spatial representations of surroundings. It can support curb geometry surveys or object detection, while line of sight, surface properties, positioning, and processing choices affect the accuracy and completeness of the resulting street-edge dataset.
Data and standards
Repérage linéaire
Linear referencing is a method of locating features by their position along a reference line, such as distance along a street segment. It can describe curb extents efficiently, while consistent direction, origin, units, and reference-network versions are necessary to keep regulations and observations aligned over time.
Loading and passenger access
Réservation d’aire de livraison
Loading bay reservation is an arrangement that assigns a loading area to an eligible user for a specified time window. It can coordinate arrivals where access is constrained, while effective operation depends on rules for late arrivals, overstays, cancellations, unavailable space, and drivers who cannot use the booking channel.
Logistics
Quai de Chargement
A designated area at a building where trucks can load and unload goods, typically equipped with raised platforms and dock doors.
Loading and passenger access
Aire de livraison et de chargement
Loading zone is a designated curb area where specified loading or unloading activities are permitted. Its rules establish eligible users, operating hours, and stopping conditions, while its dimensions and location determine whether people or goods can move safely between the vehicle and the destination.
Measurement and evaluation
Occupation des aires de livraison
Loading zone occupancy is the share of a loading area’s defined capacity occupied during an observation period. A useful analysis distinguishes eligible loading from unrelated parking, because total vehicle presence alone cannot show whether a zone is serving its intended activity or being unavailable to legitimate users.
Regulation and governance
Zone à faibles émissions
Low emission zone is an area where vehicle access is restricted or conditioned according to emissions-related eligibility criteria. A low emission zone can affect delivery fleets and passenger access, but vehicle standards, exemptions, charges, boundaries, and implementation schedules vary by jurisdiction and must be checked in the local scheme.