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 sans présence du destinataire
Unattended delivery is a delivery completed without the recipient being physically present at handover, using an agreed secure arrangement. It can separate receiving time from delivery time, while building access, custody, security, noise, and handling procedures determine whether the arrangement is appropriate for the goods and destination.
Accessibility
Conception universelle
Universal design is an approach that seeks to make environments usable by the widest practical range of people without requiring separate adaptations for each user group. Applied at the curb, it considers mobility, vision, cognition, age, and temporary impairments across the complete street-access experience.
Urban logistics
Distance de manutention finale
Unloading distance is the distance goods are moved between the vehicle’s unloading location and the receiving point. It affects time and handling effort, with practical consequences shaped by gradients, crossings, surface quality, equipment, security, and building access rather than distance alone on a street map.
Urban logistics
Centre de consolidation urbaine
Urban consolidation center is a facility where shipments from multiple origins or operators are combined before onward urban distribution. Consolidation can reorganize vehicle movements, but requires viable receiving arrangements, commercial coordination, suitable transfer capacity, and analysis of the additional handling and trips created by the consolidation process itself.
Urban logistics
Transport urbain de marchandises
Urban freight is the movement of goods and associated logistics activities within an urban area. It includes deliveries, collections, servicing flows, and transfers between facilities, with curb needs shaped by business types, shipment characteristics, operating schedules, vehicle capabilities, and the receiving arrangements at each destination.
Regulation and governance
Réglementation des accès urbains
Urban vehicle access regulation is a measure governing which motor vehicles may enter or use specified urban areas under defined conditions. Such regulations can address emissions, congestion, safety, or place quality, while their relationship to curb access depends on the scheme’s boundaries, operating hours, exemptions, and enforcement arrangements.