Activities

Logical Town aims to contribute to all activities related to dissemination and promotion of activities at the local, national and European level, in particular focusing on small- and mid- sized historic towns. News, updates about activities promoted by the Association and related promotional material are available visiting the website and are diffused by a quarterly newsletters containing news  and events o the theme of sustainable city logistics.

Logical Town for a smart development of city logistics.


News & Events


News
22th May 2014

The Swedish animation agency Animationsbyrån in Malmö have produced one of the most communicative video clip on city logistics. The video explains in a simple and effective way the actual problems related to freight distribution in the centre of towns and it explains the benefit of a sustainable approach to goods distribution in the urban center taking advantage of green vehicles and urban consolidation centres.

Watch the video

More information on the project (in Danish).

News
22th May 2014

The distribution in city centers in the Netherlands has been a much discussed subject for years, both in the transport industry as well the cities themselves. Everyone sees the problems with the current situation: limited accessibility, increased vehicle movement, insecurity, bad air quality and unwanted side effect of time windows. There have been many solutions, but many of them without long-term success.


Watch the video (in Dutch)

Binnenstadservice (namely city centre services) provides a market solution to this problem with the partnership with the referenced town. Actually it represents a growing business since several dutch cities have been involved in the related activities of the Binnenstadservice.


More information.

 

News
21th May 2014

Comics, photographs or video clips: three sections open to all to tell LUCCAPORT

A competition to tell, through comics, video or photographs, LUCCAPORT , the ecological city distribution terminal of the town of Lucca. Lovers of photography , video enthusiasts and budding cartoonists: they are the recipients of this contest, designed by the local authority as part of the European project Enclose and in collaboration with the Association Logical Town, Photolux Festival, National Museum of Comics and Image and Metro Ltd., to promote LUCCAPORT - the city terminal that distributes goods in the city with electric vehicles and sustainable means -  through works that can best express the economical, social and environmental benefits derived from this activity. The main purpose is, in fact, raising awareness, starting with the school kids, about the existence of Luccaport and why this experience is positive and useful for Lucca.

The notice was published today and will expire on July 18. Participation is free and open to all professionals or enthusiasts of all ages at the date of submission of the application have already turned 18. Three sections: cartoon, digital photography, video.  Three prizes: 1200 € for the first two sections and 2400 € for the third . The awards will be presented at a meeting specially organized by the city of Lucca; the best five works presented in each section will be made available on the official websites of the organizers of the event and will be on display for two weeks at the Technological Park of Lucca (www.polotecnologicolucchese.it)  and in another place that will be identified later.

For further information on the objectives, activities and results of Luccaport you can visit the website of the Municipality of Lucca, or those of Luccaport www.luccaport.it, of Enclose www.enclose.eu.

Contest Rules here (in italian)


Tools


Logical Town Association/Associazione Città Logica  LOGO Pack

Logical Town Association/Associazione Città Logica Brochure

Logical Town Association/Associazione Città Logica Brochure 2014 (Vivere meglio nelle nostre città, version 2014)  


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