Understanding Road Freight Movements in Melbourne

Abstract

Road freight movement in Australia is significantly larger than the other transport modes and is expected to grow rapidly in the near future. This chapter aims to analyze freight movement data in Australia, especially within the Melbourne metropolitan area, and to understand the current nature of urban freight patterns. Freight generation/attraction data have been analyzed in association with land use and employment data. Commodities transported, vehicle types used and the number of kilometers traveled have also been considered in the analysis. Major results are presented and GIS mapping techniques were used to present some of them. These results can be used as input for various model develo..