ABSTRACT
Eighty percent of the UK population now lives in an urban area. This drives increasing urban freight movements which, in turn, interact with dense street networks and a strong planning incentive to maximize their capacity and reduce vehicle emissions (Hesse and Rodrigue, 2004). Telematics, in the form of route guidance, is a key enabler for this. There is good evidence for the positive benefits telematics can have (e.g., Asvin, 2008; Dutton, 2011; Giannopoulos, 1996, etc.) but as this technology continues along the s-curve toward full market saturation there are some fundamental questions that still need to be explored. Are some urban road network topologies more energy efficient when paired with telematics
CONTENTS
18.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................225 18.1.1 Telematics ................................................................................................................225 18.1.2 Street Patterns and Network Types..................................................................... 226 18.1.3 Network Metrics .................................................................................................... 226 18.1.4 The Problem ............................................................................................................228
