Prior Information Notice with the purpose of inviting market consultation for the completion of Kerbside Mapping and Management

Description

Dublin City Council, as one of the SENATOR consortium partners (see Appendix), is investigating the use of new technologies to optimize deliveries and positively affect congestion and emissions. One of the most important aspects of this is to manage the kerbside space. We now find many users increasingly competing for the high value space beside the pedestrian kerb: delivery vehicles, car parking, bus and cycle lanes, taxis, etc. Meanwhile, COVID-19 has pushed us to facilitate outdoor dining, expand footpaths, and insert cycle lanes increasing competition still further for the reduced kerb space. However, in many cities the tools currently employed are ill equipped to deal with this complex and fast evolving situation. Lot 1: Dublin City Council, as one of the SENATOR consortium partners (see Appendix), is investigating the use of new technologies to optimize deliveries and positively affect congestion and emissions. One of the most important aspects of this is to manage the kerbside space. We now find many users increasingly competing for the high value space beside the pedestrian kerb: delivery vehicles, car parking, bus and cycle lanes, taxis, etc. Meanwhile, COVID-19 has pushed us to facilitate outdoor dining, expand footpaths, and insert cycle lanes increasing competition still further for the reduced kerb space. However, in many cities the tools currently employed are ill equipped to deal with this complex and fast evolving situation. We need to manage kerb space in a way that better balances the divergent and often-changing needs of delivery vehicles, cafe terraces, drivers, cyclists, pedestrians, etc., and the need to deliver environmental sustainability. Improving how we manage kerb space is fundamental to both Dublin’s logistics planning and a more sustainable form of post-Covid recovery. We also need to develop and communicate better understanding of kerb spaces’ uses and restrictions in place in any given location (clearways, bike lanes, loading bays, etc.) at any given time. The first step towards managing the kerb space is through better understanding of its current uses and restrictions, hence, the desire to investigate digital and dynamic kerbside mapping tools.