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Institute of Housing & Mobility Challenges facing the EDS industry in Canada's urban centres Parcel Service, and Purolator accounted for more than 1.3% of the total parking revenue generated by the City of Toronto in 2006. There has been a significant increase in the number of parking fines and the amounts paid by the EDS since 2006. Based on the parking fine data reviewed for this report, our conservative estimate puts the increase in the parking fines since 2006 at 70% in 2009. This suggests that FedEx, United Parcel Service, and Purolator are expected to pay $2.5 million in parking fines in 2009 in Toronto (Figure 1). Other couriers in Toronto would pay millions more in parking fines. Furthermore, couriers also pay large amounts in fine in other large cities in Canada. FIGURE 1: RAPID INCREASE IN PARKING FINES PAID BY THE EDS IN TORONTO The courier and logistics industry in Canada generated an estimated $7.8 billion in revenues in 2006, while delivering on average 2.4 million packages/parcels each day. Businesses across Canada rely on such deliveries to compete globally, and in the process these businesses contribute to the Canadian economy and to the welfare of Canadians. The underlying challenge therefore is to find an environmentally sustainable solution to alleviate and minimise traffic congestion in urban Canada, resulting from a lack of ready availability of dedicated facilities and infrastructure for express delivery vehicles. This report is organized as follows. The discussion opens with a review of finances and market segmentation of the couriers and same-day messengers industry in Canada. The focus is primarily on the breadth and scope of activity measured in terms of revenue earned and packages/parcels delivered. Research methodology The project team devised the methodology using the stakeholder approach. It was decided that the key stakeholders involved with and related to the EDS industry would be studied and surveyed. The following stakeholders were identified: 1. Couriers and same-day messengers (suppliers) 2. Urban transport planners (regulators) Page 2
Institute of Housing & Mobility Challenges facing the EDS industry in Canada's urban centres 3. Commercial property managers and their tenants (demand originators) 4. Commuters (drivers, pedestrians, transit users) The project team, given the limited budget and timeframe, focussed on the first three stakeholders by analysing their needs and apprehensions. This was accomplished through direct interviews (wherever possible), data collection, and review of published material. Following is a breakdown of the methodology used in this analysis. 1. Develop a snapshot of the EDS industry in Canada by reviewing its financial and other operational details. 2. Conduct a literature review of academic publications and government documents from North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific to identify strategies to regulate and facilitate traffic movements in general and movement of express delivery vehicles in particular in urban centres. a. The literature review focused on regulatory initiatives as well as urban design strategies to facilitate movement of commercial vehicles in urban centres. 3. Review measures, taken by Canadian cities to address traffic congestion in general and congestion related with vehicles operated by couriers and same-day messengers. 4. Undertake a detailed spatial analysis of couriers' data on pickup and delivery by focussing on downtown Toronto to determine the demand for couriers and same day messengers services. This process consists of the following: a. Collect data by postal codes on deliveries to downtown by participating couriers and same day messengers. b. Geo-code the data using geographic information systems. c. Analyze data and prepare colour thematic maps. 5. Interview property managers in downtown Toronto to determine the issues related to the delivery of packages, parcels and letters to tenants in their respective buildings. 6. Conduct detailed site visits of the buildings whose property managers were interviewed in the previous step to develop site-specific insights. Page 3
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