Large scale sporting events provide distinct challenges to urban freight movement. The 2015 Toronto Pan and Parapan American Games introduces high demand for goods and services as well as delivery restrictions in key sections of Toronto. First-hand accounts from members of London, England's freight community and relevant literature are presented as a case study on best practices, including off-peak delivery, for freight delivery during such sporting events. A second case study of Nestle Canada examines the benefits of advanced routing and off-peak delivery in mitigating the impact of the Games, as well as the potential for reducing the fleet size. A heuristic model is used to identify and select off-peak customers and to estimates route travel times. The results show that the Games are expected to increase Nestle travel times by 6.4%, and that off-peak delivery can be used to reduce the travel time impacts by an average 2.9%.
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