These issues coincide with key findings of research in to city logistics for sustainable and liveable cities, which conclude that from a public utility point of view,the most important aspect is to promote a sustainable development strategy ,monitoring and controlling the different types of costs generated by freight mobility in the urban area (Russo & Comi,2012) and that a change in mind-sets of logistics managers as well as public-private partnerships are essential for promoting able city logistics (Taniguchi,2014)