Among the many problems arising in cities, freight delivery is one of the most important ones. Increasing demands of the recipients (due to e-commerce development) leads to pressure and intensification of transporting freight through inner-city areas. This generates many unwanted results such as congestion, escalation of waste and environmental devastation, increased noise levels, greater than before, such as the risk of car accidents. An important alternative for traditional freight delivery are Urban Consolidation Centres. Utilizing UCC gives a chance to eliminate the harmful effects due to transporting freight by large-size vehicles through the city areas. This paper is focused on analysis of perspectives of urban consolidation centres development in Westpomeranian Region of Poland, concentrating on medium-size cities. For cities like Swinoujscie and Kolobrzeg implementation of urban consolidation centres is important for efficiency of freight delivery especially during holiday periods. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved
